Korea’s traditional music

Arirang is a Korean folk song.

Arirang ( 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 and the
remembrance of their stories
 Korea Instruments String Instruments
Kayagum (gayageum)
❑Is a traditional Korean zither like string
instruments, with 12 string ,although
more recently variants have been
constructed with 21 or more number of
strings.
❑It is the best known traditional Korean
musical instruments.

Kayagum (gayageum
 Korea Instruments String Instruments
Geomungo
❑The six string instruments plucked
zither instruments is a traditional
Korean stringed musical instruments
of the zither family or instruments
with both bridges and frets.
❑Scholars believe that the name
Geomungo
refers to goguryeo and translates to
goguryeo zither that it refers to the
color that translate to “black crane
zither’
 Korea Instruments String Instruments

Haegum (two-string vertical fiddle)

H ❑Has a rod-like neck, a hallow wooden
a sound box , two silk strings, and is held
e vertically on the knee of the performer
g and played with a bow.
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m
Percussion Instrument
Changgo
❑Is the most widely used drum in the
traditional music of Korea.
❑It is available in most kinds, and
consist of hour-glass shape body with
two head made from animal skin.
❑The two heads produce sounds of
different pitch and timber , which
when played together are believed to
represent the harmony of man and
Changgo woman.
 Wind Instruments

Piri
❑Used in both the folk and
classical (court) music of
Korea.
❑It is made of bamboo
❑It is a large reed and
cylindrical bore gives it is a
Piri sound mellower than that
many other types of oboe.
Assignment: students will answer the activity at home
Direction (Compare and classify)
Direction: Draw one instruments of each country from East Asia ,write the name of the country and write the
hornbostel Sachs classification.
MUSICAL NAME OF THE HORNBOSTEL
CRITERIA:
INSTRUMENTS COUNTRY SACHS
COMPLETENESS-5%
CLASSIFICATION
FOLLOWING DIRECTION:5%
SUBMISSION-5%
NEATNESS AND CREATIVITY -5%
Assignment:

Criteria:
Accurate Rhythm -15
Music effect -15
Overall Performance - 20