Small Amps Great Sound (Part 4)

Ok so I’ve got the amp head and it sounds amazing, so lastly all we have to do is find a cab to house it in. Simple! Just to recap I was looking to see if it was possible to get a boutique quality small, 7-8watt tube amp suitable for use in church for under […]

Get your kit off

There is a drum hierarchy and I’m at the bottom of it. Often, I meet drummers (perfectly acceptable and friendly people) and it’s not long before I get embroiled in a set-up conversation. This is where my drumming wheels tend to fall off. I know little about drum kits and how good, or even bad, […]

Buyers Guide - good acoustic guitars

In response to a question by Paula, I thought it would be helpful to re-work a couple of posts I wrote a while back. This one was written in reponse to someone who wanted to buy a decent acoustic guitar. These days with Far East production methods getting better and better, you can buy a quality instrument far more […]

Buyers Guide - small, classy acoustic guitars

This is the third post in my revisited series on buying acoustic guitars. It was written in response to a lady based in the UK so the recommendations for shops are UK based but in the US you can obviously try Guitar Centre as well as lots of boutique shops: “I have very small hands and […]

Do you Tweet?

I’ve started connecting on Twitter – I’m a bit new to it and still learning the ropes but if you like to tweet and want to add to the conversation click through to follow. http://twitter.com/mariemusicademy

Moving images behind the words on worship songs - a help or a hindrance?

We had this fascinating question from John Spencer which we thought we’d throw open for comments. “My wife and I have been attending a local Pentecostal church and they use Powerpoint projection of the words of the worship songs.  But they also project moving images behind the words – such things as crosses silhouetted against […]