GMIN 579: Resource Notebook
Aaron Liong
GMIN 579
Dr. S. Brooks
March 27, 2013
Table of Contents
1. Songs
2. Publisher resources
3. Media websites
Videos, songs, hymns, lectionaries and readings
4. Planning websites and tools
For planning, presenting, song databases, and music mixing
5. Licensing information.
6. Technical/Equipment info
Musical equipment
Electronic Equipment
7. Participation requirements
8. Budgeting tools/ Purchasing Websites
9. Contacts
10. Opensong Hotkeys/ Functions
1. Songs and Hymns
See attached paper. Songs also online at worshipful.com. See “planning websites and
tools” for more info.
2. Publisher Resources
1. Song Select – for printing chord sheets/ lyrics - https://us.songselect.com/about/get
2. Books and Text - Zondervan, Abingdon, HarperCollins, Crossway.
3. Songs – C4 Music Lab, Los Angeles, CA.
5029 York Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90042
3. Media Websites
1. Sermonspice - Videos
2. Praisecharts.com – for Top Contemporary Songs
3. Hymnary.org – for Hymns
4. Liturgies.com – for denominational prayers and daily offices/ lectionaries
5. Spiritofpraiseinternational.com – Drama and Dance
6. Songselect.com – supported by CCLI
4. Planning Websites and Tools
A. Weekly Tools
1. Google Drive – I obtain the theme and message of the following weeks by Google Drive. It is
shared to me by Daniel. Here you can edit what weeks worship team members, team leaders,
ushers, and slide presenters will be active.
a. Ask Daniel for more information.
2. Worshipful.com – I primarily use this site to copy and paste songs onto Microsoft Word or
Opensong, then I print it out.
a. Jeff Su – website administrator – from San Gabriel Valley Alliance Church
b. Bryan Chan – Worship Leader/ Member. From SGVAC also. If you have any
questions, feel free to contact him by Facebook.
c. Kevin Huynh , SGVAC. Kevin Yang, New Life Alliance Church (NLAC).
Also frequent users of worshipful.com
3. OpenSong – As of right now, the primary slide presenter program that we use. More
convenient for worship leaders of smaller churches to paste their song sheets directly onto the
program.
a. instructions on how to use/ present Opensong is attached at the end of notebook.
4. Dropbox – For sharing songs/ documents, and more. I have it installed on my computer,
so I can share all my song sheets with other people that are signed up to Dropbox.
Something to consider
Posting Song Documents on Facebook via Dropbox:
1. Click “Share” next to song file.
2. Click on Twitter icon
3. Copy and paste URL onto Facebook.
4. Planning center online – A very versatile and popular Church Administration organizer
online. Consider using this if you lead a larger church. As of 2013, over 1 million
churches use planningcenteronline.com.
5. Virtualpiano.com – Free online tool where you can test out keys of songs that you plan
to want to do.
6. EasyWorship – another Video/ slides presenter.
B. Creating / Editing/ Mixing
1. Ableton Live, Finale
2. ProPresenter
3. FRAPS – screen recording
4. Open Broadcaster Software –screen recording
For Mac/ iPhone/ iPads:
1. Garageband – Comes pre-installed when you buy a macbook/ Mac.
a. Free tracks/ loops
b. Create your own music
2. Protools – A more complex program used for professional recording/ editing.
3. Onsong – media, song file and document application. Very useful for leading worship
in song. Saves paper.
4. Keynote – A more creative version of Powerpoint. Try it out if you want your
slides to be super-artistic.
5. Licensing Information
1. CCLI - http://www.ccli.com/
2. CVLI - http://www.ccli.com/WhatWeOffer/
a. includes legal registration and use of Podcasts, Videos, Rehearsals, Song sheet music,
movie clips, and more.
6. Technical/ Equipment info and contact
A. Musical Instruments
1. Acoustic Guitar – Gibson, Martin D-28, Taylor 210ce/214ce/414ce/814ce
Breedlove, Guild
a. Lower end – Epiphone, Jasmine, Takamine, Fender, Ibanez
b. Make sure the guitar can be plugged into speakers/ amplifiers if you are
playing in a band.
2. Electric Guitar – Gibson Les Paul, Fender Telecaster/Stratocaster, Ibanez S
a. Lower end – Ibanez Gio, Epiphone
b. Ibanez Semi-Hollows
1) WARNING – do NOT buy hollow bodies, they will produce
feedback in louder settings.
