Musicademy

Ask the Expert – mic recommendations for groups of singers

Guest Blogger — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:03:43 +0000

Dan and Aylin Fick emailed from Sucre Bolivia asking: I was wondering what kind of microphone you’d recommend for having 5 vocalists grouped around, say 2-3 mics/stands. Would a standard Shure SM58 do the trick, or am I better going omni-directional….hanging a “choir mic” from the ceiling, perhaps? To be honest this is slightly out of our [...]

Ask the Expert – Rock keyboard

Tim — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:25:37 +0000

Shapwung Valui emailed asking: “Please send me tips about keyboards techniques and styles for playing in a rock band” As you will probably know, Musicademy is primarily focussed on worship music but obviously many of the techniques and styles that we use in worship music do in fact stem from contemporary rock and pop music. As such [...]

The best of 2010’s new worship music from the festivals

Guest Blogger — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:23:13 +0000

As a worship leader, I’m always on the lookout for new songs that will bring a fresh expression of worship to the church, and the festivals are a great place to find them. I served at two of this year’s Soul Survivor events, and attended the student equivalent, Momentum, as a punter, giving me a [...]

Summer festival worship. Are we stuck in a rut?

Guest Blogger — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:25:00 +0000

For those of you not familiar with Somerset’s third biggest attraction after Glastonbury and cider: New Wine is the UK’s largest Christian festival and together with Soul Survivor are probably the best place to see the latest worship music offerings. In previous years I have worked in various roles at these summer festivals as well [...]

Newsletter – 25 August 2010

Marie Page — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:02:48 +0000

Free stuff for musicians, Musicademy live, interview with Aaron Keyes We hope you have had a great summer and are now gearing up for the next season. Here are the links from our last newsletter in case you missed it: Ask the expert – easy guitar chords in the key of F Live band skills [...]

Free tickets for the Christian Resources Exhibition in Telford

Marie Page — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:19:09 +0000

We’ve got our hands on a coupon code for free tickets (worth £7 per person) to the Christian Resources Exhibition in Telford, UK, from 21-23 October – we’ll also be there selling DVDs and running a worship training seminar (there is an additional fee for the seminar though). To claim your complimentary tickets go to the [...]

Free stuff for musicians – how to get endorsements

Bob Kilpatrick — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:47:01 +0000

I’ve been attending the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) winter show in Anaheim for many years now. It’s the toy store for musicians, and a great place to make and maintain relationships. The musos are looking for free gear and the companies are looking for musos who will influence others to buy their products. [...]

Featured resource – Worship Backing Band

Marie Page — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:14:44 +0000

We occasionally showcase one of our products on the blog here and tell you a little of the story behind it Worship Backing Band is a series of worship song backing tracks designed for churches that have few or no musicians and musicians who need worship songs to practice to. Worship Backing Band is a sub brand [...]

Musicademy seminars at Refresh, Virginia, USA

Marie Page — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:11:10 +0000

We are very pleased to let you know that we will be at the Refresh Worship Conference in Lynchburg, Virginia from 22-24 September. This national retreat has been designed to bring spiritual “refreshment” to those who are in the trenches of local church ministry. The conference is a partnership between Kingsway Worship, LifeWay [...]

Worship band skills training seminar in Telford

Marie Page — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 08:26:57 +0000

Musicademy will be at the Telford (UK) Christian Resources Exhibition from 21-23 October. As well as a booth selling our DVDs, we will also be running a worship band skills workshop on the afternoon of Saturday 23rd October. Tickets are priced at £20 – you purchase these from the CRE and they will give you [...]