TYPICAL PRINT MUSIC COMPARISON
(this is assuming the song IS available by the publisher, which in most
cases it is NOT) |
ChartsForChurches print |
"typical"
PUBLISHER print |
| Available UPON request (sometimes
based on PRE-release recordings) |
First available
6-8 MONTHS following radio release |
| easy to use for all skill levels |
advanced notation
for note readers only with TINY chord symbols written above |
| full score for ENTIRE music team |
11-page piano/vocal
score (even if it's a guitar-only recording!) |
| separate 2-3 page rhythm/chord
chart for band - NO page turns |
ONLY the 11-page
piano/vocal version - multiple page turns |
| background vocals (BGVs) notated
(&/or SATB choir) |
lead line (wrong
octave) ONLY notated with NO harmonies/BGVs |
| vocal rehearsal trax as needed
(for learning parts - not for performance) |
background trax
ONLY available for a "canned" solo performance |
| horns, strings & other instrumentation
notated as needed - CUSTOMIZED to YOUR needs |
NO extra instrumentation
available for horns, winds, strings, etc. |
| accurate to recording with playable
ending/finé for fade-out songs |
WRONG chords on
bridge & MISSING at least1 measure - no ending provided for fade-out,
sometimes even in the WRONG time signature! (I once had to rechart a song
that was in 6/8 because the publisher had it in 4/4!) |
| ANY key as needed |
WRONG key ONLY |
| one song at a time as needed |
expensive songbook
with 9+ other songs less likely to ever be used |
(because of the discrepencies,
even songs available from the publisher are considered "out of print"
when their available versions do not meet the needs of your usage) |