Sungkyunkwan University - Korean Music, A Philosophical Exploration 

Welcoming Korean Music Lovers and Musical Thinkers

What is Korean Music? K-pop or Gugak?

What is "Korean" in Korean Music?

[+] Is Gukak a pentatonic scale

[+]Can you distinguish Korean music from other Asian music_(Easy)

[+] Can you distinguish Korean music from other Asian music_(Hard)

Korean Music as Living Tradition

[+]Living Tradition and Cultural Boundaries: A Dynamic Intersection

New Reading

What have you learned this week?

Self-Introduction

Korean Matrix and Cultural Boundaries

[+]Inner and Outer Cultural Boundaries in a Global

Origins of Korean Music: Loose Cultural Boundaries

Korean and Chinese Music: Within and Outside Cultural Boundaries

Globalization of Korean Music Towards Dissolved Borders

[+] Exploring other genres_Jeongak and Minsogak

Reading materials for week 2

New Reading

What have you learned this week?

Let’s think of 'Cultural Boundaries’ in your culture!

Lesson1: Acceptance of Foreign Music and Koreanization

Long-lived Korean Musical Instruments: Gayageum & Geomungo

[+] Taepyeongso and Hyangpiri

Openness to the Foreign, Uninterrupted Creativity

[+]Another Example of K-pop with Korean thought

Reading materials for week 3

What have you learned this week?

Let's talk about another instance of 'Openness to the Foreign

Arirang, Songs of Korean Han

Ong-Heya, Cheerful Work Songs in Korea

[+] Janggu and Buk playing the Jangdan

Conflicting Emotions: Stirring Sadness, Sorrowful Joy, Cheerful Consolation

Music of Conflicting Emotions: Puri, Han and Heung

[+]Differences between Descriptions of Korean and Western Emotions

New Reading

Reading materials for week 2

What have you learned this week?

Let's talk about the complex emotions we've experienced and the music that has helped us cope with those emotions.

Ritual Music for Confucian Shrine and Joseon Royal Shrine

Korean characteristics of Jongmyo Jeryeak

[+]Orchestra used in Ritual Music

Confucian Musical Ideal and Chinese Ritual Music

Actualization of Confucian Ideals through Ritual Music

Musical Innovations in Korean Ritual Music

Morality and Musicality in Korean Ritual Music

[+]What is Morality in Music

What have you learned this week?

Let's share our thoughts on whether music can indeed influence ethical values and behavior

Korean Tempo-Space Notation, Jeongganbo

Learning to read Jeongganbo

[+]What is the Jangdan of Korean music

Jeongganbo for Composing and Recording Korean Songs

"Koreanness" of Korean Music and Language

Korean Folk Music Born from Korean Language

Korean Music Taste: Folk Music and K-pop

[+]Can We Explain Korean Musical Innovation with Daoist Music Theory

What have you learned this week?

What have you learned this week?

Let's explore the intricate connection between Korean music and language.

Let's Talk about Korean Music and Philosophy

[Final test]What have you learned this course?

Reflections on the Journey: Exploring Korean Music and Philosophy