FAQ

Yes. We are excited to offer The Choir and Worship Insider, which members of our choral clubs will receive with every mailing. In our newsletter, you will find song spotlights: stories behind the song, articles from our amazing staff of writers and arrangers, and valuable encouragement from our team of leaders and music pastors.

MIDIs are complete musical accompaniments on a 3.5' computer disk. They are playable from any MIDI keyboard or MIDI equipped computer.

Octavo is a term referring to anthems printed individually rather than in books or collections. On this web site, the term anthem is used exclusively.

Rehearsal tracks are an excellent tool to help choir singers learn their parts for musicals. Each set contains four recording masters - one for each part (soprano, alto, tenor, bass). The entire choir and the accompaniment can be heard on each tape; however, one part (soprano, for instance) is dominant. There is a moderate charge to make copies for choir members which you report on the Rehearsal Agreement which comes with your order for Rehearsal Masters. This charge covers only the cost of royalties. Payment must be returned with the completed Rehearsal Agreement form.

Split-channel accompaniment trax can be used for both rehearsal and performance. Each contains the instrumental accompaniment on one channel, vocals on the other. For performance purposes, only the accompaniment channel is used. Note: on split-channel trax of musicals where there are solos, duets, or trios as well as the full choir, the solo, duet, or trio voices will not be heard on the split-trax.

Downloadable products are files available on the website, which after purchasing, you can save directly to your computer. It is an easy way to get your product instantly. Downloadable products range from sheet music to MP3s and orchestrations.

A preview pack includes the complete book of the collection or musical and a full-length, professional quality stereo recording. Preview packs are an ideal way to preview Lillenas collections or musicals. Because preview packs are provided at a minimum cost for the purpose of previewing music, there is a limit of one per title, per church. Sorry, opened preview packs may not be returned.

On selected Anthems, a specially mixed accompaniment trax allows the local director with a rhythm section, but no orchestra the option to have their instrumentalists play along with the orchestra track. A special Click Mix has been provided on the accompaniment CD to help you accomplish this.

No. Lillenas does not maintain an inventory of out-of-print products. If you have a copy of an out-of-print product and wish to make copies for performance, you may submit a request for permission to make additional copies. (Note - Lillenas can only grant permissions for Lillenas copyrights. Songs belonging to other owners or publishers must be requested from those owners and publishers.) Click Here if you're not sure how to determine whether or not you have Lillenas copyrighted material.

No, Lillenas is unable to accept any unsolicited materials at this time. Please view our submission policy.

Clip art is available for you to download on our website.

You can visit the About Us page on Lillenas.com to get some background information as well as useful links to several of the resource areas on the site.

You purchase a downloadable product the same way you do any other product on our site. The only difference is how you receive your product. Upon checkout, you will be directed to a page where you can download to your computer the product you ordered.

We are working on it! In the meantime, please call us at 800-363-2122, and a sales representative will gladly link your Choral Club Membership discount to your account.

This DVD accompaniment is very easy to use. DVD players work just like CD players. Plug in your DVD audio out (left and right) in to a sound system in the same way you would with your CD player. Then connect a video cable from your Video Out port of the DVD player to the video projector input port. From the main menu of the DVD choose from the three audio accompaniment options that are offered.

• Split Track Accompaniment: This is the traditional split-track mix with the orchestral track on the left and the vocals (with no solos or narration) on the right.
• Click Track Accompaniment: This is a special split-track mix with the orchestral track on the left and the click-track on the right. If you are using a live orchestra, this feature will help the conductor synchronize the orchestra with the video. A two measure count (in tempo) has been provided before the down beat for thye conductor and the rhythm section. Send this click track signal through your sound system into the headphones of the conductor and rhythm players.
• Stereo Track Accompaniment: This feature will allow your choir to be accompanied by the orchestral instrumentation alone, mixed in full stereo.
After the playback option has been selected from the main menu, playback will pause, displaying a black screen. This allows the video to be displayed to the audience without displaying the menu to the audience. If playing from a DVD player, simply pressing 'play' or 'enter' will start the video. If playing the DVD from a computer, a mouse click on the screen or 'return' will start the video.

There is also a Full Mix Demonstration included. This demonstration track will provide your musicians and choir with a reference example for rehearsal. This version may also be used creatively as a worship element where live vocals are not available.

Typically, it takes three to four weeks for backordered or special order items to come back in stock to our warehouse. Once there, we will send directly to you. If you have any more questions regarding your order, please call us at 800-363-2122.