Τίτλος:	T’ asteri tou voria
Εναλλακτικός τίτλος:	The star of the north
Χρονολογία:	1963
Δημιουργός:	Hadjidakis, Manos
Συντελεστής:	Στιχουργός: Gkatsos, Nikos
Περιγραφή:	Album "America America" (1963). Soundtrack of Elias Kazan's movie with the same title.
Λέξεις κλειδιά:	star north foreign land motherland distant land fly
Τόπος δημιουργίας:	Greece
Εκδήλωση/Γεγονός:
Μουσικό μέτρο:	4/4 (four fourths)
Πρώτες λέξεις:	The star of the north
Φωνητική έκταση:	1st voice: 7th minor, 2nd voice: 12th diminished
Ψυχοπαιδαγωγικοί στόχοι:	Understanding the concept of motherland through the perspective of immigration. Enhancement of social consciousness. Sensitivity to the problems of immigrants in a foreign country. Personal expression and critical thinking. Encouragement of creativity (setting lyrics into music). Promotion of self-concept. Enhancement of self-confidence (through personal interpretation of the lyrics and creative activities as well).
Μουσικοί στόχοι:	G minor scale with no subtonic rise. Expressive use of the voice. Musical reading. Musical symbols. Two voice singing in sixths and thirds intervals. Two-voice choir. Change from minor to major scale and vice versa. Voice control. Film music.
Ιδέες διδασκαλίας:	Reference to the composers and the lyricist of the song. Presentation of Elia Kazan's movie “America America” (plot, selected extracts, music). Discussion on the concept of motherland, on the phenomenon of immigration and the songs related to it. Seeking for other songs (traditional and art songs) or for poems about immigration (project). Performance of the song by the students, with the help of their teacher (farewell to the motherland, search for a new land, hope for better future, the sorrow of immigration). Rhythmic and melodic reading of the song. Identifying the change from minor to major scale. Detection of similar changes through acoustic and written examples. Performing the song on melodic instruments. Performing the song accompanied by piano or guitar. Learning the two voices of the song. Two-voice performance, adding expressive elements (regarding the ideas and the emotions of the song). The students, in groups of 2-3 persons, choose a poem about immigration and set its lyrics to music. The groups present their work to the class; recording of their presentations.
Διαθεματικές έννοιες:	Conflict (in ideas, values, social groups). Individual-society (social exclusion, social inclusion, the loneliness of immigration).
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