Bulgarian folklor
School: SU “ Vassil Levski” -Bulgaria
Students: Siana Kaloianova, Angel Gotcov
Subject: Music
Goals: to get students acquainted with Bulgarian folklore and dances and compare it to the local songs
Students work individually, in pairs and in small groups
Means: a game introducing the specific Bulgarian rhythm, tunes and measure – musical patterns as characteristics of Bulgarian folklor
Materials: presentation about Bulgarian songs – rhythm, melody, dances, musical instruments
Description
Begin: Presentation for students to get acquainted with the measure in Bulgarian folk songs
1° activity: Students play a game about melody and rhythm in music to develop their abilities to have a good ear for music – a tune game
2° activity: Students play a game to differentiate rhythm patterns – students measure different tunes and melodies
3rd activity: Students are introduced to the main characteristics of Bulgarian folklore through a Bulgarian folklore song – they listen to the song and try to sing the first cuplet
( they have the lyrics shown on the board to help them sing)
4th activity: Students have a presentation about the Bulgarian folklore regions on the board – they watch a short video about folklore songs, traditions and typical instruments. They are shown the steps for Bulgaria choro – a typical folklore dance
Students try to play the dance together with Bulgarian students listening to the song
Follow up activity: All students compare both Bulgarian and local folklore songs – they have the opportunity to sing their favourite traditional song typical for their countries culture, they point to the similarities and find differences.
Experience
Try-out: December 2014, at the primary school Vasil Levski, included into the project work – Sevlievo, Bulgaria
Students wanted to pre-teach the lesson they were preparing.
Age of students 9 – 10 years
Students seemed to be very interested in the topic, they took active part in the activities
Lesson1: 27.01.2015, Ostrava
Age of students 13-14 years
Students in Ostrava school seemed to be interested in what they saw in the presentation about the Bulgarian folklore, they were eager to try the Bulgarian folk dance and had a lot of fun together with Bulgarian students while dancing under the melody of the song. It wasn’t difficult for them to sing the couplet from the Bulgarian song although they didn’t know the language. They wanted to repeat this activity twice.
Here we learn Bulgarian horo
This is the presentation to the lesson
Music