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Hansik and Cheongmyeong

2020-04-01

Hansik and Cheongmyeong usually fall very close to each other on the calendar. Hansik falls 105 days after dongji or winter solstice, around April ...

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Gueum, a way of studying music

2020-03-25

Korean traditional musicians had a unique way of teaching their art. It’s called “gujeonsimsu구전심수,” which means transmitting ...

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Bad habits

2020-03-18

King Jeong-jo정조 wrote the following description about a certain plant. Can you guess which plant he was referring to?Given that this plant ...

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Mount Geumgang

2020-03-11

A single pansori passage usually lasts more than 10 minutes and sometimes as long as 30 minutes. So it is important for pansori singers to relax the ...

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Swallows

2020-03-04

March, the month when spring officially starts. It is that time of the year when people are usually filled with new expectations. Students start ...

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Music for shamanistic rituals

2020-02-19

Ghut굿, a blanket term for Korean shamanistic rituals, was once suppressed as a superstitious practice that should be eradicated. But now, it’s ...

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Regional characteristics in music

2020-02-12

Just as each region in Korea has its own distinct dialect, music also has regional characteristics that indicate where it originated. For instance, ...

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Spring Rituals

2020-02-05

Yesterday was Ipchun(입춘) in Korea, the beginning of spring. However, the temperatures around Ipchun(입춘) belie the seasonal title, since it’s ...

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Japga, songs for the commoners

2020-01-29

There were times when social class distinction was very clear. Even music differed for people in different social classes. The music played for ...

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Gayageum

2020-01-22

Every country and people celebrates a new year differently, depending on its unique history and culture. Although people across the globe now use ...

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