Τίτλος:	O mermigkas
Εναλλακτικός τίτλος:	The ant
Χρονολογία:	1974
Δημιουργός:	Loizos, Manos
Συντελεστής:	Στιχουργός: Loizos, Manos
Περιγραφή:	Album "Songs of the road" (First performance: Aliberti, Aleka)
Λέξεις κλειδιά:	swarm ant grovel fight wise
Τόπος δημιουργίας:	Greece
Εκδήλωση/Γεγονός:	National Day of the 17th November
Μουσικό μέτρο:	2/4 (two fourths)
Πρώτες λέξεις:	A deaf ant took me from the hand
Φωνητική έκταση:	10th minor
Ψυχοπαιδαγωγικοί στόχοι:	Development of critical thinking. Promotion of the will for investigation. Development of teamwork skills. Enhancement of creativity. Personal expression. Enhancement of self-confidence.
Μουσικοί στόχοι:	A major scale. Rhythmic dictée. Melodic dictée. 5th perfect (descending) interval. Rests (quarter-eights). Personal style of composer. Improvisation.
Ιδέες διδασκαλίας:	Learning the song and understanding the symbols across its lyrics. Reference to Manos Loïzos and to his work. Listening to selected songs of the composer and commenting on his music style. Reference to the concept of “imperialism”, “democracy”, “leader”, “power”, “arbitrariness”, “revolution” and “people”. Connecting the given concepts to the lyrics of the song. Research project: asking other students of the school about the issues presented above (mini-scale questionnaire). Presenting and discussing the results of their research in the whole class. Body-sound-speech improvisations in order to express emotions or/and situations such as: obedience, complaint, imposition, fear, enthusiasm, courage, decisiveness and excitement. Drama performance of the song: stage activities with parallel narration/singing. Rhythmic and melodic dictée on selected phrases of the song. Detecting the humoristic elements of the song. Comparing the character of the leader-ant of the song with the ant in the Aesopos' “the ant and the grasshopper” fable.
Διαθεματικές έννοιες:	Humor Interaction (in social relationships, in politics and economy, in the daily life) Individual- Group Symbol
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