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I've just reviewed The Musicademy Intermediate Worship Guitar Course DVD. Anyone who is interested in learning to play the guitar should check out this DVD which provides some excellent tuition on everything from the very basics to the more complicated aspects of playing guitar. As a non-musician myself, the expert advice delivered by instructor Andy Chamberlain in the DVDs came across in a very easy to understand manner. Andy has a very relaxed style and the on-screen graphics help to illustrate the techniques he's teaching (see screenshots below).

I wouldn't normally be interested in reviewing a guitar tuition DVD for Delirious.org.uk, but the reason this one caught my eye is because as well as including interviews with worship leaders like Matt Redman, Chris Tomlin and Tim Hughes, it also has several extensive lessons with Delirious? guitarist Stu G. On Disc 1, Andy and Stu spend more than ten minutes taking the song 'Majesty' note-by-note. Stu explains how he plays the song and breaks everything down into simple steps. Even for someone like myself who has never played a guitar, it is a fascinating insight into how a Delirious? song is performed.

In the other DVDs in the box-set, Stu also explains how to play 'I've Found Jesus' and 'History Maker'. The footage of Stu and Andy is shot in the comfort of the conference room at Furious? Records and the interviews with some of the other worship leaders are shot backstage and at their homes. For instance, I found myself trying to work out which DVDs Matt Redman has on his rack during the interview with him - presumably shot in his front room at home. For more details about the 'Worship Guitar Course' DVDs, take a look at the Musicademy website.