Virtual e-Class
Πρότυπο Πειραματικό Γυμνάσιο Ζωσιμαίας
Σχολής Ιωαννίνων
This year we participated in a Virtual eClass project, working together with our
friends from Antonio Gala School in Dos
Hermanas, Seville, Spain
.
Virtual e-Class
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This is our work
•The theme
we chose to
focus on was
“music and
words that
connect our
cultures” – it
was fun!
We first described our
relationship with music
We soon realized
that there was
music in our daily
lives. Apart from
listening to music,
many of us are
learning to play a
musical instrument – violin, piano, but also traditional
Greek instruments.
What is Music?
Music is the art of combining
sounds
to
composition,
performance and listening to a
musical work. It takes its name
from the nine muses of Greek
mythology. Music evolves it’s
story as a parallel of language
and plays an important role in the
lives of people even the ancient
times.
Music and I
Music plays a very important
role in my life. Since I was a
little boy I used to spend some
of my free time listening songs I
liked, and I also enjoyed
learning songs by heart so I can
sing them on my own. As the
years passed the kind of music I
listened has changed. I can’t
devote much time only to listen
a song, but I enjoy listening
songs while I’m studying(that
also makes me concentrate).
Music and I
Moreover
I’ve
been playing the
piano for six
years (It is my
favorite classical
instrument)
Music and I
I can’t say that I have a specific favorite
kind of music. In fact I enjoy listening:
 Rock (English and American)
 Pop (English and American and a few times
Greek)
 And Classical
I dislike hard rock, metal, and heavy
metal.
Favorite singers,
bands, composers
Rock
Pop
Classical
Scorpions
Michael Jackson
W.A. Mozart
Bon Jovi
Fun
L.W. Beethoven
Aerosmith
Train
Rainbow
Michalis Chatzigiannis
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Me and Music
Music
We all listen to music at home, while
driving or even we study. Some are keen
on classical music, while others can’t
stand it. What’s more some of us listen
only to Greek music, but others only to
foreign music.
MUSIC IN
OUR LIVES…
• Music is important in our life because
music shows our feelings.
• If we’re sad, we listen a sad and slow
music, if we’re happy we listen a fast
music.
My relationship with music
Every day I listen to
music! Before I go to
school, when I come back
home from school when
I’m studying and when I
don’t have anything to do!
When I’m sad, when I’m happy,
when I feel that no one is near me
and when I feel lonely I listen to
music.
Listening to music is my medicine.
My favorite type of music
My favorite types of music are POP and RAP
but I like Rock, too.
.
My favorite bands
are “3 Doors Down”
and the “Beatles”
Music
To many people in many cultures,
music is an important part of their
way of life. Ancient Greek and
Indian philosophers defined music as
tones ordered horizontally as
melodies and vertically as
harmonies. Common sayings such as
"the harmony of the spheres" and "it
is music to my ears" point to the
notion that music is often ordered
and pleasant to listen to. However,
20th-century composer John Cage
thought that any sound can be
music, saying, for example, "There
is no noise, only sound."
Ημερήσια διάταξη
Musicologist Jean-Jacques Nattiez
summarizes the relativist, postmodern viewpoint: “The border
between music and noise is always
culturally defined—which implies
that, even within a single society,
this border does not always pass
through the same place; in short,
there is rarely a consensus ... By all
accounts there is no single and
intercultural universal concept
defining what music might be”.
We also explored traditional Greek
music
From Pontus and Macedonia.
Music of Pontus, was developed in
the South area of Black Sea.
Although the citizens had been
uprooted, till nowadays they keep
their culture (music and dances)
and beliefs. The main instrument is
lira. They also have various kinds of
dances in which the entire body
moves.
Lira is the most popular
traditional instrument of
Pontus. It’s made of
berry’s wood. It has 3
metal strings and the
musician plays chords. The
musician must be
talented, experienced and
concentrated to face the
difficulties of the rhythm.
