Korean traditional classical music, i.e., Kugak means the music that had already rooted in Korea or that had grown based on the soil of Korean culture. In order to secure Korea's cultural identity in the middle of the wave of globalization, Kugak must...
Korean traditional classical music, i.e., Kugak means the music that had already rooted in Korea or that had grown based on the soil of Korean culture. In order to secure Korea's cultural identity in the middle of the wave of globalization, Kugak must be succeeded and fostered as well as must be practically applied to the daily life of Korean people. Also, concrete means must be established to implement such purposes. From this viewpoint, it is important to teach Kugak to children who will be the main body of future. Nevertheless, Korea's music education has focused on Western music up to now.
Notwithstanding that Korean traditional music has been more weighted while curriculum has been revised seven times, such a system cannot be practically operated in educational field. Students are obliged to learn the nursery rhymes composed in Western style, from the primary school as the first public educational institute, and musical talent education program is also focus on teaching the performance of Western instruments. In addition, teachers have been mostly educated by Western music-centered system.
Hereupon, this study presents to teach Kugak to children so that they may learn about it with a keen interest, through various plays (game, rhythmic movement, Samulnori; Korean traditional folk music accompanied by four instruments, etc.) and creative nursery rhymes grafted into Kugak (hereinafter referred to as "creative Kugak song"). Since Kugak education grafted into plays naturally rouses children's interests, it affords an opportunity of enjoying Kugak to children. Furthermore, suchlike plays developed children's humanness, such as physique, intellect, linguistic sense, sentiment, sociality, creativity, etc. In this paper, creative nursery rhymes grafted into Kugak was selected to show various feelings and the modernity of Kugak.
The followings are the research activities of this study and outcomes.
First, the identity of the creative Kugak, the basic theory of Kugak and the significance of educating traditional music were researched.
Second, the notion of play and its educational significance were studied.
Third, pupils' ordinary propensity and their musical propensity were studied; besides, an educational system suitable for pupils was groped.
Fourth, the components of Kugak songs, which are carried in pupils' textbook, such as composer, time, bar, melody, beat, etc. were analyzed. Also, an educational means were presented as to the result.
Fifth, Kugak education accompanied various plays (game, rhythmic movement, Samulnori, etc.) was presented, in order that children may cast away a prejudice against Kugak and learn about it with deep interest, and may actively participate in the education.
Sixth, the blueprint of this study, that is, a teaching plan, which can be practically applied to the educational field, was presented.
Lastly, in consequence of applying the preceding items to the field, children began to have pride in vernacular things and have a sense of sovereignty; besides, they had begun to love and prize Korean traditional culture.