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CCLI Launches Mobile Version of SongSelect

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:12:00 --1000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.... August 24, 2011,... Christian Copyright Licensing International, Inc. (CCLI) announced the launch of the new mobile version of SongSelect, streamlined for compatibility with smartphones and web mobile devices. SongSelect subscribers can access the mobile version at http://mobile.songselect.com. "We are very excited about this new mobile version of SongSelect," said Howard Rachinski, President/CEO of CCLI. "Worship leaders will now have easy access to lyrics and chord sheets from the whole SongSelect database, right from their smartphone, iPad or other mobile device, meaning they can work on worship service plans and set lists whenever and wherever inspiration strikes." The new mobile version of SongSelect focuses on lyrics and transposable chord sheets through a new smart search that lists the most relevant and widely-used songs first. It is a streamlined version of the full SongSelect website, which features chord sheets, lead sheets, vocal sheets, lyrics and samples to thousands of top worship songs from the CCLI song database. SongSelect is an online subscription service, available only to CCLI Church Copyright License holders. Over 70,000 churches in 9 countries have an active SongSelect subscription giving them access to thousands of songs covered by the Church Copyright License. Based in Portland, Oregon, CCLI also has regional offices in Australia, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil. Globally, CCLI provides license and resource services to over 200,000 churches, schools and ministries. -##- For more information, please contact Malcolm Hawker +61 (2) 9894 5386.

Copyright online some tips for businesses

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:46:00 --1000

By Fiona James Australian Copyright Council Almost every medium-to-large business has a website and even smaller businesses are likely to have some presence online, whether it be a basic one-page website or a Facebook page. Protecting your intellectual property online, and knowing what you can and can't do with materials you find on the internet, can seem like a daunting task for any business. To help sort the facts from the misconceptions, this month's feature provides some tips about copyright for businesses. Full article can be viewed here.

"EMPOWER Your Musical Career" seminar

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:46:00 --1000

If you are an emerging Christian musician /performer and can be in Sydney on Saturday 23 July - you should SERIOUSLY consider attending the 'EMPOWER Your Musical Career' seminar - A jam packed day of valuable information from a group of top industry professionals to help impact your career into the future. Find out more click on the Events Tab of the PavMusic website here http://www.pavmusic.com

Looking for a Programmer Analyst

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:15:00 --1000

We are looking for an experienced Programmer Analyst, for our office in Sydney, NSW (Australia), in the Norwest Business Park. It is possible that the person we are seeking could be you or a member of your church. Please pass these details on to whoever you think would be applicable. Thank you! The person we are looking for will have solid .NET and SQL skills, and strong web development skills. The successful applicant will need to be able to work in a team environment with others who share a common goal of providing a high level of service. Applications will close on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 (the ANZAC Day holiday just after Easter). If we find suitable candidate/s earlier than that, we may start the interview process earlier. For more details, please see our Employment page on our site. And thanks for passing this on to people you know who might be interested in the role!

Australian Copyright Council - 2011 Seminars

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 07:30:00 --1000

The Australian Copyright Council will be holding copyright seminars throughout 2011. Issues of copyright affect nearly every individual, professional and organisation in Australia today. Designed for both creators and users of copyright works, the Copyright Council's user-friendly seminars provide expert advice on how to work with copyright in the digital age. The following seminars are just a selection from the 2011 national seminar program; [More]

