By Marie@Musicademy | January 12, 2012
At our live Ask the Expert session Carlin Buhrman asked: “What are your thoughts about using a drum shield in a carpeted gym setting for a service? We are currently using an electronic drum set because the levels on acoustic sets are difficult to control in our gym.” Jarod Richardson: Drum rooms (not just a shield) […]
By Andy@Musicademy | November 7, 2011
Learn to play worship music by ear Previously we told you a little about our new Play by Ear and Understand Chords DVDs which are now available. Click through to buy from the webstore. We thought you might like to see a break down of the chapters and lessons – You’ll learn about: Keys, […]
By Marie@Musicademy | September 14, 2011
The influential magazine, Worship Leader, has posted a nice review of our hand drumming & percussion DVD set Hand2Hand. Randy Cross writes: There is a trend that has been a part of the counterculture for decades, but of late has become more mainstream and embraced by those in worship arts ministries – drum circles. Musicademy […]
By Andy@Musicademy | June 16, 2011
How to build a suitcase drum kit Paul Hewgill emails: “I am taking a small worship team to Mexico to serve a group of missionaries for their retreat. There will be only about 40 of them – so it will be a small room with a basic sound system. The band will consist of: One […]
By Andy@Musicademy | June 9, 2011
What? A drum kit in church that is too quiet? Alastair Gibson asks: We currently have an Arbiter Flat Lite kit at church which is, sometimes, too quiet to be heard in the mix – hard to believe I know!! Rather than trying to mic up the kit I’m wondering whether we might be better of getting […]
By Marie@Musicademy | June 2, 2011
The bounce strokes lesson here is taken from around the mid point our Intermediate worship drums course and represents one of the more technical aspects of the course. Bounce strokes allow you to play many more intricate rhythms by ‘bouncing’ the sticks in your hands. This lesson breaks down the technique into its […]
By Guest Blogger | May 18, 2011
What happens if you don’t have a church drummer If I could have all of the energy back that I’ve spent over the last several years trying to round up a drummer for the weekend when my regular one is out of town or unavailable, I could probably climb Mount Everest. Seriously. I wonder if […]
By Guest Blogger | May 3, 2011
That Makka Pakka’s got his work cut out for himself, hasn’t he? It seems that his whole purpose for being is to clean. Not, in itself, an unworthy cause, but he does seem to be rather fixated with cleaning stones, which frankly, is a hiding to nothing in my book! Let me explain. A little […]
By Guest Blogger | April 28, 2011
A buyer’s guide to hand drums: What to look for, where to buy stuff, what should be in your instrument portfolio when you are starting out as a hand drummer? By Mark Jones (Psalm Drummers) Mark Jones is the presenter of our new hand drumming and percussion DVD. Here he gives a buyers guide to […]
By Marie@Musicademy | April 14, 2011
Hand2Hand Hand Drumming and percussion A 2-DVD course from Musicademy and Psalm Drummers packed full of techniques and exercises to help you master the fundamentals of hand drumming. Perfect for learning djembe, congas and bongos. DVD 1 covers 16 core and supplementary techniques to help you correctly master the fundamentals of good hand drumming including: […]
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