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Color Guard using Recorded Music  
Frequently Asked Questions

ASCAP Repertoire

BMI Repertoire

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WGI Copyright Requirements

WGI Additional Requirements List

Additional US Copyright Info
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Color Guard performances that use recorded audio, such as CDs, MP3's, iPods, and other digital recordings, are already covered under the SFWGA's blanket competition licenses. Unit Directors are required to file their performance music copyright info online through the "Instructors" page.  
Percussion with Live Instrumentation  
In addition to the blanket concert licenses held by the SFWGA, units that use live instrumentation must obtain "Permission to Arrange" directly from the music publisher. Copyright and publisher information is usually located on the first page of all sheet music, or may be obtained through the ASCAP and BMI search engines on this page. Please note, however, that neither ASCAP nor BMI grant "permission to arrange" licenses. These must be obtained directly from the composition's publisher.
Original Composition  
Submit this form to the SFWGA with your Membership dues payment, or upload a scanned copy through the "Instructors" page. if you are using unpublished work that was authored by you or someone you know. If you are using only original works of composition, additional licensing is not required. However, if the piece has been published, or is in the process of being published, then you cannot use this form. For published work, use the Permission to Arrange form above.  
Public Domain  
All sheet music and lyrics published in the year 1922 or earlier, fall into the classification of public domain in the United States. Use the link at the right side of this page to determine if your selected music may fall into this category. If your music is public domain, then submit this form with your 2013 Membership forms, or upload a scanned copy online through the Instructors page. No additional licensing is required.

Meeting Minutes
Summer Rules Caucus August 19, 2012
Membership Meeting December 11, 2011
Summer Rules Caucus August 21, 2011
Summer Rules Caucus August 29, 2010




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