After writing the article “Legally Singing Music in Your Church” , I went back to the CCLI website to explore the updates that they have made. I must say I was quite surprised to see some of the things that are truly helpful and such a blessing!
As a member of CCLI, you also have access to chord charts and lead sheets to the songs in their data base. You will not be disappointed with the selection of music to choose from. This is a church musicians dream!
The first thing I looked at, of course, was the license manual located here. This is where you go to double check your own compliance with the copyright laws. It is definitely the place you need to read and understand fully to implement the steps needed to come into compliance or to stay in compliance with the laws.
Next I visited CCLITV. Now that area is awesome! This is an area you will spend a lot of time in just watching and learning from the teaching videos. There are videos done by some of the best musicians in the business, and they are teaching things that you can’t find in most books. I liked “Dynamics VS. Tempo”, and then I saw “Piano Players vs. Guitar Players”. The last lesson is a guitar lesson, but as a keyboardist it helped me tremendously with understanding how guitarists think and how they approach music. This also helped me to integrate some techniques that will help our praise band “gel” together even more.
I encourage you to go there for yourself and explore the articles, songs, lessons, and advice that this site has to offer. Let it bless you and encourage you. I was definitely helped so much, and I know you will be too!
Becoming A Church Musician 