Using Hal Leonard published songs in your virtual ensemble or performance video
*In many cases Hal Leonard will not control virtual ensemble rights to the composition you wish to perform. Please read the below instructions in full to learn how to secure permission for your virtual performance.
Does Hal Leonard Control Audio & Video Rights?
Although Hal Leonard creates sheet music for numerous publishers, we can only issue video and audio rights for songs we own. Here’s how you can determine if Hal Leonard can handle your video or audio request.
Find at the copyright notice at the bottom of the first page of music.
If the copyright notice includes a Hal Leonard owned publisher, we can handle your request.
Hal Leonard owned publishers are:
- Curnow Music Press
- De Haske Publications
- Emersongs
- Hal Leonard - Milwin Music Corp.
- Jenson Publications
- King's Singers / KS Music
- MJQ Music
- Musicworks
- Rubank, Inc.
If the copyright notice contains other publisher names, Hal Leonard likely cannot handle your request. Please contact the song’s copyright owner(s), as listed in the copyright notice, to secure the necessary permission. You may obtain contact information for song copyright owners from the following performance rights societies:
- ASCAP (www.ascap.com)
- BMI (www.bmi.com)
- SESAC (www.sesac.com)
- Global Music Rights (www.globalmusicrights.com)
Additionally, while Shawnee Press, Inc. was purchased by Hal Leonard LLC, contractually Wise Music still retains these rights for compositions copyrighted prior to 2010. Please contact them at the following address for the appropriate permission:
Wise Music (formerly Music Sales Corporation)
1247 6th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Tel: 310-393-9900
Fax: 310-393-9925
https://www.wisemusic.com/
If you are a church with a CCLI or OneLicense agreement, please go to www.ccli.com/streaming or www.onelicense.net for more information about live-streaming your worship service.