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6 Myths About Copyrights That Put Your Church At Risk - CCS Fact Sheet

Worship Leading

Christian Copyright Solutions

6 Myths About Copyrights That Put Your Church At Risk - CCS Fact Sheet

Music performance rights represent a fairly simple concept, but one that is often misunderstood by churches. Myths often spread when there are misunderstandings, so this report focuses on identifying six common myths in regard to the performance rights for son

Comparing Church Streaming Licenses - CCS Fact Sheet

Christian Copyright Solutions

Comparing Church Streaming Licenses - CCS Fact Sheet

The Christian community is blessed to have two great options for legally streaming music. This FREE guide will help compare and answer questions about the difference between the Christian Copyright Solutions' WORSHIPcast License and the CCLI Streaming License.

The Worship Musician: Song Memorization Tool

Band & Rehearsal

The Worship Musician: Song Memorization Tool

Sometimes life is busy and interrupts all the things we we have time for and would like to do. This tool will help you in a crunch or in everyday charting while you prepare and rehearse for your worship service or performance. For Premium Members , this PDF is

Worship Drums: Preparation

Drums & Percussion

Worship Drums: Preparation

Professional Christian drummer, Jon Skaggs offers some points to help you prepare for a performance. Other Media In This Course Series Worship Drums eBook (full download) Worship Drums: Preparation - FREE Worship Drums: Listening And Charting Worship Drums: So

Leading A Worship Band

Band & Rehearsal

Leading A Worship Band

Part 5 of the HOW TO LEAD WORSHIP WITHOUT BEING A ROCK STAR STUDY: It is always amazing to me how the dynamics related to building an effective worship team are very similar to those related to building a healthy family, a healthy Church, a healthy business or

Worship Posters Vol. 1: The Meeting Place

Worship Leading

Worship Posters Vol. 1: The Meeting Place

TOTO VITAE | WITH OPEN LIVES, VOL. 1 "THE MEETING PLACE" TOTO VITAE | WITH OPEN LIVES uses the arts of photography and the written word to inspire you – and worship servants in your local church. VOL. 1 | THE MEETING PLACE is a series of 4 full-color, printabl

Praise Him With Ringing Metal: Triangle and Suspended Cymbal

Drums & Percussion

Praise Him With Ringing Metal: Triangle and Suspended Cymbal

Two very common members of "The Ringing Metal Percussion Club" are the triangle and suspended cymbal. In this article, professional percussionist Mark Shelton presents some tips and techniques on using the triangle and suspended cymbal in worship.

Coloristic Considerations

Drums & Percussion

Coloristic Considerations

While percussion instruments can take on melodic, harmonic, and timekeeping functions, there are those spots where the unique tones are used specifically for the sake of "coloring" the texture of the music. In this article, professional percussionist Mark Shel

The Rise Of The Sticks

Drums & Percussion

The Rise Of The Sticks

Certainly hand percussionists have long employed sticks and mallets on cowbells, woodblocks, timbales, and cymbals, but professional percussionist Mark Shelton perceives a bend toward greater use of stick-struck instruments in modern worship music. This articl

The Art of Not Playing

Drums & Percussion

The Art of Not Playing

The art of not playing requires discipline and is an essential element of musical maturity. Percussionist Mark Shelton explains how less percussion can be the right decision.

How To Rock (Percussion)

Drums & Percussion

How To Rock (Percussion)

With a world of percussion from which to pick, what do you play when the worship band is really pumping out some driving straight-eighth ROCK? Percussionist Mark Shelton gives his opinion on what and how to play when you gotta lay down some rock.

Set-up Strategy

Drums & Percussion

Set-up Strategy

A multi-percussion set-up should be ergonomically (work-friendly) designed so that you can meet the technical and musical requirements without wasted motion and energy. Check out percussionist Mark SheltonÊ¼s ideas on how to arrange your arsenal of gear.

Snare Drum 411: The Quick Guide

Drums & Percussion

Snare Drum 411: The Quick Guide

With the recent trend for the hand percussionist to include more "stick percussion" in modern worship music, it might be time to consider adding the snare drum to your percussive sound palette. Percussionist Mark Shelton provides pointers on tone and technique

Staying Current With Your Skills: Update and Upgrade

Drums & Percussion

Staying Current With Your Skills: Update and Upgrade

It is important to stay current with the constantly evolving state of modern worship music. That might mean learning new skills or brushing up on some dormant ones. Get some advice on how to stay current from percussionist Mark Shelton.

Copyright Your Song

Copyright Your Song

Copyright is one of those things that artists really don't want to have to deal with but you need to know that it is crucial for copyright to be part of your thinking as a songwriter.

Share & Rewrite & Share

Electric Guitar

Share & Rewrite & Share

The potential impact of your song and your songwriting ability will increase ten, fifty, one hundred times if you are able to master this concept: share and rewrite and share.

Lyrics And Melody

Lyrics And Melody

Although there are several concerns and questions which are raised, the most common one is this: where do I start, lyrics or melody?

Inside Or Outside

Inside Or Outside

If your hope is to write songs which speak directly to your congregation, there are three reasons why you should consider co-writing with people from your own church and three reasons why you should consider co-writing with people from outside your own church.

Conversations And Inspiration

Conversations And Inspiration

So you've got this idea to write worship songs for your church, you've had conversations with three key people and you've asked God to search your heart as you begin. There is no inspiration like the inspired word of God and it is an endless well of ideas, enc

Copyright Issues For Webcasting Religious Services - CCS Fact Sheet

Christian Copyright Solutions

Copyright Issues For Webcasting Religious Services - CCS Fact Sheet

Webcasting offers churches and ministries a dynamic new communication vehicle with which to reach their congregations and the broader public. Many churches are already harnessing robust and inexpensive webcasting technologies to put a public face on their chur

Copyrights 101 - CCS Fact Sheet

Worship Leading

Christian Copyright Solutions

Copyrights 101 - CCS Fact Sheet

In order to establish a solid foundation for copyright compliance, Christian leaders need to have a firm grasp on three basic building blocks: What is a copyright? What works can be copyrighted? What are the rights of copyright owners? This fact sheet will wal

Worship Fit For A King

Theology & History

Dr. Don Williams

Worship Fit For A King

Don Williams lifts up the kingly call to worship, and the nature of worship when applied to a Kingly recipient.

10 Tips On Improving Your Worship Band Rehearsal

Band & Rehearsal

10 Tips On Improving Your Worship Band Rehearsal

I have spent many days and evenings at rehearsals. It is the price you pay if you want to do music at a good musical level. It is the price you pay if you want to get past the music and be able to worship God freely. I have had rehearsals with orchestra's, cho

Thanksgiving: Hands Held Open (A Responsive Reading)

Worship Leading

Thanksgiving: Hands Held Open (A Responsive Reading)

Thanksgiving: Hands Held Open is a beautifully designed, photocopy-ready, responsive prayer PDF for Thanksgiving worship services or the Thanksgiving meal. Rich with themes of the Table, Community, and The Feast Of Christ to come, this reading will greatly enh

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