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Quarter 2 – Module 1
East Asian Music
Music - Grade 8
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Quarter 2 – Module 1: East Asian Music
First Edition, 2020
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Table of Contents
What This Learning Package is About .................................................................................. i
What I Need to Know ............................................................................................................. ii
How to Learn from this Learning Package ........................................................................... ii
Icons of this Learning Package ............................................................................................ iii
Lesson 1:
(Japanese Music) ..............................................................................................................................
What I Need to Know .................................................................................... 1
What’s New Activity 1: Music Appreciation .............................................. 2
What Is .......................................................................................................... 3
What’s More Activity 2: Song Analysis ..................................................... 8
What I Have Learned Activity 3: Explore Japanese Music....................... 10
What I Can Do Activity 4: Reflection .......................................................... 11
Lesson 2:
(Chinese Music)
What I Need to Know .................................................................................... 12
What’s New Activity 1: Music Appreciation .............................................. 13
What’s In Activity 2: Picture Analysis ........................................................ 14
What Is It ....................................................................................................... 15
What’s More Activity 3: Song Analysis ..................................................... 19
What I Have Learned Activity 4: Explore Japanese Music ...................... 20
What I Can Do Activity 5: Reflection .......................................................... 21
Lesson 3:
(Korean Music)
What I Need to Know .................................................................................... 22
What’s New Activity 1: Picture Analysis ................................................... 23
What’s In Activity 2: Music Appreciation .................................................. 23
What Is It ....................................................................................................... 24
What’s More Activity 3: Song Analysis ..................................................... 27
What I Have Learned Activity 4: Explore Korean Music .......................... 27
What I Can Do ............................................................................................... 28
Summary .............................................................................................................................. 29
Assessment: (Post-Test).................................................................................................... 31
Key to Answers ................................................................................................................... 33
References ........................................................................................................................... 34
The prominent features of the vocal and instrumental music of East Asian
How the music of East Asian Countries (Japan, China, and Korea) reflect the
different aspects of East Asian culture through its timbre, rhythm, melody,
The different cultural and musical practices of Japan, China and Korea as
expressed through their feelings towards each other, to the environment, their
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Icons of this Module
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What I Know
Direction: From the pictures of costumes, folk symbols, artworks, scenery and other aspects
of culture of the East Asian countries (Japan, China, and Korea); identify the origin of the
objects. Write your answers on your activity notebook.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janggu https://all-free-download.com/free-vector/download/paper-cut-butterfly-design-vector_542577.html
7. 8.
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https://blockakabuki.weebly.com/kabuki-costumes.html https://www.dhgate.com/product/women-korean-traditional-dress-2017-top-skirt/395876504.html#seo=WAP
9. 10.
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/423831014911227356/ https://comicbook.com/anime/news/dragon-ball-z-jade-shenron-6-inch-pop-figure-in-stock/
11. 12.
13. 14. 15
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https://japanesetradmusic.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_21.html
Through this lesson, you will discover the traditional music of Japan through their vocal
(folk songs) and instrumental music. Japanese vocal music is quite different from the Western
vocal music, and is based on the intervals of human breathing rather than mathematical timing,
and how Japanese musicians show their spiritual self-mastery in mastering his or her
instrument more than simply perfecting a technique of some sort and how they give value to
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What’s New
Japan. For you to understand and enjoy this activity, use the guide questions provided.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=kpELlKI7hMw&feature=emb_logo
Based on the videos or music that you have heard on the radio, answer the guide questions
2. What instruments are used in the music samples? (based your answer in Hornbostel-
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What Is It
Japanese music, the art concerned with combining vocal or instrumental sounds for
Japan. Korea served as a bridge to Japan for many Chinese musical ideas as well as exerting
influence through its own forms of court music. Also to be considered is the presence of
northern Asian tribal traditions in the form of Ainu culture surviving on Hokkaido
island. However, it should be pointed out that the island isolation of Japan allowed it to develop
its own special characteristics without the intense influences of the Chinese giant and
the Mongols so evident in mainland cultures. Therefore, in the ensuing discussion all the
“foreign” elements are placed in the matrix of traditions and styles that are characteristically
Japanese.
