The Crab in his Hole. A fairy tale about musical forms

A Greek folk tale about a Crab having adventures with new animal friends from the sea and the mainland is the main inspiration for the 2 fairy tales of this book.

The vivid illustrations of the animals by the artist Petros Gkosiopoulos catch the eyes of the young readers. The book can be read on its own by any teacher, parent or child. In each fairy tale children will find an empty page to add an adventure of their own and draw it on the book.

Music teachers can use it to teach musical forms (Binary, Ternary, Rondo, Theme & Variations) in young ages. The idea is that each adventure corresponds to a section of the music. This way children get an idea of form in music while listening and playing the story.

The stories are accompanied by Greek traditional music especially recorded for the book by some of the most prominent soloists of Greek music (QR Code inside the book) and 30 pages with Educational Resources for children and music teachers (QR Code inside the book). It’s a great resource for anyone who would like to listen to Greek traditional music and immerse in Greek culture. **Teachers may use any music of their choice (in the musical forms mentioned above) to accompany the story. The crab is a common animal to many countries so it’s natural that teachers would like to bring the story closer to their students knowledge and customs. **

Contents
The Crab in his Hole (fairy tale 1)
The Crab and his adventures in the Sea (fairy tale 2)

Music

1. My violet in bloom, folk dance from Kefallonia island of Greece in 4/4 (adapted for Binary, Ternary and Rondo form)
2. Argitikos Kalamatianos dance fron the Peloponnese in 7/8 (adapted for Theme & Variations)

Educational resources

• 2 Pages with images to colour by Petros Gkosiopoulos
• 2 pages about the instruments playing in the recordings; Violin, Lute and Santouri
• Labyrinth
• Word seasrch
• Right or Wrong
• 2 pages Same-Similar-Different & Find the Form (for music lessons)
• 3 Digital games; The Wheel of the Crab, Matching pairs and a Quizz
• KABOOM rythm game (16 pages) and rythm cards (4 pages)
• 3 pages with rythmic phrases that can be used to accompany the music of the book with notes for the teacher in 4/4 & 7/8 meters.

Contributors
Petros Gkosiopoulos, illustration
Konstadinos Krigas, book and cover design
Kyriakos Gouventas, Music Editor

Musicians
Violin: Kyriakos Gouventas
Santouri: Vangelis Paschalides
Lute: Vasilis Kasouras