This roundtable discusses Creativity and Interdisciplinary in Piano Teaching in Music High Schools. The piano repertoire becomes the aphormisis for a holistic approach to teaching on a weekly basis, following student-centered teaching practice, utilizing the student's inclinations, interests and skills, aiming for discovery in learning, along with learning musical works to develop their repertoire. Piano teaching constitutes the central axis of learning for the student, combining various fields of knowledge, following the principles of inclusion in education. Through the discussion of the works of Greek composers for piano for students at "Levels" 1 to 6, their role as part of the Curriculum in Music High Schools is highlighted. The discussion falls under the axes of "Curriculums and Critical Approach" and "Interdisciplinary Approaches to Music Education" and focuses on the utilization of these musical works in piano teaching in Music High Schools, developing creative dialogue within the educational community, with the aim of highlighting various pedagogical directions, encouraging students and teachers to discover alternative teaching aspects and modern compositional forms, in order to enrich piano teaching in Music High Schools. Eugenia Psaroudaki refers to a cross-thematic teaching intervention in the piano lesson, (Bampali, 2016) based on the "44 children's pieces on traditional dances" by Yannis Konstantinidis, (Fitika, 2007) describing and understanding in depth the experience and perceptions of the participating students and teachers. Vasiliki Ntrigogia presents a teaching scenario based on experiential learning and creativity (IEP, 2023) for piano teaching, based on the traditional folk song of Kastelorizo ​​“’Efke me to mantili mou” and the piano piece of the same name by Yannis Konstantinidis from “44 children’s pieces based on traditional dances”, (Sakallieros, 2010) according to the principles of the flipped classroom, the use of ICT and the interdisciplinary teaching approach (Papazaris, 1991). Anna Bambali refers to the pedagogical utilization of the piano pieces “Greek Dances” by Georgios Kazassoglou in piano teaching and the musical dialogue between Western-European Music Theory and Traditional Music Theory, aiming for creative teaching and learning (Bampali, 2015). Evangelia Tsiouka refers to two school cultural projects that run at the Music High School of Larissa, during the school years 2023-24 and 2024-25, entitled "Greek Composers of Art Music" (IEP, 2015) and "Getting to Know the 13 Lilliputians of Joseph Valette", (Giannakopoulou, 2020) respectively. Finally, Vasiliki Kakagianni presents two teaching proposals based on the piano repertoire of Greek Composers of the 21st century, (Giannakopoulou, 2020) based on scores of modern musical notation, (Rammou, 2021) utilizing the teaching methodology of musical listening, embodied experiences, informal learning and improvisation. (Liatsou, 2016)

• Curricula and critical approaches
• Interdisciplinary approaches in music education

Anna Bampali: Piano teacher at the Music High School of Chalkida. Piano Degree (Excellence), Municipal Conservatory of Chalkida. Advanced Harmony Degree and Counterpoint Degree. Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge (B.A. Music), Goldsmiths College- University of London (MMus) and Middlesex University (MA Music Education). Participation in piano master classes, performances as pianist and chamber music accompanist. Papers in International Conferences and Symposiums. Publication of many articles in academic international Journals. Teaching music in UK schools, the piano in State Music High Schools and in Private Conservatories of Greece. Administrator of eTwinning and Erasmus+ projects. Co-author of the Guide for Piano Teachers for Music Schools in Greece, Institute of Education (I.E.P) and the Ministry of Education. Trainer in Curriculums and educational materials for Secondary Education (I.E.P.)

Eugenia Psaroudaki is a graduate of the Department of Archaeology and Art History of the Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece) and of the Postgraduate Department of Music Education of the European University of Cyprus. Music studies: Bachelor and Diploma in Piano, advanced music theory and Classical Singing Degree. Through the Greek National Competition for music teachers, she was appointed to the teaching profession and since 2010 has been working at the public Secondary Music School of Heraklion in Crete, in the piano field. Her main research interests are music pedagogy and the interdisciplinary connection of music with the history of art and culture. At the same time, she participates in numerous artistic events in her country as a pianist, accompanist and opera choral singer.

Vassiliki Ntrigkogia studied Musicology and Music Pedagogy at the Department of Music Studies of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.She holds a Master's Degree in Piano Specialization, a Diploma in Piano Specialization from the T.M.S. of the Ionian University and a Diploma in Piano. As a solist he has performed with the Orchestra of the Ionian University and the Larissa Symphony Orchestra. He teaches piano at the Music School of Larissa. She participated as a special scientist for the elaboration of the New Curriculum for the New Curriculum for the Music High Schools for Piano. She is a trainer in the curricula and educational material for Primary and Secondary Education, and participated as a specialist in the implementation of the pilot implementation of the Music Curriculum.

Evangelia P. Tsiouka was born in Larissa and is a graduate of the Department of Music Studies (A.U.Th.) with a Master’s degree in "Studies in Education" (H.O.U.). She holds a piano diploma and degree, as well as advanced music theory diplomas. Since 2005, she has been teaching piano and conducting choirs at the Music School of Larissa, participating in educational and artistic programs in Greece and abroad. She taught piano, music education, theory, and choir at the Nikaia Music School (1999-2017) and music education and theory at the Larissa Municipal Conservatory (2003-2004). Since 2017, she has collaborated with the Contemporary Conservatory of Larissa as a piano instructor, and since 2023, she has been teaching and conducting its Children’s Choir-Nursery.

Vasiliki Kakagianni was born in Larissa. She completed her music studies in piano and in Advanced Theoretical Music. She is a graduate of the Department of Music Studies at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a Master's degree in Musical Arts with a specialization in the Teaching of Musical Instruments (piano direction) from the Department of Music Science and Art at the University of Macedonia. She participated in a specialized teacher training program in piano pedagogy at the Center for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning of the Ionian University. She teaches piano at the Music School of Larissa.