highly ritualized, as much in the music itself, as in the composure of the musicians when
performing it. Japanese chamber and solo music have a slow meditative pace. The
martial arts and other forms of art such as the tea ceremony and calligraphy. It is usually about
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/287245282457248183/
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2. Tsuzumi (hourglass-shaped) – there are two
varieties; the smaller Kotsuzumi and the larger
Otsuzumi. They are used in both Noh and Kabuki
performances. The Kotsuzumi is held on the right
shoulder and the player alters the tone by
squeezing the laces. The Osuzumi is placed on the
left thigh. Like all the other traditional arts in Japan,
there are several schools of Tsuzumimatsuri
festivals.
https://japanophilia.xyz/2018/02/13/wadaiko-japanese-drum/
http://kitanodaigagakukai.web.fc2.com/gagaku4-e.html
https://www.dreamstime.com/illustration/japanese-taiko.html
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B. String Instruments (Chordophone)
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/423831014911227356/
https://www.123rf.com/photo_137233804_stock-vector-japanese-shamisen
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503504
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C. Wind Instruments (Aerophone)
https://restaurants-guide.tokyo/column/traditional-musical-instruments-of-japan/
https://restaurants-guide.tokyo/column/traditional-musical-instruments-of-japan/
https://musicinjapan.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/6/7/14670924/462159429_orig.jpg?137
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5. Shinobue – also called Takebue in the
context of Japanese traditional arts, is a
Japanese transverse flute (fue) that has a high-
pitched sound.
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/620089442418922239/
https://restaurants-guide.tokyo/column/traditional-musical-instruments-of-japan/
The main tone of Japanese music has two modes; the Yo-
sen and the In-sen. Both consist of five primary tones based on a
scale with seven tones. The two remaining tones are considered as
auxiliary tones. The ancient melody of Japanese music is commonly
based on these modes. However, one melody is not always in one
mode alone. The melody of Japanese music commonly shifts on
both modes. They often give emphasis on the
second to fourth tone of the mode.
https://www.123rf.com/photo_49926732_stock-vector-young-woman-wearing-traditional-japanese-kimono.html
Yo-sen Mode
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo_scale
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In-sen Mode
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Insen_scale_on_C.png
What’s More
Direction: Sing the Yo-sen scale and the song “Sakura”. Analyze the different musical
elements used.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo_scale#/media/File:Yo_scale_on_D_ascending_&_descending.png
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Answer the following questions:
2. Describe how the musical elements reflect Japanese Culture? (Copy the table)
TIMBRE
DYNAMICS
RHYTHM
MELODY
FORM
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What I Have Learned
Direction: Based on what you have learned, fill in the complete information regarding
Japanese Music.
Socio-Historical Musical
Context Instruments
Japanese Music
Functions of
Music Vocals
Music
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What I Can Do
Activity 4: Reflection
1 essential understand (reflect based on how this lesson change your perception about
Japanese music).
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https://www.visiontimes.com/2019/12/12/music-therapy-in-traditional-chinese-medicine.html
For several thousand years Chinese culture was dominated by the teachings of the
philosopher Confucius, he conceived music in the highest sense as a means of calming the
passion of dispelling of unrest and lust, rather than as a form of amusement. Traditionally the
Chinese have believed that sound influences the harmony of the universe. Significantly, one
of the most important duties of the first emperor of each new dynasty was to search out and
establish that dynasty’s through standard of pitch. A result of this philosophical orientation was
that the Chinese theoretically opposed music performed solely for entertainment.
This lesson will show you the traditional instrumental and music vocal of China.
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What’s New
China. For you to understand and enjoy this activity, use the guide questions provided.
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What’s In
2. Is the picture shows similarities with the previous lesson that we have? Explain it.
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What Is It
The music of China dates back to the dawn of Chinese Civilization with documents
and artifacts providing evidence of a well-developed musical culture as early as the Zhou
Dynasty (1122 B.C.E). In ancient China, music was regarded as central to the harmony and
small ensembles of plucked and bowed stringed instruments, flutes, and various cymbals,
http://www.china-expats.com/Images/Instruments/YueQin.htm
By This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy, CC0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57858544
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3. Erhu – two-stringed fiddle and one of the most
popular Chinese instruments. It is used as a solo
instrument as well as in small ensembles or large
orchestra, and by various ethnic groups.
