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Description
The workshop aims to explore diverse interpretive dimensions of choral songs through dramatization, analyzing musical genres, and modifying lyrics for varied storytelling. Diverging from static interpretations, contemporary choral presentations involve dynamic elements like movement, choreography, props, and lighting, enhancing the overall experience. Conductor decisions regarding movement incorporation should align with a robust pedagogical foundation, communicated effectively to choir members for optimal impact. Choralography, synchronizing specific movements with the choral piece, creates a dual audiovisual dimension, emphasizing melody and lyrical expression. The workshop engages with Ivo Bláha's "Fog" from "Living Water," fostering tonal precision, rhythmic connection, and spatial awareness in primary school choirs. Physical and vocal warm-ups, coupled with targeted musical skill development, aim to enhance individual and group singing proficiency. Participants explore scenic and kinesthetic aspects, aligning solutions with vocal challenges. The conclusion involves the presentation of dramatized songs, with provided materials including choral scores and stage props.
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Thodoris Korakas
was born in Chania. He studied piano and Advanced Music Theory in Athens. In 1996, he graduated from the Department of Musical Studies at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He continued his piano studies at the Pedagogical Department of the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, graduating with distinction. From 2001 to 2020, she taught music at Ralleia Experimental Primary Schools. He was a member of the Scientific Supervisory Board (2011–2019) and from 2012 to 2020, vice principal of school. Since school year 2020-21, he has been teaching music at the 7th Primary School of Glyfada, while since November 2021, he has been a phd candidate at the University of Athens.
Maria Bilika
was born in Athens, where she studied piano and advanced music theory. She continued her piano studies at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, graduating in 2001 with a magister art degree. As a pianist, she has given solo recitals and collaborated with chamber music ensembles and larger orchestras in Greece and Austria. She is the founder and conductor of the Children's and Youth Choir of the Municipal Conservatory of Glyfada, with which she has performed concerts in collaboration with the orchestra of the Municipal Conservatory of Glyfada and other orchestral and choral ensembles, including the State Orchestra of Athens. She teaches piano, music pre-education, and has been an educator in Music Education at the Ellinogermaniki Agogi since 2003.
