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In California (during my "formative years") the Schools were well funded in the arts, and generally all round.  High Schools had very good music programs and staff, but a bit difficult to get involved with unless you had come up through the school system or had developed skills through private lessons earlier..... at least in the instrumental area.  Choral groups were popular and only required that you have the ability to carry a tune and take direction to participate.  Concerts and productions were regular and well done.

Then we moved North into the "edge of civilization",  where intramural Sports were funded, and Music not so much.  There is still massive gaps in the arts due to lack of staff and funding, but the High Schools do have their Bands, and choral groups.  These days supported by tuition rather than District Funding.  There are 2 High Schools, 4 Middle Schools and 8 Elementary schools in town.  All supported by as little as 5 Music "Teachers", with one "Band Director" bouncing between the two High Schools, and running the Music department for all of the others. They do log some miles commuting between schools !!

The Community however, has a good "base" of musically inclined folks,and between them and the Churches, most kids can have access to lessons and encouragement..... it's just not "spoon-fed" like it would be inside the School System.  There are free lessons, clinics, concerts in-the-park, buskers on the waterfront, garage bands, street dances, and a few of us old hippies jammin' at the coffee houses and Pubs on any given day when the weather is not too rainy. 

I think Jim's right about the copyright, but there may be a bunch of "WIGGLE ROOM"  in there for things like parodies and such.   As long as you state your intention and credit the original author/artist as the source and don't malign the original, you could be in the clear. I too doubt that you will have guys in suits knocking at your door.  FWIW   

I totally agree with all above !!  A good friend whom I have played with for many years is a "lefty"..... and as long as we both know the tune and the chords, all is well.  Until I try to introduce a new piece and then it does get trying.  Not because he can't follow me, but because he will ask what chord is that?  Jeff is self taught and never took the time to learn the common names of chords, so if I toss in a Maj7b5 or anything in the 6 or 9 group, one has to stop and "teach" the new shape before going on (and hoping it "sticks").  Which is too bad because we do like to wander out in the blues/jazz zone once in awhile.  This year we do have to work on scales and modes. 

That is the great thing about taking up guitar, it is a lifelong "learning experience". 

A couple of things..... first off Chordie does not host any actual song files locally, so it is not as simple as just putting them here and then adding them to a songbook.  A "songbook" is essentially just an index of the locations where songs are "actually stored" and they can then be retrieved on demand via the Chordie Songbook.

So in order for you to put your songs (originals) into the system, you will have to have them "hosted" somewhere, then request that they be added to the Chordie index.  Then the links (to the url) will have to be verified and added to the main index (under the artist's name), and then they will be accessible and addable to songbooks inside the Chordie framework.  You will want to publish them wherever you decide to host them in Chopro format in order for the transpose and instrument preferences function to work properly.

Sorry that's the only way I know of to make them available for others to get them into their own songbook here on Chordie.  There may be other applications that will allow your mates to get them, but you would have to do a little research into them and their capabilities.  Personally, I store all my tunes on a local drive in pdf format and send them to my friends via email.  If they keep a folder on their devices with the "setlist" and in order, it is easy to move them around and have them available for gigs or sessions on a tablet etc.. 

And who could forget Bunker Hill..... birthplace of Forensic Dentistry !! 

I would have to agree with most of the posts here, a majority of the registered members likely registered because they thought that it was a requirement.  Much like a lot of other sites do.... mostly asking for your e-mail address to sell on to others for $$ gain from advertisers.  Chordie is an exception only requiring registration to post in the forums or to maintain a songbook index here.  Posting is not required, so only those with interest, or questions, or a willingness to help others, or a social bent seem to do so regularly. There will be times when only a couple of "members" will be attending, and the rest may be "guests".  We always try to be welcoming of everyone and encourage participation, but it's a lot like that "horse to water" thing. 

Wander over to You-Tube and check out Justinguitar.....  He has a bunch of good instructional videos and a fairly complete free course on Blues that is well worth spending some time viewing.  Not too much delving into the theory part, but valuable stuff for those getting into the genre as well as those brushing up on their skills. 

Because Google buys ad-space, and there is a small section on the pages devoted to such ads to support this Free Website.  It should not be too intrusive and if seeing ads is a problem for you, then you have the option of using an ad blocker on your browser to avoid seeing them.

Two More that we haven't heard from in a long while.... Fatstrings & Riddler (Scott & Randy).

Welcome to Chordie !!  Tell us a little about yourself and I'm sure others will be along to say "howdy" too.  There are a lot of good folks of all levels of skill hanging around these parts, and we kinda take pride in keeping the Community friendly and comfortable for musicians of all ages to participate in the discussions and use the resources we have available.
Don't be shy, make comments and ask questions..... make yourself at Home !!

Seems to me that they were the "go to" brand at one of my local Music Shops, and on more than one occasion found their way onto my Classical Guitars over the years.  Granted that was before online shopping was an option, and you were forced to go and choose stuff off of "actual pegs on a wall"...... [gasp] !!  If memory serves, they were good long lasting strings albeit a little pricier than some other options available, and subject to the ratio of food in the fridge and "jingle" in the pocket. 

Have a great time y'all !!