Monday, April 22, 2013

But, what if I need it NOW!!!???

I do a lot of online purchasing…for music, that is. If it’s not iTunes, then it’s musicnotes.com. I can get what I need instantly.  I love it.

The same goes for a lot of the music we use in our liturgies at Saint Ann’s.  Along with hardcopy hymnals on our shelves, voicesasone.com, spiritandsong.com, giamusic.com, praisecharts.com, and ccli.com are among the main sources of music for us.  I also use musicnotes.com and sheetmusicdirect.com.  On any of these websites I can easily find and purchase a title, then download it instantly. That’s very helpful if I suddenly change my mind about a song at the last minute (or have forgotten to get the music!!!)   At checkout, I indicate the quantity and am billed accordingly. I will purchase however many copies of a guitar/vocal arrangement we need. Online purchasing is a tremendous resource for a lot of liturgical and mainstream worship songs that may not be in the current hymnal on our shelves. Publishers are continually updating these sites as more of their music becomes available.

Different publishers handle these in slightly different ways, but for the most part you have the option to purchase a keyboard arrangement, a guitar/vocal arrangement, a C, B-flat, or E-flat instrument part, or a complete package or bundle of everything.  It's very cool.

I think it’s important to mention that publishers don’t want you to…nor can they afford you to…purchase 1 copy and make 35 for your choir.  If you need to make 35 copies of a song, don’t forget to put ‘35’ in the quantity box on checkout.

Many of the newer songs purchased online are not yet available in a pew hymnal. This means you must purchase and exercise reprint licenses from the publishers of the music you choose. We pay a yearly fee to do so and report our usage according to each publisher’s guidelines.  (Though, I’ll admit, I usually have to go back and catch-up on my reporting!!!) Then, we can either print a disposable songsheet, program, or project the lyrics on a screen.

So, if you haven’t already, checkout these websites where you can not only purchase the music, but also listen to and purchase the recordings as well.
voicesasone.com

spiritandsong.com

giamusic.com

praisecharts.com

ccli.com (need a Song Select subscription to get music)

musicnotes.com

wlpmusic.com

ocp.org

 
May 12, 2013 – 7th Sunday of Easter

(These songs are off of my planning notes for this particular Sunday, which means I am strongly considering using them on these days. After each title I’ve added some thoughts to consider.)

(Click on titles for links to their respective pages.)

Come, Lord Jesus by Steve Angrisano and Tom Tomaszek (spiritandsong) - (from the CD Make a Difference)
Suggested use: Gathering, Offertory
 
Give Glory by Jacob and Matthew Band (WLP) - (from the CD Every Day, and the collection More Voices As One, v.1)
Suggested use: Dismissal
 
God Is... by Danielle Rose (WLP) - (fromt the CD Defining Beauty)
Suggested use: Offertory, Second Communion
 
He Lives in Us by Amelia Acosta (WLP) - (from the collection More Voices As One, v.1)
Suggested use: Communion
 
In the Light of the Lord by Michael John Poirier (WLP) - (from the CD In the Light)
Suggested use: Gathering, Offertory, Communion
 
Live in Me by Ed Bolduc (WLP) - (from the CD The Face of God)
Suggested use: Offertory, Communion
 
Many and One by Steve Angrisano  and Sarah Hart (spiritandsong) - (from the CD Inescapable Love)
Suggested use: Gathering, Offertory, Communion
 
We Gather in Love by John Angotti (WLP) - (from the CD We Gather in Love)
 

In honor of Mother's Day:

My Soul Rejoices by Jackie Francois (spiritandsong) - (from the CD Your Kingdom Is Glorious)
Suggesgted use: Second Communion
 
Ave Maria by Ed Bolduc (WLP) - (from the CD Word for Word)
 
Ave Maria by Franz Schubert
 
Hail Mary, Gentle Woman by Carey Landry

 

 

 

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