1) Maria Kourkourika: Greek traditional songs for teaching the circle of seasons.

2) May Kokkidou: The piano and other keyboard instruments.

3) Georgios Giatsos: Programme Music.

4) Vasilliki Kosmanou: Teaching music at High school.

5) Andreas Markatis: Standard procedure of sound-covering of a school event.

6) Chrisa Kitsiou: A cross-subject approach for the teaching of a musical instrument - Ballade in C minor (no.15) for piano, Burgmuller.

7) Evi Afxendiou: Music and Environment - Using recyclable material to make musical instruments.

8) Efi Makropoulou & Dimitris Varelas: Singing words.

9) Marianna Mihalarea: What is music...

 

Abstracts:

1) Maria Kourkourika
Greek traditional songs for teaching the circle of seasons

Greek traditional songs for teaching the circle of seasons in kindergarten level.

2) May Kokkidou
The piano and other keyboard instruments

Learning about the piano and other keyboard instruments at primary school music classrooms. Ideas, suggestions and teaching plan.

3) Georgios Giatsos
Programme Music

A teaching suggestion for the understanding of programme music for the 2nd and 3rd grade of Secondary School.

4) Vasilliki Kosmanou
Teaching music at High school

Three teaching plans are presented. They are suitable for high school music classrooms. Topics are chosen from organology and music history.

5) Andreas Markatis
Standard procedure of sound-covering of a school event

The need of using sound - equipment is a common issue in everyday school - life. The sound - covering of a school event is a complicated matter. Teachers are responsible for that, although they are not proper educated. The following guide will try to help these kind of situations by showing standard microphone - techniques, how to use the equipment and how to record.

6) Chrisa Kitsiou
A cross-subject approach for the teaching of a musical instrument - Ballade in C minor (no.15) for piano, Burgmuller

The Greek education community, through the intent to teach a musical instrument, is mainly based on older teaching methods, which provide a negatively image of expression on music performance. A basic disadvantage is the performing, while looking from the sheet of music and not by memorizing, which results a "mechanic", without musicality, performance. I suggest a teaching and also studying method which shows the student how to confront successfully the study of music. This method has been tested on many students of various ages and music levels and showed very positive results on technique, on musicality, and in general the interest and confidence of the student. This method is presented through the Ballad in C minor (no.15), Burgmuller.

7) Evi Afxendiou
Music and Environment - Using recyclable material to make musical instruments

The following project applies the 3rd and 4th grade of primary education and it aims to raise awareness regarding environmental issues through the music lesson. As it suggests, this can be achieved by using recyclable material to make musical instruments and by composing and performing musical pieces which focus on the environment.

8) Efi Makropoulou & Dimitris Varelas
Singing words

This article is based on a new publication, titled Singing words: from theory to practice. Its main area of interest is the so - called singing language: vocal sounds, everyday words, proverbs, children songs and rhymes, poetic passages are used for the development of rhythm, creativity, kinesthesia, vocal dexterities and melody. This article is divided in two parts: the first part is concerned in a theoretical level with the relationship between music and language whilst the second part presents some practical examples of the use of language in the music classroom.