# Hymn Reviewer Guide

##### How to Review Hymns Recordings

- Recordings should be reviewed within 48 hours of being received  
    
    - e.g. if a hymn is sent on Monday, it should be responded to by Wednesday
- Start by reviewing the source recording (you can see these on the SS Curriculum Website or in the OneDrive) 
    - If you believe that the source is not right (i.e. doesn't match what we say in church), discuss it with the other leaders.
    - It may be that we need to adjust the source.
    - It may be that we need to adjust how we say the hymn in church.
- Listen to the recording sent by the servant: 
    - Be very critical in your listening - this recording is meant to be sent to the children/youth to learn from, so it needs to be good. The servants are also meant to send recordings for review very early - at least two weeks. So they have lee time to adjust the recording. And if the recording needs work, chances are, the servant needs more practice...
    - Listen for pace 
        - If a recording is too fast, it will be difficult to learn from or review with
        - If a recording is too slow, it will be discouraging to listen to (or could put someone to sleep)
    - Listen for pronunciation 
        - In English and in Coptic
    - Listen for tune
    - Listen for issues between cuts 
        - Sometimes servants will record the parts of a hymn over several takes and edit to combine them. This is completely okay, and having cuts in the recording is completely fine.
        - However, sometimes, the different takes are recorded with different pitches and this can cause confusion when trying to learn the hymn
- Respond to the email

##### Responding to Hymns Recordings

- The reviewer's reply to a hymn sent for review is very important. It is meant to encourage the servant in their hymns service, while also addressing any issues BEFORE they reach the classroom.
- Thank the servant by name
- Give positive feedback about the recording 
    - If a recording is very close, and only needs minor adjustments, say that!
    - Comment on the parts that are good, the parts that are perfect
- Give corrections or suggestions for the servant 
    - Sometimes this may need for you to **record** a correction via audio and send it with your email
    - If that's the case, be sure to say in the email to "see attached recording"

> Thank you, Jan!
> 
> Great job with your recording.
> 
> It is very very close, but needs two small adjustments:
> 
> 1. The pronunciation of ⲟⲩⲥⲑⲟⲓⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ - the ⲑ here makes a "t" sound since it's preceded by a ⲥ so it would be "ou estoinoufi" not "es-thoi-nofi"
> 2. The tune at ⲉⲥⲙⲓⲥⲓ ̀ⲙⲙⲟϥ. In your recording you said it very slow, but it should be much faster. Please see attached recording.
> 
> Looking forward to hearing your follow-up!
> 
> God bless you
> 
> Morcous

##### Reviewing Hymns for Presentation