Training Tracks for worship drummers

By admin | April 23, 2013

Minus drums worship training tracks Following the success of our Training Tracks for guitarists, we have released four albums of tracks for worship drummers. These enable you to: 1. Learn the drum parts 2. Practise with the band 3. Play along to a drumless track For every song you get three versions. One stripped down […]

5 tips for transitioning and flowing between songs

By Guest Blogger | January 15, 2013

Transitioning and flowing between songs In formal church traditions, where the service is often of the ‘hymn sandwich’ variety, there is obviously no need to consider how to transition between songs. However, with the rise of less formal, contemporary worship (due in large part to the charismatic renewal of the 1960’s and 70’s), there has […]

What new DVDs are we planning to release this year?

By Marie@Musicademy | January 12, 2013

We’ve had a few emails recently from customers who have seen that we’ve recently upgraded our Beginners and Intermediate Guitar DVDs and concerned that we are about to do the same with Bass, Drums, Vocals, Keys etc. I can confirm that we have no plans this year to replace any other of the Worship Course […]

Christmas gift ideas from Musicademy

By Marie@Musicademy | December 5, 2012

Whether you are looking for low cost stocking fillers or something rather special for your significant other Musicademy has a great range of music-related gift ideas: Stocking Fillers Musicademy Vocals Warm-up and Work-out CDs Vocals Workouts for Guys and Girls Hand drumming (djembe, bongo, congas) and percussion Drums Work-Out CD Bass and Guitar Song Learner […]

Ask the Expert – What cajon would you recommend?

By admin | November 26, 2012

Justyn Hall asks for advice on purchasing a cajon drum. He wants more of a rocky feel to wondered about this Snare Cajon (photo above) We asked Terl Bryant from Psalm Drummers for his advice. He said “I’ve been playing Cajon Drums for the last couple of years, made in Plymouth, great sound and build […]

Musicians Practice Tracks DVD now HALF PRICE

By admin | November 19, 2012

Half price offer on 54 practice tracks Our Musicians Practice Tracks DVD is now HALF PRICE. What you get are 54 worship songs on one DVD with on-screen chords and words. Perfect for guitarists, keyboard players, bass, drums and even vocalists.   Click through to read why it’s got 5-star reviews by other customers. (Click […]

Ask the Expert – How to play drums with brushes

By admin | November 10, 2012

Carole Harding emailed asking about drum technique: “I wondered if you could recommend a book or DVD specifically about playing drums with brushes.  I recently started to play in a gospel choir band & there are times when being able to play with brushes would be very helpful, to either get the right feel or […]

Tips to pass onto your drummers

By Andy@Musicademy | October 31, 2012

Helping drummers in church worship I often get asked by worship leaders if there are any tips they can pass onto their drummers. A drummer can make or break a worship time, and like any musician there are so many things we can work on to make us more effective. These can range from skill/practice, […]

How to record drums

By [email protected] | June 14, 2012

How to Record Drums – Guest post by Russ Harvey of Andertons Music Here at Andertons Music Company we get query after query about how to record a band. My usual response would be ‘how long have you got?’. So in answer to all those questions I’ve tried to knock it down a little to […]