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Effect of Music Therapy Using Korean Traditional Rhythmic Modes on the Upper Extremity Function of Elderly People with Dementia (국악장단을 이용한 음악치료가 치매노인의 상지기능 향상에 미치는 영향)

  • Joo, Min Ae;Park, Hye Young
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.222-232
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of music therapy using Korean traditional rhythmic modes on the upper extremity function of elderly people with dementia. The subjects of this study were 13 patients at the age of 65 or more with dementia receiving long-term care in a nursing home in B City. It was analyzed that the effects of music therapy through the evaluation of manual function test (MFT), Activities of daily living (ADL), Korea dementia rating scale-2 test before and after the experiment. As a result, both of the scores of MFT and ADL were higher than after music therapy(p <.05) as well as Korea dementia rating scale-2 test score(management part). This indicates that the music therapy using Korean traditional rhythmic modes could improve function of the upper extremity with dementia as well as activities of daily living and management of dementia care. In conclusion, music therapy would be helpful to the improvement of not only the physical but also the cognitive function of elderly people with dementia, and it could be effectively employed in clinical settings.

A Study on Signal Analysis of Korean Traditional Music Instrument, Kayakeum and Piri (국악 악기 가야금과 피리의 신호 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Lee Sang-Min;Lee Jong-Seok;Lee Kwang-Hyung
    • Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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    • spring
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    • pp.247-250
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    • 1999
  • Like any other music, Korean traditional music make a beautiful compound melody of many music instruments. In this paper, we separate melody especially played by two instruments, that is Kayakeum, Piri(Korean pipe) analysing each audio signal. Kayakeum, Piri have a unique frequency component for each sound height. Therefore each melody of them can be expressed into each sheet of notation separately and MIDI codes. We expect that this paper will benefit all the people studying and instructing Korean music.

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Synergistic effect of Samulnori performance and Ajaeng playing on music therapy (https://youtu.be/QHIciJTTY0w)

  • Ko, Kyung-Ja;Cho, Hyun-Yong
    • CELLMED
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.13.1-13.3
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    • 2022
  • The aim of this study was to evaluate the synergistic effect of Samulnori and Ajaeng combination in music therapy. Samulnori is the Korea's most successful traditional music. The Ajaeng, Korean traditional string instrument, generally plays the bass part in ensemble music. However, we have tried a new kind of musical style. (As you can see in the Youtube, https://youtu.be/QHIciJTTY0w). Samulnori and Ajaeng combination of our style have not been tried by any other musicians in Korea. Results from this study showed that Samulnori-induced excitation and Ajaeng-induced dynamics probably contributed to the synergistic effect of Samulnori and Ajaeng.

A Study of the 780 Music of DDC (DDC에 있어서의 음악분야 분류상의 제문제)

  • Hahn Kyung-Shin
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.26
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    • pp.75-112
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    • 1994
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the problems concerning 780 music division of DDC. The object is especially arrangement of 780 music in the 20th edition of DDC which is the complete revision. The result is summarized as follows : 1. Although music is an important subject in humanities, especially in arts, it was classified as one division (780) not class. 2. The arrangement of 780 music is severely west-oriented music theory, vocal music and instrumental music. 3. Classification number of 780 music becomes longer because of the limitation of decimal notation. 4. 780 music division of DDC neglects music theory and emphasizes music practicing, especially performance. 5. The assignment of classification number is unbalanced, especially between theory and practice, composition and performance, and among sub-sections of vocal and instrumental music. 6. Many important subject are omitted in DDC music schedule, for example, musicology and branches of musicology, composition and traditional instruments of many countries. 7. Employment of terminology is often improper and inconsistant.

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Eclectic Music Idiom in Changgeuk "Medea" (창극 <메디아>의 절충주의 음악어법)

  • Shin, Sa-Bin;Lee, Woo-Chang
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.13 no.12
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    • pp.659-671
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    • 2013
  • Through Korean traditional opera (changgeuk) Medea, composer Hwang Ho-jun showed eclectic music idiom by 1) writing music (jakchang) on manuscript paper and score, 2) introducing the "song-through" format, 3) including various solo melodies, 4) maximizing the effect created by a singing narrator (dochang) with the chorus master and a mixed chorus, 5) seeking an interplay of tension and release by using both discord and chord, 6) achieving the effect of kil-bakkum, the Korean traditional method of modulation, through modulation and borrowed chord of Western music. In Medea, instrumentalists adopted suseong-banju (Korean traditional accompaniment) which does not spoil the voice of singers. Hwang adopted song for the way how singers express various hidden sides of play among song, aniri (narration) and balim (gesture) and introduced the Sung-through format in which the play is comprised entirely of song. In Medea, oral sounds expressing wail, lament, cheer, sneer and scream are often used and various solo melodies appear that fit for personalities of characters, clearly showing what bunchang (singers' singing songs divided according to characters) is all about. And discord and chord are effectively used according to the development and mood of play. Hwang also achieved successfully the effect of kil-bakkum by abandoning the traditional modulation method and boldly introducing modulation and borrowed chord of Western music.

Experience of non-Korean Traditional Musicians in the Process of Pansori Music Listening (비국악인의 판소리 감상과정에서의 경험적 요소)

  • Yi, Soo Yon
    • Journal of Music and Human Behavior
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.19-34
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the empirical elements of non-Korean traditional musicians in the process of Pansori music listening. 5 non-Korean traditional musicians who are not professionally trained Korean music were participated in this study. The data were collected in depth interviews and analyzed from modified ground theory method. The findings showed that the elements of performer's voice, Chang-bub, contents, Gosu's buk sound and Gosu's role evoked various physical, emotional reponses and thoughts in all listeners. Through these responses the listeners awared internal issues related to inner problems and positive intervention aroused inner feelings. Also, emotional responses and awareness were reorganized their negative emotion and resolved through the different dimension of Pansori music.

