Korea Foundation Korean Traditional Music Workshop
for Overseas Musicologists in cooperation with NCKTPA
The Korea Foundation will hold a Korea traditional music workshop for overseas
musicologists from June 3-30, 2001 in cooperation with the National Center for
Korean Traditional Performing Arts. All the costs within Korea including
accommodations and inland transportation related to the workshop will be borne
by the Foundation but participants are requested to be responsible for their
own airfares.
If you are interested in or know of anyone who would like to take part in this
workshop, please contact the Foundation directly by the end of January at:
Cultural Exchange Team
Seocho P.O. Box 227
Seoul, Korea
Tel) +82-2-3463-5615
Fax) +82-2-3463-6075
Program officer: Jaeho Han (jhhan at kofo.or.kr)
Director: Keum-jin Yoon (kjyoon at kofo.or.kr)
Below is the program outline, more details of the program will be
decided around February as soon as the participants are finalized.
Period: June 3-30, 2001
Venue: National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts
(audio-visual classroom, practice room)
Expected Participants: scholars and graduate students in the field of
Ethno-
musicology not majoring in Korean music but interested in the subject
Workshop organization
- lectures in English on Korean music
- performance training in Korean vocal or instrumental music
the janggu (hourglass-shaped drum), danso (small bamboo vertical
flute), and gayageum (twelve-string zither) will be taught. However, if a
majority of the participants are interested in learning other instruments or
only one or two of the instruments mentioned, we will duly consider a change
to our plans.
- field trips to local festivals and performances
- in-depth discussions with Korean music specialists
Proposed schedule
- Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Friday
09:30-12:00: Lectures and discussions on various topics in Korean
music
(series of lectures will constitute a comprehensive introduction to
Korean traditional music)
14:00-17:00: Instrumental classes
- Wednesday
09:30-12:00: Meetings with senior Korean musicologists
14:00-17:00: Instrumental classes
- Saturday: Field trips to local festivals and performances
- Sunday: Open