In today's complex and multifaceted modern society, students often display viable changes. Students have high desires to choose preferred music and engage in fun activities. They are no longer interested in singing to piano accompaniment or playing in...
In today's complex and multifaceted modern society, students often display viable changes. Students have high desires to choose preferred music and engage in fun activities. They are no longer interested in singing to piano accompaniment or playing instruments. Students acquire knowledge through various open channels and teachers are required to deliver organized knowledge in interesting ways to satisfy their modern tastes. Thus, Nanta performance is proposed as an effective tool of learning rhythms.
Students depart melody-based conventional performances and use rhythm, which is one of three elements of music, in musical activities that fit their personalities. They can mix different rhythmic tools to express a same phrase of rhythms by reading and shouting notes and following rhythms with their bodies. This method is refreshingly stimulating to students. They can use their hands in various ways to feel and play rhythms. In this process, they can naturally gain confidence in performing music and find music interesting and friendly.
Another benefit of Nanta is that students can use variations of rhythms, repeated accents, and various rhythm patterns. They can insert rhythms they already know or Korea's traditional rhythms to have confidence in that they can easily play difficult rhythms. Playing traditional rhythms in Nanta, students realize that traditional rhythms are not restricted to certain professionals and become interested in traditional music. They can practice parts of rhythms and play impromptu rhythms to approach challenging traditional rhythms. Putting the parts together, they will gain confidence and strong feeling of achievement. While choosing and playing various instruments that provide unique sounds, they will find harmony and think creatively outside the box to use various objects around us as musical instruments. They will no longer be limited by the idea that only Western and Oriental percussions can be used to play rhythms, but will be open to selecting objects such as plastic bottles and chopsticks to play their favorite rhythms.
Students improve their sense of rhythm while playing impromptu variations of rhythms and making various creative approaches using gestures
Curriculums using Nanta may include understanding Nanta for rhythms, understanding basic and divided beat based on 4/4 tempo, holding and using sticks, performing basic Nanta, non-verbal and verbal counting in physical gestures, impromptu play of rhythms, division and compound division, changes in accent, combination of rests and notes, Nanta's grounding technique and physical expressions in Nanta, playing Samulnori rhythms, and using traditional rhythms in Nanta. The curriculums can be completed in nine sessions. Throughout the learning process, students gain confidence in this new form of music, make constant efforts to play various rhythms alone and together, develop their sense of rhythm, mimic difficult traditional rhythms, and participate in exciting relay performances with others. Playing given Nanta pieces, students will improve creativity, presentation skills, and confidence, as well as sense of rhythm. This program sufficiently reflects the 7th Curriculum's pursuit of inclusive and relevant learning of creative and effective music. Students can even perform Nanta at intramural or other events for the youth to utilize their skills and gain even greater confidence and creativity. With the addition of traditional rhythms, students can gain pride in Korean traditional music, engage in activity-centered music education, and improve problem-solving skills and creativity. In this respect, Nanta activity is thought to be a very valuable and effective learning plan. I hope that this study can be widely used in extracurricular activities and other professional non-verbal performances in the future.