3. Bass Guitar – Fender Jazz/ Precision, Gibson, Musicman
a. Lower end – Squier, Ibanez Gio
4. Pianos – Steinway & Sons, Yamaha
a. Lower end - Kawai
5. Keyboards/Synth – Yamaha, Roland, Korg
a. 88 Keys = standard piano length
6. Drums – DW, DDrums, Pearl, Yamaha
7. Cymbals – Zildjian, Sabian
a. Cast bronze – louder
b. Sheet bronze – softer usually
8. Guitar strings
Acoustic – Elixir, Martin, D’Addario, Cleartones
Electric – DR, Ernie Ball, D’Addario, Fender, Elixir
Bass – DR, Ernie Ball, GHS, Elixir
B. Electronic Equipment/ Accessories
1. Wires
a. XLR (for microphones) – monster, mogami
1) Lower end – Livewire, planetwaves
b. ¼” (for instruments) - monster, mogami
1) Lower end – livewire, planetwaves
c. Speakons (for speakers)
2. Speakers – Behringer B212XL (800 Watt)
Yamaha, JBL, Bose, Sony
3. Mixers – Behringer PMP2000, Yamaha
4. Microphones – Shure SM58/ SM57, Sennheiser, Sony
5. Music Stands - Hamilton
6. Microphone Stands – Musician’s Gear, Hamilton, Pyle-Pro, On Stage
7. Projectors – Viewsonic, Epson
8. Computers – Sony, Asus, Dell, HP, Mac
9. Amplifiers
a. Acoustic – Marshall AS50D, Crate
b. Electric – Fender, Marshall, Line 6, Kramer, Crate
High end – Tube Amps (Fender Blues Jr./ Marshall)
c. Bass – Behringer, Crate, Fender, Acoustic, Markbass
10. Pedals
a. Distortion/ Overdrive – Ibanez DS7
b. Delay/ Reverb – Ibanez DE7
c. Multieffect- Boss, Line 6 M9
d. Sustain (keyboards) – M Audio
7. Participation Requirements
1. 2013 Livingstone Alliance Church Guidelines – attached at the end of notebook.
8. Budgeting Tools/ Purchasing Websites
1. Microsoft Excel – Chinese congregation also uses this.
2. Websites for music equipment, gear, accessories
a. Amazon.com
b. Musiciansfriend.com
c. Guitarcenter.com
d. Zzounds.com
e. Sweetwater
f. Craigslist
I suggest you use the first two websites, there are more combo deals and I usually priced
reasonably. Plus amazon and musiciansfriend are quite popular, and are more trusted sites.
3. Sites for Other Electronics (Computers)
a. Newegg.com – for computers and electronics (very popular site for computer/
tech people)
b. Tigerdirect.com – for computers and electronics
c. Frys.com
9. Contacts
1. Planning, Google Drive – Daniel Tai
2. Planning, Worshipful.com – Bryan Chan
3. Planning, Opensong/ Slide Presentations – Mikaela Chu
4. Musical Equipment Suggestions – Aaron Liong/ Daniel Tai/ Heywood Chu
5. Computer Specs/ Tech Support – Jimmy Joa, Brian Chu
6. Budgeting/ Future Plans – Pastor Tony Leung, Boris Chan, Daniel Tai
7. CCLI - (503) 257-2230
8. Recording/ Producing - (323) 717-8380 (C4 Music Lab)
10. Open Song
A. Presentation Keys
Esc Key: End the presentation.
Up Arrow, 8 on Numpad, Backspace: Go to Previous Slide.
Down Arrow, 2 on Numpad, Space Key: Go to Next Slide.
Left Arrow, 4 on Numpad: Go to Previous item in set.
Right Arrow, 6 on Numpad: Go to Next item in set.
Q Key: Insert a new song into the presentation.
A Key: Insert a new Alert.
S Key: Insert a new scripture into the presentation.
W Key: Fade to White screen.
K Key: Fade to Black screen.
L Key: Display OpenSong Logo.
H Key: Hide Text, Show Background image only.
F Key: Freezes Presentation(i.e. prevents displaying new slide, allowing you to change current
slide
without affecting the presentation, press N to unfreeze).
N Key: Normal mode(get out of black screen, etc.)
B Key: Go to Bridge(as denoted by a [B#] in song
editor). If there is more than one Bridge,
then pressing the B key will move to the next Bridge.
