Τίτλος:	Afta ta dentra
Εναλλακτικός τίτλος:	These trees
Χρονολογία:	1966
Δημιουργός:	Theodorakis, Mikis
Συντελεστής:	Στιχουργός: Ritsos, Giannis
Περιγραφή:	Album "Romiosini", Poetic collection "Agrypnia"
Λέξεις κλειδιά:	Greekness Greece homeland consciousness fight man freedom justice sun sky silence light
Τόπος δημιουργίας:	Greece
Εκδήλωση/Γεγονός:	National Day of the 28th of October
Μουσικό μέτρο:	2/4 (two fourths), 3/4 (three fourths)
Πρώτες λέξεις:	These trees aren’t ensconced
Φωνητική έκταση:	9th major
Ψυχοπαιδαγωγικοί στόχοι:	Development of historical consciousness. Moral values and responsibility. Development of critical thinking. Recognition of the value of poetry and music as means of historicity and cultural awareness. Appreciation of struggles of people and the value of their resistance to every conqueror. Understanding of the strength and the value of creativity through poetry and music.
Μουσικοί στόχοι:	Change of meter (from 2/4 to 3/4 and again to 2/4). Rhythmic motif of dotted quarter with eight note. Eight pause. Repetition symbols. Set to music poetry. Acquaintance with the work of Mikis Theodorakis.
Ιδέες διδασκαλίας:	Reference to the poet Giannis Ritsos and to the composer Mikis Theodorakis, as well as to the work of Giannis Ritsos “Romiosini”. Recitation of the lyrics and discussion on their interpretation and meaning. Connection with historical facts from the German occupation. Discussion on the feelings evoked by the song. Observation of the music development of the song and comments on the meters where the melody persists on the same note. Performance of the song with hitting fourths on percussion instruments. Setting of a vocal drone. Class in two groups: the first group sings the melody and the second the drone. Alteration of their roles. Listening of the song from recorded source (CD). Listening of the recitation of the lyrics by G. Ritsos. Description by the students of the features of the Greek landscape that Ritsos uses, focusing on the Greekness as consciousness. Reference to the hyper realistic character of the Ritsos' poetry. Recognition of Mikis Theodorakis' work, focusing on the innovation that he introduced in the modern Greek music through the musical setting of the poetic language. Get in contact with the landscape paintings of Konstantinos Maleas and recognition of elements of Greekness in his work.
Διαθεματικές έννοιες:	Symbolism (the elements of hyperrealism in poetry and music). Individual-Group (the personal creation and the collective memory). Cooperation (the song as a result of the cooperation of two creative powers). Independence/freedom.
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