Help
Downloading All of the Things
PDFs
Once you’ve become a member of SJMP, you’ll find everything in our catalog at your fingertips.
To download a PDF file (printed music etc), simply click on the DOWNLOAD SCORE button. Your browser (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc.) will automatically download this file and save it to wherever you’ve set up your browser to save downloaded files. You can always change this location in the PREFERENCES settings of your browser. For instance, you might want to set up a folder titled “SJMP” on your desktop and save everything in one place!
MP3s
If you click on the DOWNLOAD RECORDING button (recorded music), this file (depending on your browser and your plug-ins) will probably simply play.
To download the MP3 is just as easy, but differs across the browsers. Just <right-click> or <control-click> the COLORED MP3 icon, and then choose a “save” option.
These options differ among the browsers, but you might see one of these choices…
- Download Linked File
- Save Link As
- Save Linked File
- Save Target As
You get the picture. Choose this option and you can then save the MP3 to the same location on your hard drive as your PDFs. Import the MP3 into whatever music program you use (iTunes, RealPlayer, etc.) and make a CD for yourself or your choir. HINT: You might want to make a new PLAYLIST that includes just your SJMP anthems to make them easier to access and put on a CD.
Extras
EXTRAS (ZIP) files (only visible for pieces that have congregational or other extraneous files) work the same way that PDFs do. Simply click on the icon. The file will download in a ZIP format. Double-clicking the downloaded file will “un-zip” it and you’ll see a folder containing graphic files (EPS or TIF) or orchestral parts, etc.
EPS – Encapsulated Postscript Files are files that have the fonts embedded in them. They are great for putting into bulletins when congregational parts are called for. Alternatively, there may be TIF or JPEG files (graphic files) for those of you who are more familiar with those formats.
HINT: If you try to OPEN an EPS file, it will not work unless you have a program that will convert it and we suspect you do not. However, these will work by PLACING or IMPORTING them into a document (bulletin, leaflet, etc.) TIF/JPEG files will probably open, because most computers have some sort of program that will open a graphic. EPS is better quality, but TIF/JPEG files work fine as well.
License to Record & Stream
You have permission to record or stream anything from our catalog as long as you have a paid membership. However, you do need to give credit in bulletins or digital productions. Here are some sample statements:
- ANTHEM NAME, used with permission by St. James Music Press, license No. #5555555.
- All music used with permission by St. James Music Press, license No. #5555555.
- ANTHEM NAME recorded by St. James Music Press and used with permission. License No. #5555555.
Help! I'm a member but I can't download anything!
Be sure you’re logged in! That normally does the trick.
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Membership
OK, I’m intrigued. How does this whole thing work?
You sign up for a yearly membership on the website. Then, when you login with your user name and password, you’ll be able to download each and every piece of music on the site. You have our permission—nay, blessing—to photocopy anything and everything for your choir and congregation.
It sounds too easy. Don’t I have to fill out a form every time I copy something or tell you how many copies I’m going to make?
Nope. Who wants all of that paperwork?
Frequently Asked Questions
What if I download everything on the website the first year. I'll have enough anthems for the rest of my life! Bwaaahahahaha!
What? Are you trying to put us out of business? Well sure, you can join for a year and try to print out everything on the site just to save the church a paltry $189 next year. Brilliant! You’ll have 30,000 pages of music to catalog all by yourself. Good luck with that. Why not just let us do it? Not to mention, you’ll miss all the great new stuff we’ll be putting on the site each month, plus access to Learning Tracks, Service Planners, the Liturgical Calendar, and the license to stream. Sounds like a bummer.
What if I give my login and password to someone else so they can use it at their own church?
Please don’t. We actually believe that most church musicians are honest, law-abiding citizens. At this price, why not just tell them about it?
Isn't it illegal to photocopy music?
No. It is illegal to photocopy music that is under copyright without the copyright holder’s permission. WE GIVE YOU THAT PERMISSION!
When is it necessary to seek permission to use a copyrighted work?
The simple answer is: always. Whenever a copyrighted work is reproduced in any form, permission must be obtained. This applies to print, projection, recording, web-based uses (live streaming or services such as YouTube or Vimeo), and any other form, even those yet to be developed. This applies to bulletins, song books, handouts, projections, recordings for shut-ins, an “extra” copy for the accompanist, videos of worship services and “special” services (such as musicals, children’s Christmas programs, etc.) – anytime you reproduce a copyrighted work you need to ask permission.
Our church has a CCLI license and the youth group just bought a OneLicense.net license. We're allowed to copy all the music we want anyway.
Oops. Hope you don’t get caught. A CCLI License – The Christian Copyright Licensing International agreement – provides permission to copy songs for congregational use. It enables you to make overhead transparencies, songsheets and songbooks, input lyrics on a computer, record worship services, and make arrangements of the music (where no published version exists).
A OneLicense.net license allows license holders to reprint the melody line and words for any title copyrighted by one of their Member Publishers except choral anthems, where only the words may be reproduced.
Neither of these licenses conveys the right to photocopy octavos, cantatas, or instrumental arrangements or parts. This permission can only be granted you by the publisher (in this case – us). We give subscribers that permission!
How do I find my license number?
Log in or click “View Account” in the upper-right corner of the screen to view your user dashboard. Your customer number and your license are the same and can be viewed here.
Be sure to include a statement such as, “ANTHEM NAME used with permission by St. James Music Press. License No. 5555555” in your bulletins or video stream descriptions.
Have a Look!
Need to see it to believe it?
Pay nothing as often as you like. Get that old music store feeling and browse until your heart’s content. Okay, you can’t print anything out, but you can peek at and listen to everything in the catalog! Our recordings are, in many cases, live recordings from church services and performed by church choirs (large and small) across the country. Most are not professional, but they’ll give you a very good idea as to how the anthem sounds.
