Are you in a situation where there are no musicians available to accompany your congregation?  Don't panic too quickly.  There are plenty of CD and DVD accompaniments available, some for little or no cost at all, and it doesn't take too long to build up a library of resources. 

1)  Check out youtube. Type in the name of the worship song or hymn you are looking for, and see what comes up. If you find an accompaniment track that works for you, you can download it directly into your computer using a program called any-video-converter.  Use any-video-converter to convert your soundtrack to a wmv file, if you'll be playing it as a video through a computer, or to an mp3 or wav file, if you are planning to burn it to an audio CD, or play it through a computer or mp3 player as an audio file. Once converted, you can then use itunes to burn it to an audio CD. It may seem a bit of an effort, but for free resources, it's sure worth it!

2) Check out the itunes store (download the free program first). itunes sells all kinds of worship soundtracks for $1.29 or less Canadian funds (including tax). When you go into the store, click onto "Power Search" at the right hand side. Then type in either “Worship Tracks” or “Right Trax” or “ProSound Studio” or "Ultimate Tracks" in the artist blank provided. Then see what titles pop up.  Whatever you choose to purchase can be burned onto an audio CD using the itunes software.

3)  The Salvation Army Supplies and Purchasing offers a variety of accompaniment CDs. These include the four CD set "Hymn Tune Accompaniments", "Old Timers Revisited" and the two CD set "Glory Days". There are also accompaniment CDs available for the Hallelujah Chorus Series, as of January 2011 there are 18 CDs in that series. "Magnify" is a three CD set of contemporary worship pieces. Other contemporary worship accompaniment CDs include "Send the Fire" (Total Youth Invasion), "Unfailing Love" (Transmission) and "Awesome God" (Randy Bonifield). All of the above can be ordered by contacting orderdesk@can.salvationarmy.org or by phoning 416-422-6100.

4) The Salvation Army Youth Dept. has a 2-CD Sunday School set of accompaniments containing more than 50 songs total, called "Junior Action Music".  Contact Valerie Pavey at valerie_pavey@can.salvationarmy.org to order, or phone her at 416-422-6125.

5) Many ministry units have built up a collection of iworship DVDs, and these continue to be popular, though not always cheap to buy. The best prices can be found at amazon.ca

6) Finally, there are individual soundtracks that can be ordered directly from the music dept. To view a listing of individual titles, click here. The price is only $5.00 per CD burned (15 - 20 songs) plus shipping. Contact Kim Garreffa at kim_garreffa@can.salvationarmy.org to order, or phone her at 416-425-2111 x2208.