C Key: Go to Chorus(as denoted by a [C#] in song editor). If there is more than one chorus, then
pressing the C key will move to the next chorus.
T Key: Go to Tag(as denoted by a [T#] in song editor). If there is more than one Tag,
then pressing the T key will move to the next Tag.
P Key: Go to Pre-Chorus(as denoted by a [P#] in song editor). If there is more than one PreChorus,
then pressing the P key will move to the next Pre-Chorus.
1-9 Key: Go to Verse#(as denoted by a [V#] in song editor).
Note the Numpad keys function depends on the state of the NumLock key.
B. Functions
1. New song/lyrics/chords
1. Ctrl +N
2. To separate lyrics in Presentation:
1. Type [V2], [B], [P], [C] right above each stanza
Verse, Bridge, Chorus, Prechorus
3. Eliminate chords from song projection
1. Put a period at the beginning of each ROW of chords
4. Transpose entire piece to a different key
1. Under “Transpose” on the right column side, click on the “0” dropdown list
2. Transpose as necessary.
3. Each number in the list = a half step difference when transposing.
4. To transpose as a flat or sharp key:
a. Under “Transpose”, click on “sharp” dropdown list
b. change to sharp or flat as necessary.
5. To Present/Project
1. Near top left corner, under “Selected Song”
2. Click “Present”
3. Select Single Screen or Dual Screen
OR
1. Click “Set Mode” near top left of screen
2. Click on the dropdown menu and choose a set, right below the word “Sets” on
the top left of screen.
3. Under “Current Set” (also near top left of screen), click “Present”.
4. Select Single Screen or Dual Screen
6. Change Font:
1. Click on “Settings” on the top left of the screen.
2. Click General or Presentation Settings
7. To MAKE a Set AND Add slides to a Set:
a. Click on “Set Mode” near top left of screen
b. On the Top left, click on the 'Green cross circle' symbol to create and type in
the name of your new Set. Or press Ctrl+N.
c. On far left column, under “New Item”, click Song, Scripture, Slides, Style, or
Image and Add to Set as necessary.
8. To Export to Flash Drive:
a. On the left column, click Export to transfer Set to necessary drive.
9. Change Background:
1. On top left Tab, click “Settings”
2. After clicking “Settings”, click “Presentation Settings” on the dropdown menu
3. Under the “Style” tab, click on the picture below “Default Slide Style”
4. Click on the small picture on the right side, where it says “Click to Change”
10. Download Bible Versions
1. Go to http://www.opensong.org/d/downloads
2. Under “English Bibles” tab, click on wanted Bible version
3. On your computer, open C Drive  Program Files  Opensong  Opensong
Scripture
4. Extract downloaded Bible file to “Opensong Scripture”.
Church Worship Service Instructions
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Prepare your heart to lead the congregation by Scripture reading, prayer, and practicing your
songs. Test yourselves. (2 Cor 13:5)
In General: Please help set up and tear down equipment, before and after service (microphones,
stands, xlr cables, speakers, control board)
Dress appropriately.
Male- no shirts with offensive language, no tank tops. Regular t-shirts,
dress shirts, Jeans or dress pants are fine.
Female- T-shirts, dress shirts, jeans, and dress pants/ dresses. No clothing
that shows back or midriff. Dresses must be knee length or longer.
Worship Leader
 If you are unable to lead worship on your assigned Sunday, please let Aaron know at least a week
beforehand.
 Contact team members by Wednesday to make sure that they will are available to lead worship
with you
 Contact the OpenSong slide member to make sure that they are available to present the slides on
Sunday.
 Ask for song suggestions.
 Have your song order with the keys that they are in, along with song Docs, ready by Friday, and
send it to Aaron and the team members by Facebook.
Be open to feedback, review, and suggestions.
Keep songs related to the theme on Sunday.
Theme- Check Google.docs
Keep the song flow in as similar keys as possible.
Inform team members when you will meet with them to practice Sunday morning.
 Send Documents to slide member for them to type up.
 Announcements are to be spoken out after service.
 Practice your songs before Sunday.
 Bring your instruments and gear (guitar straps, picks, wires).
Worship Team Member
 If you are unable to lead worship on your assigned Sunday, please let Aaron and the Worship
team leader know at least a week beforehand.
