Listening skills for worship musicians

By Marie@Musicademy |

Some time back I was in a church listening to the band play. They were doing all the right things but something about their sound did not facilitate the congregations’ worship as well as it might. The playing was ok and reasonably in time, the volume was appropriate, the pacing was fine, even the tuning […]

How to lead worship with piano alone

By Marie@Musicademy | June 2, 2019

We’ve been looking recently at the challenges of working just with a piano or keyboard rather than a full worship band. We’ve compiled a list of songs suited for keys alone. There are also many keys training resources with helpful hints and tips on worship leading using keys. Our friend David Lee wrote a useful […]

Half price worship keyboard course flash sale

By Marie@Musicademy | May 28, 2019

Save 50% off selected worship keyboard courses with even more of a discount when you buy two or more courses. The flash sale applies to our DVD sets as well as half price on downloads when you buy the full course. NOTE – When you put downloadable lessons into the shopping cart you need to […]

Contemporary worship songs for piano alone

By Marie@Musicademy |

We have a lengthy discussion in our Facebook Group about recommendations of contemporary worship songs that work well with just a piano to lead. With a capable pianist you have the opportunity to explore more hymn-like songs with multiple chord changes that guitarists struggle with. But of course this is also very dependedn on the […]

Musicademy Scratch Gospel Choir: One Voice

By Marie@Musicademy | May 5, 2019

When we run worship training days we always include a Gospel Choir Workshop. Our most recent, led by Nicki Rogers was something very special. Musicademy Scratch Gospel Choir: One Voice With singers drawn from churches from across London, the home counties and elsewhere, Nicki taught the song and all the harmonies in a little over […]

Creating guitar parts for worship: Effects and Timbre [Video]

By admin | April 5, 2019

Here’s Matt Isaac’s fourth video exploring ways of creating electric guitar parts in worship. Effects and timbre for electric guitar in worship Key points covered in this video: Different tones to different strings Where are you picking, warm or bright? Picking dynamics How can you shape a part with pickup choice? Effects can enhance what […]

9 tips for organists: Leading worship in a traditional setting

By Sacha Tomkins | January 30, 2019

Here at Musicademy our focus has always been on contemporary worship music (or at least introducing contemporary techniques to more traditional music and musicians). Less so on traditional music, e.g for an organist! However… Our recent batch of guest writers have brought an additional dimension, with professional choral conductor, pianist, organist and singer Sacha Tomkins writing […]