Becoming a Better Guitarist

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:47:00 --1000

Grow in your appreciation for many different styles of music. Styles like country and R&B were not things that I naturally gravitated towards in high school and college, but in the interest of trying to make myself a more well-rounded guitarist, I sought out a country guitar teacher, purchased Country and R&B albums, and focused in on what the guitar players were doing on those albums. One of the most beneficial things you can do to grow as a player try to emulate what guitarists are doing in different styles. Although guitar lessons were a big part of my learning as a player, equally important was the process of listening to a lot of stuff and copying it. This develops your ears and gets you thinking more like a musician/arranger than just a guitar player. Play as much as you can with good musicians. There's something to be said for 'woodshedding' by yourself in your own practice space, but there's just no substitute for playing with other people. This is where you develop a few different important things. Learning to listen to what's going on in the rest of the band so that what you play complements and doesn't compete with everyone else or the vocalist. Often times in a session, I'll just sit and listen through a song a few times before I even touch my strings. I want to know, what is the mood/vibe of the song? What is the style of the song? What is the message of the song? These are all important questions to ask before you just start noodling around on the guitar. Again, this gets you thinking more like a musician and less like just a guitar player. Invest in different pieces of gear. No serious studio guitarist has just one guitar and one amp. Most have dozens of guitars, at least a half a dozen amps, and a wide variety of effects pedals to pull from. Can great music be made with just one guitar and amp? Absolutely. But when we're talking about being a serious session player, particularly an electric guitarist, you've got to be able to get a lot of different tones. Some of that comes from your fingers, but the gear matters, too. The electric guitar, probably like no other instrument in the band, has the exciting and difficult job of creating interesting sounds and textures that can give very different vibes to different songs. The same two notes, based on what effects you're playing them through, can set a completely different mood. I always tell people to start slow with your purchases. Experiment with different amps to see what they really sound like. Try different pedals and guitars and find their nuances. Look at what bands of the past have used for gear and then listen to their albums. Part of becoming a serious studio electric guitarist is getting a 'tone education'. Yes, it can be expensive, but you can build your gear list slowly. Buy good used stuff when possible, so that if you don't love it later on, hopefully you can sell it and not lose money. Finally, work on playing counter-melodies. A lot of playing electric guitar is the stuff in-between all-out soloing and just chord playing. Think of an amazing symphony where instruments are playing different counter-melodies over each other. I try to think like that as a guitarist, only on a smaller scale. If everyone in the band is just playing the chord changes with each other, the music will start to sound very mechanical and robotic. Look for melodic hooks and riffs that give the listener something more than chords to listen to. But make you're your counter-melodies don't fight with the main vocal melodies another important reason to listen to what's going on around you and not just play as a soloist. It's helpful to buy a loop sampler pedal so you can record different chord changes and then work on coming up with "parts" over them. It can be a very helpful tool for coming up with different counter-melodic parts, and unless you have a good friend who can comp G, C, and D for you for hours on end, a loop sampler pedal is worth having.

Encouraging Worship in the Community | WorshipFuel

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:07:00 --1000

Interested in topics like, - 10 of the best worship tips? - The Battle for the Atmosphere? - The Power of Melody and Lyrics? - Art in Worship? Then check out the WorshipFuel Forum, we would love to hear your thoughts. Visit Forum

Worship Team and Leader Tips

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:49:00 --1000

Possibly the most important aspect of being a worship leader is your heart. Is you heart to serve, to learn your instrument and increase your skill, to draw people into an experience with God? The Heart of a worship leader is so important -Your job as a worship leader is to connect everyone with the heart of God. Get a heart to connect the everyday person to Gods heart. Don't necessarily always aim your worship at the other musicians in the church, learn how to connect with the 60 year old lady that's been serving God her whole life and draw her into a connection with God as well. -When leading with a small team. Work with what you have. Do songs that are anointed with your small team, don't try and do a song that needs 10 musicians to make it sound great if you only have 3. If you have a team of 3 people and its incredibly anointed and then when you add a 4th person it loses that, then strip back to a 3 person team. Small doesn't mean bad. -Practice your instrument diligently. Learn your instrument well enough so that you don't be a hindrance in worship. There is nothing wrong with playing skillfully. Psalm 33:3 "Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise." -Come without an agenda of your own. You aren't here as a worship leader to show your skills. You are there to usher people into the presence of God. It's not to say come unplanned or unprepared, but you are there not to promote your own skill or agenda but that of bringing people into Gods presence. -Pay attention to the Key. The key signature. Try and make sure the melody doesn't go too far below middle C and don't go too far above an octave above that. Out of this range can make it hard for the congregation to sing -Listen. Listen to other worship leaders, find out everything you can about worship leading ask questions to worship leaders that are drawing you in. Go after their hearts, learn what they have. -Guard the anointing at all costs, without losing your composure. There may be times when the Holy Spirit really starts to move and people react in different ways to that. This is a time where it could be easy to get distracted and really lose that moment. -Leading worship with time constraints always work within the time frame that you are given. Carefully select something that is going to quickly take people into the presence.. -Always choose honour first. As worshipers we are here to serve and bring people into Gods presence. -Don't sing songs that you can't put your heart into. Believe the song entirely that you a singing. Do songs that you can put your passion into and really lead people in. -The role of playing Bass create a solid foundation, keep it simple. Look at your instrument as an extension of the drums. Play solidly with the drummer and think about whether your playing is being a distraction. There is a fine line between playing with confidence and being a distraction, you want to ride that line and play sensitively within the style that you are playing. -The bottom line is to ask yourself, is God in it, is it moving people, is it anointed, is it worshipful and is it drawing people in? -Adapt your tone to how it works with the whole band, not just how it sounds by itself. Often your tone may sound good when you play by yourself, but when you add it to the band it may not blend all that well. Set your tone to fit in with the band