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/AQ6TU0X5zW3Ctikmj2SCNSW1-c3GSVrJ5TbqmSPVr8tQ1nGtjv60iLs/
https://www.britannica.com/art/yunluo
https://www.britannica.com/art/sheng-musical-instrument
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6. Dizi – is the traditional Chinese flute. It can have a
membrane over an extra hole to give the characteristic rattle
effect. The player plays the Dizi by blowing across the
mouthpiece and produces the different notes by stopping the
six holes found in the rod.
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/480759328944639812/
http://andrewsalamanca.com/2016/05/gu-zheng/
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/140174607123877643/
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Vocal Music in China
Chinese Vocal Music has traditionally been sung in a thin, non-resonant voice or in falsetto
and is usually solo rather than choral. All traditional Chinese music is melodic rather than
harmonic. Chinese vocal music probably developed from sung poems and verses
accompanied by music.
1. Mo Li Hua – is a traditional Chinese song with a beautifully gentle and lyrical melody. The
lyrics about the jasmine flower also turn it into a love song. The song describes a custom of
giving Jasmine flowers, popular in the southern Yangtze region of China. Another version
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Melody and tone color are prominent expressive features of Chines music and great emphasis
is given to the proper articulation and inflection of each musical tone. Most Chinese music is
based on the 5 tone or the Pentatonic Scale though heptatonic scale is also used.
Play the pentatonic scale (do-re-mi-so-la) on the piano keyboard, lyre or guitar. Hum
https://m.basicmusictheory.com/c-major-pentatonic-scale
What’s More
Process Questions:
2. Describe how the musical elements and instrumental pieces reflect Chinese culture?
3. Is there a Filipino song that portrays similar meaning? Explain the similarities and why?
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4. Describe the folk song through the use of its musical elements.
TIMBRE
DYNAMICS
RHYTHM
MELODY
FORM
Direction: Based on what you have learned, fill in the complete information regarding Music
of China.
Socio-
Music
Historical
Instruments
Context
Music of China
Function of Music
Music Vocals
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What I Can Do
Activity 5: Reflection
1 essential understand (reflect based on how this lesson change your perception about
Chinese music).
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Chong-ak means literally “right or correct music”, and its tradition includes both
instrumental and vocal music, which were cultivated mainly by the upper-class literate of the
Joseon society. Chong-ak also refers to ensemble music for men of high social status outside
of the court. In this category, three important terms are a-ak, tang-ak, and hyang-ak.
classes of for the general public and is vibrant and energetic. It includes genres such as
pansori and minyo. Pansori is a kind of music presented to audiences by skilled vocal singers
and drummers. But even the unskilled could sing these songs. They sang when they worked
in the rice paddy or fields, sang when they went off their lover and sang when their life was
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What’s New
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Korea#/media/File:Farmer_dance.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Korea#/media/File:Middle_Class_in_Joseon.jpg
2. What similarities with other East Asian countries can you identify in these objects?
What’s In
Instruction or Video in the given links . Each recording should last about 30 seconds to 1
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Links:
1. Changgo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8wHBwyofLw
2. Haegum - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7ZeSumH004
3. Komunggo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZZAsbAzx6M
4. Kayagum - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNR-_hH_qOM
5. Piri - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq8R-SPyHUM&feature=related
What Is It
A. Music Instruments
1. Chordophones
By Photo by PARK Hyoung-Won (Flickr user: dalcrose). Photo used by the kind permission of PARK Hyoung-Won (see below for email granting permission). -
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dalcrose/464193655/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3096026
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/342766221617872689/
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3. Haegum (two-string vertical fiddle) – it has a rod-
like neck, a hollow wooden soundbox, two silk
strings, and is held vertically on the knee of the
performer and played with a bow.