• Music of Macedonia is
quite complicated
because it’s based on
traditional music from
all over the country.
That’s why songs have
huge differences from
town to town.
Bagpipe is well-known in Macedonia.
It’s also called Tsabouna. It’s made
of sheep’s leather and wood. It’s a
wind instrument and the musician
must practice a lot to achieve a
good listen. Because of the
requirements the musicians who
can play a bagpipe are fewer
through the years.
Traditional
music of
Epirus
Musical tradition of Epirus
The musical tradition of Epirus consists one of the greatest cultural treasures in
Greece.
It is distinguished for the
melodic
and
colour
that
The
growth
encountered
harmonic
follows
is
it.
mainly
syrtos.
The
melodic lines are short, the
melody is sad, the songs
with cheer lyrics or satiric
content
have
“heavy”
melody too
The wild austerity of the mountainous landscape could only be reflected into the
music.
Musical tradition of Epirus
Epiros, is a very
rugged
mountainous area
with
limited
resources.
The
music of Epiros
reflects the harsh
land which has
forced its people
to
travel
to
distant lands in
search
for
livelihood.
Akritika
Akritika:
They refer to akritais the
boarder guards of the
Byzantine Empire
Variations
Variations:
They are medieval
which have mainly
dramatic content and
they are known for
their strong story
element. These are
related to the akritika.
Historical Songs
Historical Songs
The Historical Songs
are related to the
events of the long
Greek history.
Kleftika
Kleftika:
Are the songs that
refer to thieves and
armatolous at the
Ottoman period and
celebrate their heroic
achievements.
Songs of everyday life
Songs of everyday
life:
Relating to: labor,
pastoral, love, marriage,
etc.
Moirologia
They refer to death of loved
ones. These include songs
of Death and the
underworld. Also,
moirologia express the
pain of loss, exile, and
they sart the traditional
festivals of the continent,
as a tribute to those who
are absent from the
celebration.
Kalanta
Kalanta:
The religious
songs of
Christmas, New
Year, Theofania,
Lazarus, Good
Friday, Easter etc.
The music of Epiros has a long instrumental
ensemble tradition. These ensembles consist of:
The clarinet
The clarinet. The clarinet
in the main vehicle of
expression. The
clarinetists are well
known for their
excellence of their
profound emotional
expression.
The violin
The violin
The laouto
The laouto (lute)
The defi
And the defi (hand
drum).
Traditional music band
Most known dances of Epirus
• Fisouni
• Syrtos sta tria
• Menousis
• Zagorisios
• Pogonisios
The music of Crete
The music of Crete
• The music of Crete is a traditional form
of Greek music, also called kritika.
• The music of Crete has 3 famous
instruments, the lyra, the askomandoura
and the Cretan laouto.
The music of Crete
The first music on Crete
comes from Ancient Greece.
The first recorded reference
to lyra was in the 9th
century.After the fall of
Konstantinople , many
Byzantine musicians took
refuge in Crete and
established schools of
Byzantine music.
The music of Crete
By the early 20th century, the
violin was playing a more
prominent role in Cretan folk
music, and was preferred in
Eastern Crete, while the lyra
was preferred in Western Crete.
The West Cretan highlands also
features rizitika,heroic ballads
without instrumental
accompaniment.
The music of Crete
A combination of the violin and lyre, the viololyra, was created in 1920.
Twenty years later, the modern form of the lyra appeared when a lyraki and
violin were combined replacing the lyra drone strings with three strings
in succession.
Modern Cretan music
•In the 1960s,
musicians like Nikos
Xylouris and Yannis
Markopoulos combined
Cretan folk music with
classical techniques.
Mantinades
A mantinada or
mantinades, are Cretan
rhyming couplets, typically
improvised during dance
music.
Mantinades have either
love or satire as their
topics. They are invariably
composed in
dekapentasyllabos
verse.The word is derived
from matinada or "morning
song".