WorshipFuel Forum

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:46:00 --1000

We have just launched a worship community site called WorshipFuel. I has been created with an intention to be a central place for worship leaders and teams to connect. We have a forum set up for people to chat, discuss, learn and share their views on everything worship. The bottom line for this whole adventure is that we continue to Encourage the Spirit of Worship, hope to catch you there soon. The link to the forum is WorshipFuel Forum

Getting your Songs Heard.

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:58:00 --1000

Here is a great article from Paul Baloche on writing songs, getting them heard and serving your local congregation. I have said before that you don't have to be a worship leader to write worship songs, just a worshiper. But being a worship leader does have its advantages. It gives you a laboratory to try out your new songs, and a platform to have your songs heard. So if you're not a worship leader, you need to have at least some sort of connection with a church music department, or someone you can show your new songs to who might be able to get them used and heard. [More]

Seven reasons for getting SongSelect

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 05:00:00 --1000

Andy Rowell's blog has a great review of SongSelect "CCLI's SongSelect - Why Every Church Should Get It"

It highlight "Seven reasons why every pastor should make sure their church get a 1-year subscription to SongSelect Premium from CCLI." This blog is located the USA so the pricing is in USD but the reasons speak for themselves. [LINK]

Looking for an Information Technology Support Technician

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:33:00 --1000

We are looking for an IT Support Technician at our office in Sydney, NSW (Australia), in the Castle Hill Trading Zone, and it is possible that the person we are seeking could be you or a member of your church. The person we are looking for will provide hardware and network administration, helpdesk support, and carry out web development. The successful applicant will need to be able to work in a team environment with others who share a common goal of providing a high level of service. For more details, please see our Employment page on our site. And thanks for passing this on to people you know who might be interested in the role!

Latest Top 25 Songs

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:03:00 --1000

We have just finished distributing royalties for our semi-annual payouts to song owners. In the process of doing that we find out which songs are most reproduced for the Church Copyright Licence. You can see the latest list of top songs here: Top 25 Songs Here are the top 5 songs for Australia:

How Great Is Our God, by Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves and Ed Cash
In Christ Alone, by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty
Here I Am To Worship, by Tim Hughes
How Deep The Father's Love For Us, by Stuart Townend
Mighty To Save, by Ben Fielding and Reuben Morgan

And here are the top 5 songs for New Zealand:

How Great Is Our God, by Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves and Ed Cash
Hosanna, By Brooke Fraser
Mighty To Save, by Ben Fielding and Reuben Morgan
Blessed Be Your Name, by Matt Redman
Here I Am To Worship, by Tim Hughes

(If you'd like more details about how we do distribute royalties, see the Royalty Process page on the CCLI web site.)

New SongSelect feature: choice of octave when transposing

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:04:00 --1000

The SongSelect music player, for hymn sheets and lead sheets, now has a new feature. The SongSelect music player controls now allows the music to be transposed to not only the desired key but also the desired octave. The previous transposition feature of the SongSelect player limited transposition to a half octave above and below the original key, as close as possible to the original key. Here's the new version of the player controls for the song transposition:
The new enhancement offers a much broader range of transposition. It will be a helpful addition to the options within SongSelect! Not sure about what SongSelect is? SongSelect is our online service providing access to the lyrics for thousands of the top worship songs, to lead sheets, hymn sheets, chord charts, and sound samples. It has a music player so that you can get a feel for the song, playing the various parts, providing for transposition or changing the song tempo. For more information about SongSelect, including video demos, see the SongSelect web site.

Another royalty payout completed, and new Top 25 lists

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:00:00 --1000

How Great Is Our God, by Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves and Ed Cash
Here I Am To Worship, by Tim Hughes
Mighty To Save, by Ben Fielding and Reuben Morgan
Shout To The Lord, by Darlene Zschech
How Deep The Father's Love For Us, by Stuart Townend