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/333759022361430039/
2. Aerophone
https://courtmusicinvestigation.weebly.com/what-is-court-music.html
3. Membranophone
B. Music Vocals
1. Arirang – is a Korean folk song. It is sometimes used as a symbol of Korea and Korean
culture. Arirang is in essence a song of farewell. The word “Arirang” means “the hill”. It pertains
to the foothills of Korea where most Koreans had parting on. An emotion of deep regret is
imbued in the rhythm of Arirang. The song evokes the feeling of the tears shed by Koreans
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Arirang
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What’s More
Process Questions:
2. Describe how the musical elements and instrumental pieces reflect Korean culture?
3. Is there a Filipino song that portrays similar meaning? Explain the similarities and why?
Direction: Based on what you have learned, fill in the complete information regarding Music
of Korea.
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Socio-
Music
Historical
Instruments
Context
Music of Korea
Function of
Music Vocals
Music
What I Can Do
Activity 5: Reflection
1 essential understand (reflect based on how this lesson change your perception about
Chinese music).
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Summary
Japan
Japanese Vocal music is quite different from the Western Vocal Music, and is based
on the intervals of human breathing rather than mathematical timing, and how Japanese
musicians show their spiritual self-mastery in mastering his or her instrument more than simply
perfecting a technique of some sort and how they give value to their performance and
composure.
performance are highly ritualized, as is the composure of the musicians when performing it.
Japanese chamber music and solo music have a slow meditative pace and use concrete
elements, which serve to represent natural sounds and the sounds of life. The main tone of
Japanese music has two modes: the Yosen and the Insen. Both consist of five primary tones
based on a scale with seven tones. Japanese music has three general types of instruments
taiko; string instruments (chordophone) Koto, shamisen, biwa; and wind instruments
(aerophone) shakuhachi, nokan, sho and hichiriki. Compared to our music, Japanese music
is very simple. They sing melodies in unison and they never repeat the same melody in a
song.
China
Chinese music uses the pentatonic scale as can be heard in the song “Mo Li Hua”.
Chinese musical instruments are classified according to the materials by which they
are made: animal skins, gourd, bamboo, wood, silk, earth/clay, metal, and stone.
Erhu is a two-stringed fiddle and one of the most popular Chinese instruments.
Pengling are two small bells used as coloring instrument either in ensembles or in
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Sheng is a Chinese mouth organ, with 12 to 36 bamboo pipes. It produces several
notes simultaneously, so chords and melody can be performed at the same time. It is
Korea
Korean music has a slow tempo, giving it a very peaceful and pensive character.
Arirang is a Korean folk song used as a symbol of Korean and Korean culture. It evokes
the feeling of the tears shed by Koreans and the remembrance of sad stories
specifically partings.
lower classes or for the general public and it is vibrant and energetic.
drummers.
Haegum a two-string vertical fiddle, with a rod-like neck and a hollow wooden sound
box.
Changgo is the most widely used drum used in the traditional music of Korea.
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Assessment: (Post-Test)
I. Direction: Choose the correct answer: Write the letters on the space provided.
1. How is Chinese music described?
a. It is gentle and lyrical c. It is meditative and highly ritualized
b. It is slow in tempo and is very peaceful d. It slow and melancholy
2. Which of the following is one of China’s most popular instruments?
a. Haegum c. Koto
b. Erhu d. Shamisen
3. What meter is used in the Japanese song “Sakura”?
a. Quadruple Meter c. Duple Meter
b. Tiple Meter d. Compound Meter
4. Which of the following does not belong in the group?
a. Tsuzumi c. Taiko
b. Odaiko d. Changgo
5. Which Korean music category is traditionally associated with the lower class?
a. Tang-ak c. Sog-ak
b. Chong-ak d. A-ak
6. How is the “Arirang” song classified?
a. Welcome song c. Song for spring
b. Love song d. Parting song
7. What melody is used in the folk song “Mo Li Hua”?
a. Melodic c. Diatonic
b. Pentatonic d. Harmonic
8. Which Japanese instrument is the counterpart of Kayageum?
a. Koto c. Shamisen
b. Geomungo d. Zheng
9. Which Japanese instrument is called the “dragon flute”?
a. Shimobue c. Ryuteki
b. Hichiriki d. Shakuhachi
10. Which of the following statements about Changgo is correct?
a. It is a single headed drum whose tone is altered by squeezing its laces.
b. It is a Japanese drum that has become the central instrument of percussion
ensemble.
c. It is a large hanging barrel drum.
d. An hour glass-shaped double headed drum made from animal skin.
