Intoduction to Greek folk music
| Title | Εισαγωγή στην ελληνική δημοτική μουσική / Intoduction to Greek folk music |
| Code | ΕΒ1002 |
| Faculty | Fine Arts |
| School | Music Studies |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600013839 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Mousikṓn Spoudṓn (2017-sīmera)
Registered students: 114
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musicology / Music Education | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Music Composition | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600256828
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Class Schedule
| Building | Τμήμα Μουσικών Σπουδών (Θέρμη) |
| Floor | Ισόγειο |
| Hall | ΑΜΦΙΘΕΑΤΡΟ 8 (317) |
| Calendar | Τρίτη 17:00 έως 20:00 |
Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600256828
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
By attending succesfully this course, the student will be able
1. to conduct field work in order to find, record and film Oral Musical Traditios, in different regions of Greece,
2. to write down correctly the text of the song, both in its integral form with the repeated and the additional syllables and words (tsakismata), and with the simple-pure verse,
3. to define and to analyze the musical and poetical structure of each piece of folk music,
4.To comprehend and recognize by a simple acoustic experience the different musical dialects in the different areas of the wider geographical space of Greece.
5.To be able to approach systematicaly the bibliography of the discipline.
6.To be able to comprehend the historical process of the different distiguished musical dialects in the wider space of Greek music and their "in" and "out" interactions.
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course aims at to approach and gain knowledge about Greek folk music, through the triptych of the ethnomusicological research, which comprises:
a. field work, i.e. the collection of traditional folk music in the framework of community life in situ, the classification of the songs and the archiving of the collected material,
b. study and analysis of the musical and poetical structure of chosen pieces.
Furthermore, research is conducted concerning the musical characteristics of Greek folk music (e.g. modes, rhythms, dances, melodic phrases, textual repetitions and additions to the pure-simple verse, improvisation, music instruments and timbres, performance techniques, study of ornaments), as well as envisaging the musical and poetical structure, i.e. the relation between text and music in Greek folk music. Another issue of the course refers to the different dialects and musical characteristics of various geographical zones of Greece (Polyphony and Heterophony in Western Greece, poetical improvisation in Greek Islands a.o.). The connection and relations of the musical traditions with the community life and social context
Keywords
Field work, archiving, transcription, musical and poetical analysis of Greek folksong, instruments, improvisation, performance, Musical dialectology, Historical approach community life and local traditions.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Audio
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Technology is used always in the teaching and learning process of Greek folk music, e.g. by using powerpoints, e-mail, recordings, video a.o.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.3 | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 7 | 0.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fieldwork | 12 | 0.4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 40 | 1.3 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Artistic Workshop | 7 | 0.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 12 | 0.4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 120 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
The student assessment is based on the following:
1. Field work and the quality & quantity of the collected material,
2. the preparation of the written work,
3. the active participation in the courses as well as the work required during the semester
4. the final examination with the written works/papers.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Summative)
- Artistic Performance (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Αθηνά Κατσανεβάκη 2022, Μεταβαλόμενες ταυτότητες ή κρυμμένα μηνύματα; Μία Μουσική Εθνοιστορία της ΒορειοΔυτικής Ελλάδας
2. Φοίβος Ανωγειανάκης 1991, Ελληνικά Λαϊκά Μουσικά Όργανα.
Additional bibliography for study
Σημειώσεις της διδάσκουσας και Power Point του μαθήματος. Επιστημονικά άρθρα που δίδονται κατα την διάρκεια του εξαμήνου. Ακουστικά audios καταμερισμένα και προερχόμενα από τα διάφορα ιδιώματα του Ελληνικού χώρου.
Samuel Baud-Bovy, Δοκίμιο για το ελληνικό δημοτικό τραγούδι, Πελοποννησιακό Λαογραφικό Ίδρυμα, Ναύπλιο 1984.
Φοίβος Ανωγειανάκης, Ἑλληνικὰ λαϊκὰ μουσικὰ ὄργανα, β΄ έκδ., Αθήνα: Μέλισσα, 1991.
Last Update
20-08-2025
