Hymns Masterclass 1.

Greetings —-

1. Introduce yourself and where you’re from.

2. Check if everyone has:

• Hymnal

• Bible

• Pen

• Paper

• White board

• Marker

3. Why is it important to know more about hymns:

• Hymns are important songs to learn about because they talk about God, about nature, about
God’s love for us, about how we can trust in Him no matter what happens, and many other
things that’s good for us. And when we sing it we are reminded of those good things.

• Jesus wants us to be reminded of these songs.

• Deuteronomy 31:19 — Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children
of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the
children of Israel.
• What did the Israelite children sing? The law of Moses, the experiences they had in the
wilderness.

• Why did God want the children to memorise these songs? Deuteronomy 31:21. And it shall
come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall
testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their
seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought
them into the land which I share.
• Ellen White wrote that when Jesus was a kid, he also learned many songs and memorised
them so that when he was tempted, he would sing, and it would help him not to be tempted
to do bad things. Isn’t that amazing?

• Because you’re learning piano — you have already an edge. You can learn the songs faster
and memorise quicker,

4. Hymns are a little different from what they used to sing before. It’s a bit modern compared to
their songs, but it still talks about the same thing. So it’s still important to learn more about
it.

5. THE MUSIC STUFF

• Staff, Clef and SATB notes (SDAH 246)

• Normal: 4 lines, 4 measures (SDAH 12, 50, 187)

• Pop Quiz: Find the first word in so and so measure.

• Key signature: Flats and sharps. We’re not going to learn this today, but it’s very important to
know when you’re going to learn to play hymns.

• Pop Quiz: Assign each child to look for a hymn with certain number of flats or sharps.

• Time signature: 4/4, 3/4, 2/4

• 4/4 — SDAH 187, 213, 240, 317, 499

• 3/4 — SDAH 269, 574, 563, 547

• 2/4 — 125, 438, 598, 594, 579, 580

• We will learn all those stuff in piano lessons and other group lessons. The more you know
how to practice your music the well, the quicker for you learn many new hymns. You’re not
stuck in just playing and singing the old ones.

6. THE NON-MUSIC STUFF

• Hymn Number

• Title

• Topic / Theme

• Stanzas (Refrain is reserved for 2.0 class)

• Hymn Writer (birth-death) year the hymn was written

• Composer (birth-death) year the hymn was composed

• Pop Quiz: Who’s the composer/hymn writer/how old were they when they died/what year the
hymn was written or composed.

• 8.6.8.6. or C.M. — 609, 250, 315 (the measurement of the hymn)

• 15.11.15.11. — 216

• 11.10.11.10.11.10.11.12 — 255

• Metrical Index of Tunes

• Hymn Tune Name — specific name of the tune (e.g. like shoes or shirts, if it fits then you can
wear it — with a specific brand and kind Crocs, Converse — sneakers, rubber shoes)

• Bible Verse —

• Pop Quiz: SDAH 375 — ask specifics about the hymn.

• Each child assign a hymn and talk about it’s specifics.

Zach: 511

Zoe: 532

Jaedin: 500

Dione: 510

Chloe: 498

Ate Noni: 592

Tim/Eunice: 506

7. Performance and sharing of favourite hymns

Tim: O Day of Rest and Gladness

8. To Parents

Have an atmosphere of learning new hymns in the home.

Materials you can use:

SDA Hymnal

Companion to the SDA Hymnal

Hymns for Worship

9. Sayonara!