Teaching Hymnology 4
Bethany Meyer, assistant to Dr. Bert Polman, is writing daily reports from Polman’s Teaching Hymnology seminar, which is hosted by Calvin Seminars in Christian Scholarship.
This morning𠏋 devotions centered on the topic of teaching as our vocation, to present the Gospel to our children, particularly through our worship. Following devotions, the group began in a computer lab in the Fine Arts Center. One of the seminar participants, David Music, led the group in a discussion and exploration of online resources for hymnody. We explored Calvin𠏋 Hekman Library databases, as well as a resource in Baylor University𠏋 library, and an online hymn tune index open to general public use. Prof. Music walked the group through several examples on finding information on specific topics, and he gave some example problems to answer using one of the several databases. It was an interesting learning experience, and it was very beneficial to discover new ways to prepare for teaching hymnology (or any subject).
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