 Please come on time. Let other family members pick up your friends so you can come on time, or
pick them up earlier. Coming on time shows that you care about what you are doing.
 Have chord sheets printed out and ready before Sunday morning (or have your documents on
iPad)
 Know the song order before coming on Sunday.
 Feel free to give song suggestions to the worship leader before Friday.
 Bring your instruments (guitar straps, picks, wires).
 Set up and tear down equipment.
OpenSong Slides Member
 If you are unable to do slides on your assigned Sunday, please let Aaron know at least a week
beforehand.
 Type up Opensong lyrics by Friday, and have it ready on flash drive by Sunday morning. Get
documents from the worship leader.
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Set up projector, wires, laptop, and slides. Have everything prepared by 10:45AM. If there is a
small group or discussion meeting in the morning at 9:30AM or 10:00AM, please set up before
the meeting, or leave early from small groups to set up.
Feel free to give song suggestions to the worship leader.
Learn how to use the OpenSong program.
Usher
 If you cannot do ushering for your assigned week, please let Aaron know at least one week in
advance.
 Be on time by 10:45 AM.
 Pass out offering basket automatically.
 Greet people before service, pass out bibles, registration cards, and bulletins to anyone that walks
in before and during service. Keep an eye out for people that walk in later.
1st Week
Worship
Leader
Aaron
2nd Week
Aaron
3rd Week
Aaron
4th Week
5th Week
Aaron
Aaron
Worship Team
Member
Michelle,
Howard,
Heywood
JY, Alex, Cherie
(summer)
Howard,
Heywood,
Mikaela
Cherie (summer)
Slide Presenter
Ushers
Stephanie
Maile/ Karina
michelle
Stephanie/Sammi
Sammi
Anthony/Karina
michelle
Mikaela
Howard/Heywood
Anthony/Michelle
JUNE 2013
6/2/2012
6/9/2012
6/16/2012
6/23/2012
6/30/2012
worship leader
Aaron
howard/ heywood
aaron
JY
Aaron
worship team
Michelle, alex
howard, heywood,
Mikaela
alex
Opensong/
Powerpoint
Stephanie
mikaela
ushers
jy/ sammi
Stephanie/Sammi
Sammi
Jy's choice.
mikaela
michelle/karina
Jy announces
sammi/michelle
JULY 2013
worship leader
7/7/2012
7/14/2012
7/21/2012
7/28/2012
Aaron
aaron
howard/ mikaela
howard
worship team
Michelle, howard,
heywood
jy, alex, cherie
heywood
Opensong/
Powerpoint
ushers
Stephanie
michelle
Sammi
stephanie
Maile/Karina
Stephanie/Sammi
anthony/karina
cherie/heywood
Opensong/
Powerpoint
ushers
howard
michelle
Sammi
michelle
Maile/ find
someone else
later
Stephanie/Sammi
anthony/karina
howard/heywood
AUGUST 2013
worship leader
8/4/2012
8/11/2012
8/18/2012
8/25/2012
heywood
aaron
aaron/ mikaela
aaron
worship team
michelle
alex
howard, heywood
Shannon, mikaela
Livingstone Alliance Church Worship Service Agreement
As worship service members serving at Livingstone Alliance Church, we believe in the
Fourfold Gospel, where we declare:
Jesus as our Savior.
That when we accept Christ as our one and only Savior, His promises are for us,
including peace today and hope of eternity with Him.
Jesus as our Sanctifier.
We have joy in Christ, and we are sanctified, set apart from those that are not in
Christ. We are continually being sanctified, or made holy, in God’s eyes everyday
of our lives.
Jesus as our Healer.
We trust in Jesus as our healer, whether physically, emotionally, or spiritually.
Christ is still the healer today, healing comes from Him alone, and the purpose of
divine healing is always to glorify Him.
Jesus as our Coming King.
As we continue to serve Christ in the church and in the rest of the world, we
continually work with compassion for others around us, knowing that with each step
of serving Christ, we eagerly await and bring closer the second coming of Christ in
all His glory.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------As a worship service member, I will be taking the role of __________________________________.
I have read and agree with all above stated terms in my respective role. I thoroughly understand
that if I repeatedly break any of the instructions in the agreement, I may be involuntarily removed from
serving on Sundays, and will have to appeal to Aaron through letter form, explaining why I should be let
back into serving Christ’s family. I promise to serve Christ’s community with my whole heart, mind, and
soul, knowing that I am working under God’s kingdom and call as we wait for eternal life with Him
(Galatians 6:9-10, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-25).
