Hymns
I haven't studied hymns before. I don't even have any of them memorized. Charlotte Mason recommends studying 3 hymns and 3 folk songs per term.
I have a great book titled Then Sings My Soul by Robert J. Morgan. Its 2 volumes in one. It not only has the music but also a synopsis about the piece too. Perfect for study! We picked hymns from this book that we could match music to online.
Our selections for 2015-16 year
Term 1
August Be Thou My Vision 8th Century
September A Mighty Fortress Is Our God 1529
October O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice 1755
Term 2
November Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty 1826
December O Little Town of Bethlehem 1868
January Just As I Am 1836
Term 3
February What a Friend We Have In Jesus 1855
March Jesus Loves Me 1860
April Shall We Gather at the River 1864 or listen HERE
Folk Songs
Folk Songs?? I didn't think I knew any until I started looking them up! I had to google what folk songs were, which led to learning about ballads. Ballads are a part of folk music but not all folk songs are ballads! Ballads are longer and tell a story. Folk songs typically become a part of the culture and are passed down verbally. Anyway, here's what we've picked for this year.2015-2016
Term 1
August A-Hunting We Will Go 1777 British
September Early One Morning 1787 English
October Old Dan Tucker 1843 American print Lyrics HERE (colorful history apparently, I will elaborate on the dancing game aspect)
Term 2
November There's a Hole in My Bucket c. 1700 history
December Oh! Susannah! 1847 Stephen Foster
January I've Been Working on the Railroad 1894
Term 3
February The Erie Canal 1905
March Home on the Range 1908
April Billy Boy 1912
