By Catherine Nicole | March 19, 2010
Here’s Cat White’s third post giving advice on vocalists (the first, on weak and thready voices and the second on singers that run out of puff). This time Cat deals with advice for working with singers that have a very limited vocal range. (One can only do middle C to about D, the other is much higher, […]
By Tim Bowdler | March 15, 2010
Picture the scene. The worship leader wants to create a bit of a different vibe to the Sunday worship time. So in a moment of intense clarity he thinks, “I know, I’ll get the drummer to play percussion instead this week. It’ll be great. After all drums and percussion are really the same instrument right?” […]
By Marie@Musicademy | March 11, 2010
Those nice people at Worship Leader Magazine have reviewed a number of our recent DVD releases. We thought you might be interested in what they had to say. Feel free to add your own review in the comments at the bottom. HARMONY AND BACKING VOCAL Volume 1 of the Harmony and Backing Vocal DVD is […]
By Catherine Nicole | March 10, 2010
Here’s Cat White’s second post giving advice to vocalists (the first, on weak and thready voices is here). The subscriber was asking for advice for singers that run out of puff quickly especially with up-tempo songs: One possible problem here could be that your singers are finding it difficult to find the right places to breathe in songs. […]
By Marie@Musicademy | March 9, 2010
As a keyboard player do you ever feel frustrated that you don’t really venture beyond standard piano and pad sounds on your instrument? Our new Advanced Keyboard DVDs will guide you step-by-step to unlocking more creative potential in your playing. Taking 10 popular worship songs, Tim Martin unpacks all the keyboard parts from a professional […]
By Marie@Musicademy | March 1, 2010
You are invited to join Dan Wilt fom worshiptraining.com in a free live, interactive training webinar this Wednesday. Easter, the Day of Resurrection, is at the very heart of the cosmic Story that is Christianity. Join Dan in exploring Easter in a fresh, exciting and surprising way. For those who are planning Easter/Holy Week gatherings, this […]
By Tim Bowdler |
The standard line-up in a worship band usually comprises worship leader/acoustic guitarist, lead guitarist, drums, bass, keyboards and a couple of backing singers. It’s rare for a band to have a lone acoustic guitarist. As a result nobody is really quite sure what to do with an acoustic guitarist who isn’t the worship leader […]
By Marie@Musicademy | February 25, 2010
Uma from the UK called to ask for advice for singers with a sinus problem called postnasal drip where a regular drip from the nose to the throat means she has to constantly clear her throat – something we know is not good for vocal health. Here is the advice we gave: When someone has postnasal […]
By Guest Blogger | February 24, 2010
I loved this idea from EngageWorship of a contemporary take on stations of the cross for Easter. This is an idea that we used last year on the run up to Easter, inspired by a gift given to my daughter, of a (dare I say ‘charm’) bracelet depicting elements of the 23 Psalm. We decided to […]
By Marie@Musicademy | February 18, 2010
Here’s a clip from a Musicademy training day where Andy and Matt demonstrate some ideas for using orchestral instruments in worship. If you would like to know more we’ve a whole 3-DVD set suitable for strings, brass and woodwind players. Other posts you may find helpful: Using orchestral instruments in your worship team Video clip […]
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