They teach: Dionysia Pappouli and Evangelia Chaldaiaki

According to the Government Gazette and the curriculum regulations, this is an individual course of increased difficulty and repertoire range, which is conducted in three semesters. Specifically, the syllabus of each semester is structured as follows:

First Semester

  • Posture.
  • Vocal exercises.
  • Practical application of technical vocal issues.
  • Theoretical issues in the study and approach of Greek folk singing.
  • Selected repertoire from the following geographical regions: Asia Minor, East Aegean, Cyprus.

Second Semester

  • Posture.
  • Vocal exercises.
  • Practical application of technical vocal issues.
  • Theoretical issues in the study and approach of Greek folk singing.
  • Selected repertoire from the following geographical regions: Cyclades, Crete, Peloponnese, Peloponnese, Central Greece, Thessaly.

Third semester

  • Posture.
  • Vocal exercises.
  • Practical application of technical vocal issues.
  • Theoretical issues in the study and approach of Greek folk singing.

Selected repertoire from the following geographical regions: Ionian, Epirus, Macedonia, Thrace, Thrace, Pontus.

 

Recommended literature

Andricos, N. (2018). The popular streets in the interwar urban song. Drawing of popular tropical theory. Athens: Place.

Baud Bovy, S. (1984). An essay on the Greek folk song. Nafplio: Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation.

Burnt, E. (1996). Folk song. A different approach. Athens: Pataki.

Kyriakidis, St. (1990). The folk song. Conducting studies. Athens: Hermes.

Liavas, L. (2009). The Greek song from 1821 to 1950. Athens: Commercial Bank of Greece.

Mavroeidis, M. (1994). Anthology of Greek traditional music. Athens: Fagotto.

Politis, A. (1984). The discovery of Greek folk songs. Conditions, efforts and the creation of the first collection. Athens: Themelio.

Politis, A. (2017). The folk song. Heraklion: University Publications of Crete.

Spyridakis, G., Megas C. & Petropoulos, D. (1962 & 2000). Greek folk songs (selection) (Vol. A). Athens: Academy of Athens.

Spyridakis, G., & Peristeri, S. (1968 & 1999). Greek folk songs (music selection) (Vol. B & C). Athens: Academy of Athens.

Tsiamoulis, C. (2018). The melodic patterns of tradition – Mode A (Issue one). Athens: Papagrigoriou-Nakas.

____ (2018). The melodic patterns of tradition – Mode A (Issue 2). Athens: Papagrigoriou-Nakas.

____ (2023). The melodic patterns of tradition – Mode B (Issue three). Athens: Papagrigoriou-Nakas.

Chaldaiaki, E. (2018). MR. Α. Psachos and his contribution to the recording and study of Greek folk songs. Athens: Athens Conservatory-Orpheus.

Related articles in volumes and scientific journals

Beaton, R. (1980). Modes and roads: factors of change and continuity in Greek musical tradition. The Annual of the British School of Athens. Vol. 75, 1-11.

Amargianakis, G. (2003). Byzantine music – folk singing: The two aspects of the Greek musical heritage. In. (ed.). The two sides of the Greek musical heritage. Tribute in memory of Spyridon Peristeri (pp. 61-67). Athens: Academy of Athens.

Terzopoulou, M., Psychogiou, E. (1992). Problems of the publication of folk songs. Ethnology. 1, 143-165.