Learn about 10 great hymns of the Christian faith.
This online course is perfect for all ages because such a variety of activities are included.
Whether your purpose is to study hymns as part of your Charlotte Mason curriculum, morning basket time, to grow in your personal faith, family worship time, or simply as another genre for music appreciation, this is the course for you!
For each hymn you find:
- The Lyrics
- 4-5 Videos of various versions
- Information about the composer
- The Story behind the song
- PDF of all verses in 4-part harmony
- Videos of Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass so you can learn the parts and sing it in 4-part harmony with your family, co-op, or other group (recorded by Gena and her oldest son)
- A Music Lesson that relates to each hymn
- Copywork of the lyrics
- An original coloring page for each hymn (designed by Gena's oldest daughter)
- A devotional that mom or dad can read to the family that relates to the hymn
-
A Bible Study to do along-side learning the hymn. The Scripture is provided in three Bible versions, as well as a variety of Bible Study methods to choose from.
Here are the 10 hymns included in the course:
- Amazing Grace
- Fairest Lord Jesus
- It is Well With My Soul
- A Mighty Fortress is our God
- Blessed Assurance
- Be Thou My Vision
- The Old Rugged Cross
- Holy Holy Holy
- Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
- What a Friend We Have in Jesus
The devotionals were written by these fabulous homeschool moms:
- Melanie Wilson of Homeschool Sanity
- Ana Willis of They Call Me Blessed
- Danika Cooley of Thinking Kids
- Tauna Meyer of Proverbial Homemaker
- Kathy Gossen Gosnell of Cornerstone Confessions
- Anne Marie of Future Flying Saucers
- Stacy Farrell of Homeschool Adventure
The ten accompanying music lesson topics are:
- The Pentatonic Scale
- Hymn Tunes
- Hymn Meters
- Congregational Singing with a "first voice lesson" video
- Notation Software
- Celtic Harp
- Time Signatures
- The Organ
- Musical Quotations by Charles Ives
- Shape Notes
Look inside the course here:
("Preview" designates a free sample lesson!)
Your Instructor
Gena Mayo is a homeschooling mom of 8 who has been teaching music in various forms for 30 years.
She has a Bachelor's degree in Music Education and a Master's degree in Vocal Pedagogy (teaching voice lessons).
It has been her joy to teach a variety of music classes, including elementary and junior high choir, high school voice classes, private voice lessons for teens through adults, early childhood music and movement classes (for babies through preschool), elementary general music, and music appreciation for elementary through high school students. But her favorite music teaching experience has been as musical director for stage musicals such as Seussical, Shrek, Singing in the Rain, Newsies, and Beauty and the Beast.
Gena's goal is to help homeschoolers easily incorporate music into their homeschools!
More Testimonials:
"We love the hymns and my kids love singing, but I can’t! I make up songs all the time....but that’s not the same. I’m so excited!"
"I glanced around at the program yesterday. Thank you for making it easy to navigate!"
"Very thankful for this course. We have had loose plans in the past to do hymn studies and never got around to it. This course looks so well laid out and easy to follow. Thank you!"
"I am so relieved to have found something like this! This will be a great study during holiday breaks and the summer. Thank you so much for your gift of this resource. Sincerely blessed."
"I love that you added these copywork and coloring pages to the course, Gena! This is perfect for our youngest. Thank you!"
"I've been looking for something like this! I'm so glad I opened the email from Proverbial Homemaker. I'm eager to incorporate this into our homeschool this year."
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 14 days and we will give you a full refund.