[Eng Sub] Ep 1. Gayageum(가야금) | English Gugak Series | Korean Traditional Music 101 영어 국악 시리즈

The Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles (Wijin Park, Director) and Korean traditional music (Gugak) artist, Seo-Yoon Jang present a special online project, English Gugak Series 'Korean Traditional Music 101 : Sound of Korea'
The first episode is Gayageum. Gayageum is a zither with 12 strings made of twisted silk which gives its unique, earthy timbre. Each string is held on a wooden bridge called Anjok. The body is made of paulownia wood. There is punggnyu Gayageum used for court music and sanjo Gayageum for folk music. Nowadays there are 18, 25 string gayageum for contemporary pieces.
'Sound of Korea' is a new series made by KTM101 to introduce Korean traditional instruments and vocal genres. Subscribe for more episodes to be brought to you every other week.
English Gugak Series Upload Schedule
Ep 1. Gayageum (Plucked twelve-string board zither) (9.8)
Ep 2. Daegeum (Transverse wind instrument) (9.22)
Ep 3. Cheolhyeongeum (Metal-string instrument) (10.13)
Ep 4. Geomungo (Six-string board zither) (10.27)
Ep 5. Ajaeng (Bowed zither with seven strings) (11.10)
Ep 6. Piri (Double-reed bamboo instrument) (11.24)
Ep 7. Haegeum (Two-string fiddle) (12.8)
Ep 8. Jeong-ga (Classical vocal of music) (12.22)
Ep 9. Gayageum Byeongchang (Gayageum in combination with singing) (1.12)
Ep 10. Minyo (Folk song) (1.26)
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CREDIT
Gayageum Player/ Da-Som Park
Gosu(Drummer) / Jun-Hyong Lee
Directed by Seo-Yoon Jang
Script, Translation by Seo-Yoon Jang, Ji-Yoon Jang
Art Work by So-Young Jung
Video Recorded, Edited by Jun-Mo Lee
Audio Recorded by Yun-Nyoung Choi, Ki-Sun Yoon
Photographed by Shin-Joong Kim
Managed by Jin-Yi Kim, Jeong-Hoon Cha
Sponsored by Arts Council Korea

[@nihatbozkurt1197]

oh how much I would love to be able to play this instrument

[@sandragayle7866]

The kayagum is a beautiful instrument. I am a harpist and I would love to add the kayagum to my harp but there are no books written it in English. Especially for the 25 string kayagum. There are a lot of Korean people here in the US 🇺🇸 and I will say this. The Koreans I have meet are really cool people they helped me a lot when my daughter and I was going through a bit of ups and downs it did surprise me because I am black American. Anyway I am trying to find a book on learning how to play the Kayagum in English.

[@moisesbertrancompositor5800]

Dear Sandra look for the book by Yi Jiyoung. It is a fantastic text for performers and composers written both in English and Korean. Contemporary Gayageum Notation for Performers and Composers

[@elifineart]

Such a skillful and graceful young lady, amazing drummer too, this is Art for the Heart.

[@tanushree2690]

Korean n Indian culture are so much similar to each other.

[@chae-okjeong9097]

Yes, in music especially

[@LILLIASNIFFER]

Thank you for this information! Please bring more!

[@loucar155]

Honestly just fantastic.

[@user-os3dv6ug6l]

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