QUARTER 2: WEEK 1

MUSIC OF JAPAN, CHINA AND KOREA

KOREA
CHINA
JAPAN
KOREA
JAPAN
CHINA
JAPAN
 OBJECTIVE
• Listen perceptively to music of
East Asia.
• Analyzes musical elements of
selected songs and instrumental
pieces heard
 Music of JAPAN
• Vocal and instrumental music
• Based on human breathing
 Instrumental Music of Japan
• Basically meditative in character.
• Its performance is highly ritualized.
• Its usually about religious festivals, work,
dance, love and religious songs.
• Musicians must show this spiritual self
mastery.
 Japanese Musical Instrument
• Percussion Instruments (Membranophone)
1. Odaiko
2. Tsuzumi
3. Tsuridaiko
4. Taiko
1. Odaiko (big drum)
• The physical energy and
sheer excitement of an
odaiko performance is an
integral part of many
Japanese
matsuri(festivals).
2. Tsuzumi (hourglass-shape)
• There are two varieties, the smaller kotsuzumi
and the larger otsuzumi.
3. Tsuridaiko
• A large hanging barrel
drum.
 4. Taiko
• Japanese drum that
comes in various sizes
and is used to play a
variety of musical genres.
String Instrument (Chordophones)

1.Koto
2.Shamisen
3.Biwa
1. Koto
• 13 string zither, about 2 meters long and made
of Paulownia wood.
2. Shamisen
• Is a plucked stringed instrument.
3. Biwa
• Is a Japanese short necked fretted lute often
used in narrative storytelling.
 Wind Instruments (Aerophone)
1. Shakuhachi
2. Nokan
3. Hichiriki
4. Sho
5. Shinobue
6. Ryuteki
1. Shakuhachi
• The most famous flute made from bamboo.
2. Nokan
• A parallel, bamboo flute
(fue) is the only melodic
instrument used in noh.
3. Hichiriki
• A double reed Japanese flute (fue) used as
one of two main melodic instruments in
Japan.
4. Sho
• Is a Japanese free reed
musical instrument
that was introduced
from China during the
Nara period.
5. Shinobue
• Also called takebue in the context of Japanese
traditional arts.
6. Ryuteki
• Literally “dragon flute” is a Japanese
transverse fue made of bamboo.
 Music of China
• Chinese culture was dominated by the
teachings of the philosopher Confucius.
• They believed that the sound influences the
harmony of the universe.
 Chinese Musical Instrument
1. Yueqin
2. Pipa
3. Erhu
4. Yunluo
5. Sheng
6. Dizi
7. Zheng
8. Pengling
1. Yueqin
• A moon shaped lute with shorter neck and
four strings, played with a spectrum used for
accompanying local operas.
2. Pipa
• A four stringed
lute with 30 frets
and a pear-
shaped body.
3. Erhu
• A two stringed fiddle
and one of the most
popular Chinese
instruments.
4. Yunluo
• Literally “cloud
gongs” or “cloud of
gongs,” the yunluo is
a set of ten small
tuned gongs
mounted in a
wooden frame.
5. Sheng
• Also called as Chines
mouth organ and
looks like a set of
panpipes with 12 to
36 bamboo pipes.
6. Dizi
• Is the traditional Chinese flute.
7. Zheng
• An ancient Chinese instrument that has an
arched surface and an elongated-trapezoid
with 13 to 21 strings stretched over individual
bridges.
8. Pengling
• These two small bells made of high-tin bronze.
 Music of Korea
• Folk music represents the soul and sound of
traditional Korean villages.
• Chong-ak means literally “right (or correct)
music”
• Sog-ak or minsogak is a category of Korean
Music traditionally associated with the lower
classes of for the general public and are
vibrant and energetic.
 Instrumental Music of Korea
• Has a rich vocal tradition and diverse
instruments and music forms.
• Traditional Korean music represents a world of
captivating rhythms and melodies.
 Korean Musical Instruments
• String Instruments
1. Kagayum
2. Geomungo
3. Haugum
1. Kayagum (gayageum)
• Is a traditional Korean zither like string
instrument with 12 strings.
2. Geomungo
• This six string plucked zither is a traditional
Korean stringed musical instrument
3. Haegum (two-string vertical fiddle)

• 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 bow
• Wind Instrument
1. Piri- used in both the folk and classical (court)
music of Korean.
• Percussion Instrument
1. Changgo- is the most widely used drum in the
traditional music of Korea.
 LISTENING TO EAST ASIAN MUSIC
• SAKURA means Cherry Blossom (JAPAN)
• MO LI HUA means Jasmin Flower (CHINA)
• ARIRANG means farewell song (KOREA)
 PERFORMANCE TASK
• CHOOSE 1 SONG FROM EAST ASIA MEMORIZE
THE LYRICS AND MELODY THEN PERFORM IT
IN VIDEO PRESENTATION AND SEND IT TO THE
GOOGLE CLASSROOM OR FB PAGE