Singing greek with Mariza Koch's songs 
Me palmo
Me palmo
Pronunciation
Phonemic awareness activity: recite the lyrics of the songs syllabically: τακ-τακ- τακ-τακ-το-τρα-γού-δι- μου-θα-πω... (tak-tak- tak-tak-to-tra-gou-di moy-tha-pō)
Speech Comprehension and Production
Personification: η καρδούλα μου μου δίνει, η καρδούλα μου το ξέρει (ē kardoula mou mou dinei, ē kardoula mou to xerei).
Syllabic rhyme: θα πω-παλμό, δίνει-εκείνη, ξέρει-ξεφτέρι (tha pō-palmo, dinei-ekeinē, xerei-xephteri.
Listen to the song "Τίκι-τίκι-τακ" (Tiki-tiki-tak) and compare the content of the two songs.
Syllabic rhyme: θα πω-παλμό, δίνει-εκείνη, ξέρει-ξεφτέρι (tha pō-palmo, dinei-ekeinē, xerei-xephteri.
Listen to the song "Τίκι-τίκι-τακ" (Tiki-tiki-tak) and compare the content of the two songs.
Music Activities
Sing while walking on the pulse of the beat (slow and fast) and while clapping in the rhythm of the melody.
Perform the rhythm of the melody on various non-pitched percussion instruments (maracas, claves, hand drums, tambourine, etc.).
Divide the class in two groups and sing in canon.
Instrumentation of the song utilising Orff principles (ostinato, descant, bordun).
Perform the rhythm of the melody on various non-pitched percussion instruments (maracas, claves, hand drums, tambourine, etc.).
Divide the class in two groups and sing in canon.
Instrumentation of the song utilising Orff principles (ostinato, descant, bordun).
Cross-thematic Connections - Greek Culture
Interdisciplinary concepts: sound, time.
Songs with rhythmic elements "Μου σπάσανε τον μπαγλαμά" (Mou spasane ton baglama), "Τίκι-τίκι τάκα κάνει η καρδιά μου" (Tiki-tiki-taka kanei ē kardia mou), "Τάκα-τάκα-τα η καρδιά μου πως χτυπά" (Taka-taka-ta ē kardia mou pōs chtypa) [arrangement of the French song "Paco Paco"], etc.: spot the echomimetic syllables and create rhythmic movements while listening.
Songs with rhythmic elements "Μου σπάσανε τον μπαγλαμά" (Mou spasane ton baglama), "Τίκι-τίκι τάκα κάνει η καρδιά μου" (Tiki-tiki-taka kanei ē kardia mou), "Τάκα-τάκα-τα η καρδιά μου πως χτυπά" (Taka-taka-ta ē kardia mou pōs chtypa) [arrangement of the French song "Paco Paco"], etc.: spot the echomimetic syllables and create rhythmic movements while listening.
Age level
3-7 years old
Language level
Beginner
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