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Songs
10,000 Reasons
-E
Above all
-G
Above all else
-D
Agnus dei
-E or G
Absolutely
-E
All who are thirsty - E
Amazing love
-E
Amazing grace
-D
All who are thirsty -E
Arms of Love
-E
As it is in Heaven -G
As We Gather
-D
All I Need is You -C
Awesome is the Lord Most High –G
Awakening
-C
Awesome God
Beautiful One
-E
Beautiful Lord
-G
Break Every Chain -A
Be Glorified
-G
Better is One Day -E
Better Than Life
Beauty of Simplicity -C
Blessed Be Your Name -A
Came to My Rescue -C
Cannons
-E
Come Now is the Time to Worship –D
Chosen Generation
-G
Consuming Fire -G
Come Away -A
Cry of My Heart -D
Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble -A
Everything Glorious -C
Fill Me Up
-A
Fire Fall Down
-G or C
Glorify Thy Name -C
Give Me Faith
-G
God of Wonders -G
Hail to the King -G
Healer
-G
He is Exalted -G
He Knows My Name
-E
How Great is Our God –G
History Maker
-G
Hallelujah (Your Love is Amazing) –G
Here I Am to Worship –D
Heart of Worship
-D
Holy and Anointed One -G
Hungry -D
I am Free -C
I Could Sing of Your Love Forever -E
I Stand in Awe -G
Invitation Fountain
-E
I will offer up my life –D
I Will Enter His Gates -D
I Will Rise -G
Indescribable -Em
Jesus At the Center -E
Jesus Lover of My Soul -D
Jesus Lord of Heaven -C
Jesus messiah -G
King of Glory
-G
Lead Me to the Cross -D
Lord I Lift Your Name on High -G
Lord Light the Fire Again
-G
Love Came Down -A
Lord Let Your Glory Fall -C
May the Words of My Mouth -D
Made to Worship -G
Majesty -A
Meet with Me
-G
Nothing but the Blood
-G
Not to Us -E
One Thing Remains -C
Open the Eyes of My Heart -E
Once Again -E
Our God
-G
Our Deliverer
-A
One Way
-A
Prince of Peace
-G
Revelation Song
-D
Reign in Us
-G
Rescue
-C
Refiner’s Fire
-D
Salvation is Here -A
Saviour King
-D
Shout to the Lord -A
Song of Hope -G
Trading My Sorrows -G
To the Ends of the Earth -G
Undignified
We Fall Down -D
Word of God Speak -A
We Are Hungry
-G
When I Think About the Lord
Wonderful Cross -D
Worthy of My Praise -E
Wonderful Maker -C
You are Good -A
Your Love Never Fails -G
You Hold Me Now -A
Your Love Oh Lord -E
You are Stronger -C
You Never Let Go -A
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus -D
What A Friend We Have in Jesus -E
The Wonderful Cross
-D
-G
Holy Week
Beneath the Cross of Jesus
And Can It Be that I Should Gain
Just As I Am
The Old Rugged Cross
The Nails in Your Hands
Sweetly Broken
The Power of the Cross
Via Dolorosa
Easter
Hymns
Christ the Lord is Risen Today -C
All creatures of our god and king -D
All hail the power of jesus name -G
Anywhere with Jesus
-D
As the Deer
-C
Be Thou My Vision -C
Because He Lives
-G
Before the Throne of God Above -C
Come Thou Fount -C
Crown him with many crowns
Doxology -G
Give Thanks
-G
Happy Day -G
Here I Am, Lord -G
How Great Thou Art -G or C
How Deep the Father’s Love for Us -E
I Surrender All -C
I Exalt Thee -G
In Christ Alone -D
I Have Decided to Follow Jesus -C
Jesus Only
-G
Jesus Paid it All
-C
Jesus Thank You -G
Mighty Fortress -E
O How I Love Jesus -G
O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing -G
Praise the Name of Jesus
-D
Shine, Jesus Shine -A
Take My Life (And Let it Be) -D
This is the Day
-F
Christmas
Do You Hear What I Hear
-C
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Go, Tell it on the Mountain
-E
Hark the Herald Angels Sing -E
Joy to the World C
Little Drummer Boy
-E
O Come, O Come Emmanuel -Em
O Come All Ye Faithful -G