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II. Match the Pictures (2pts each)
A. Haegum
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503504
B. Erhu
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/333759022361430039/
C. Taiko
http://andrewsalamanca.com/2016/05/gu-zheng/
D. Zheng
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/AQ6TU0X5zW3Ctikmj2SCNSW1-
c3GSVrJ5TbqmSPVr8tQ1nGtjv60iLs/
E. Biwa
https://www.dreamstime.com/illustration/japanese-taiko.html
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Key to Answers
Pre Test
1. China 6. Korea 11. Japan
2. Japan 7. Korea 12. China
3. Korea 8. China 13. Korea
4. Japan 9. Japan 14. Japan
5. China 10. Korea 15. China
Post Test:
Test 1 Test II
1. c. 1. E. Biwa
2. b 2. A. Haegum
3. c. 3. D. Zheng
4. d. 4. B. Erhu
5. c 5. C. Taiko
6. d
7. b
8. a
9. c
10.d
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References
A. Print/Books:
Anido, B. et.al; Music and Arts Grade 8, Learners Module, (First Edition 2013)
ISBN 978-971-9990-76-5
B. Website Readings/Pictures
https://study.com/academy/lesson/music-of-east-asia-scales-themes-instruments-
characteristics.html
https://www.slideshare.net/MLRT18/east-asian-musicgrade-8
retrieved May 25, 2020
Japanese Music
www.freeworldmaps.net
https://japanesetradmusic.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_21.html
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/287245282457248183/
https://japanophilia.xyz/2018/02/13/wadaiko-japanese-drum/
http://kitanodaigagakukai.web.fc2.com/gagaku4-e.html
https://www.dreamstime.com/illustration/japanese-taiko.html
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/423831014911227356/
https://www.123rf.com/photo_137233804_stock-vector-japanese-shamisen
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503504
https://japanophilia.xyz/2018/02/13/shakuhachi/
https://restaurants-guide.tokyo/column/traditional-musical-instruments-of-japan/
https://restaurants-guide.tokyo/column/traditional-musical-instruments-of-japan/
https://musicinjapan.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/6/7/14670924/462159429_orig.jpg?137
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/620089442418922239/
https://restaurants-guide.tokyo/column/traditional-musical-instruments-of-japan/
https://www.123rf.com/photo_49926732_stock-vector-young-woman-wearing-traditional-
japanese-kimono.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo_scale
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Insen_scale_on_C.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo_scale#/media/File:Yo_scale_on_D_ascending_&_descendin
g.png
https://livejapan.com/en/article-a0001976/
retrieved June 8, 2020
Chinese Music
https://www.visiontimes.com/2019/12/12/music-therapy-in-traditional-chinese-medicine.html
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17862226
http://www.china-expats.com/Images/Instruments/YueQin.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipa#/media/File:Pipa_MET_DP216710.jpg
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/AQ6TU0X5zW3Ctikmj2SCNSW1-
c3GSVrJ5TbqmSPVr8tQ1nGtjv60iLs/
https://www.britannica.com/art/yunluo
https://www.britannica.com/art/sheng-musical-instrument
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/480759328944639812/
http://andrewsalamanca.com/2016/05/gu-zheng
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/140174607123877643/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14666682
https://m.basicmusictheory.com/c-major-pentatonic-scale
retrieved June 8, 202
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Korean Music
https://www.trazy.com/experience/detail/national-gugak-center-korean-music-dance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Korea#/media/File:Farmer_dance.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Korea#/media/File:Middle_Class_in_Joseon.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3096026
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/342766221617872689/
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/333759022361430039/
https://courtmusicinvestigation.weebly.com/what-is-court-music.html
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2256180
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arirang
retrieved June 8, 2020
C. Videos
Japanese Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG9efSXLGDw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=kpELlKI7hMw&feature=emb_logo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKTRnO7SV68
Chinese Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq3lc_GSrlI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S41_Veb3LA
Korean Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8wHBwyofLw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7ZeSumH004
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZZAsbAzx6M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNR-_hH_qOM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq8R-SPyHUM&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f99tZQ8XtGM
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