A Study of Korean Traditional Creative Music Groups: How They Are Performing in North America and How to Support Them (한국 전통창작음악단체 북미 진출현황과 활성화 방안 연구)

  • Won, Hye-Yeon;Kwon, Hyeog-In
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.22 no.8
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    • pp.180-190
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    • 2022
  • This study reviews the current status of Korean traditional creative music groups that have entered the North American World Music market. It also explores some success factors and strategies behind the artists' sustainable activities in the region as well as improvements needed for the Korean government's support. For the purpose of realistic suggestions, music groups that have entered the North American World Music market and experts in artists' global activities have been interviewed for analysis. The interview questionnaire consisted of the following items: 1. how the music groups reached the North American market, 2. what made them successful, 3. what strategies they used to perform in the region, 4. what challenges they faced, and 5. how the government support could be improved. The study found the following success factors: the groups' participation in Korean and international music markets, existence of a local agency, uniqueness and popularity of Korean music, and possibility to organize workshops. It also identified the following challenges: absence of lucrative touring plans, complicated visa issuance, and limitations of networking. It is hoped that this research will provide useful information for music groups planning to enter the North American World Music market and that it will make some meaningful policy suggestions to relevant organizations.

A Method for Measuring the Difficulty of Music Scores

  • Song, Yang-Eui;Lee, Yong Kyu
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.39-46
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    • 2016
  • While the difficulty of the music can be classified by a variety of standard, conventional methods are classified by the subjective judgment based on the experience of many musicians or conductors. Music score is difficult to evaluate as there is no quantitative criterion to determine the degree of difficulty. In this paper, we propose a new classification method for determining the degree of difficulty of the music. In order to determine the degree of difficulty, we convert the score, which is expressed as a traditional music score, into electronic music sheet. Moreover, we calculate information about the elements needed to play sheet music by distance of notes, tempo, and quantifying the ease of interpretation. Calculating a degree of difficulty of the entire music via the numerical data, we suggest the difficulty evaluation of the score, and show the difficulty of music through experiments.

Prediction of the Acoustic Performance of a Music Hall Considering the Radiation Characteristics of Korean Traditional Musical Sources (국악음원의 방사특성을 고려한 국악원의 음향 성능 예측)

  • 정철호;이정권;연철호;한찬훈
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.146-161
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    • 2004
  • There have been always some difficulties in target setting and conditioning of acoustic performances of the Korean traditional music hall due mainly to the lack of the information on the sound radiation characteristics of Korean musical sources. In this study, the radiation characteristics of four typical Korean traditional musical sources were investigated in precision and their usage was demonstrated: The selected musical sources were Gayageum (string), Daegeum (woodwind), Jango (drum), and Pansori Chang (vocal performance). Each sound source was located at the center of a semi-anechoic chamber and the directivity was determined by the measured sound pressure levels in every 10° angular position, for both vertical and horizontal directions. The directivity pattern of Gayageum varies from a uniform to a complex pattern having many side lobes with the increase of frequency. The main radiation of Daegeum is toward the upward direction. The directivity pattern of Jango is clearly a side-oriented one and the left direction intensity is sharper than its right side at low frequencies. For the Chang, the directivity pattern change from a uniform pattern to a frontally directed one as the frequency goes high. Measured directional and spectral characteristics of traditional Korean music sources were implemented into the computation of architectural acoustic measures for the Busan National Korean Traditional Music Hall which is under construction. Parameters such as RT, SPL, C80, IE, STI were calculated at two receiver positions by using a ray tracing technique. Significant differences in the acoustic measures at receiver positions were observed between the results in using the omni-directional source and the directional one. It is thought that the suggested source data and design method can be used as a basic reference in the future acoustic design of performance halls for the Korean traditional music.

Study on the Paradigm Shift of Ah-Sok(雅俗) Aesthetics in Korean Traditional Music - Focusing on the aesthetics of Ah-Sok(雅俗) of Geomungo(玄琴) in Joseon Dynasty - (한국 전통음악의 아속(雅俗)미학 패러다임 변화 연구 -조선시대 거문고[玄琴]의 아속적 심미를 중심으로-)

  • Kang, Yu Kyoung
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.605-611
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    • 2022
  • This study excludes how to define the concepts and categories of the Ah-ak(雅樂) and Sok-ak(俗樂). In the process from the early Joseon Dynasty to the late Joseon Dynasty, the aesthetic appreciation system of the Ah-Sok(雅俗) in traditional music, which is consistently projected on court music and folk music centered on Pungryubang, was revealed through specific historical records. Through this study, we were able to examine as follow : In the early Joseon Dynasty, the aesthetic of music related to the the Ah-Sok(雅俗) was mainly projected on the court's ritual music and Yeonhyangak-music for korean court banquet-, and in particular, the aesthetic thoughts of Geomungo[玄琴] was at the center. As we descend to the late Joseon Dynasty, the aesthetic of music related to the Ah-Sok(雅俗) has been expanded to the private sector, reflecting the aesthetic of Pungryubang music, and it can be seen that the aesthetic thought of Geomungo[玄琴] was at the center.