Documentos de Académico
Documentos de Profesional
Documentos de Cultura
Spring 2011
Facilitators Tues,
5:00~6:00pm
Chulhee Lee : Lee880728@gmail.com Morrison 128
Hyuk ki Shim : Harris.Shim@gmail.com
Faculty Advisor
Overview
Korean Music is emerging rapidly. Many famous Korean artists release their albums
in neighboring Asian nations like Japan, and China, attracting sensational popularity
in those countries. The Han-Ryu, a term coined to describe this impressive impact of
Korean culture, has now reached to the U.S. For instance, Far Eastern Movement is a
hip hop group with members of Korean and other Asian heritage. Their song, Like a
G6, has been ranked at #1 for 2 weeks on the Billboard Chart. Another Korean
group, JYJ, has appeared on the front page of Billboard Chart website. An
understanding of Korean popular music became ever more relevant in the current
globalized world.
Through this course, our goal is to help students gain more knowledge of Korean
popular music, and its historical trend. For instance, in the 80s, Korea was under
military government, so the songs that were popular during this time were protest
songs. Additionally, we will bring in some of the famous songs from other countries,
like the U.S. and Japan, and compare them with Korean music to see some
similarities and differences between songs in other countries. We will also analyze
some of the Korean hit songs to explore the musical theory behind them, so that
students can also learn about basic music theories, such as chords, song structure,
etc. So by the end of the course, students will have an understanding of the history
of Korean popular music, characteristics of songs in various countries, and the
ability to analyze popular music and its chord progression to create their own music.
Course structure
The course will be two-hours long, consisting of two parts. The first hour is primary
and mandatory, and the second hour is optional. In the primary course, students will
learn about the history of Korean popular music, its development over time, and the
current trend in Korea. As the semester progresses, we will shift our focus on
analysis of chord progressions in Korean popular music. With the primary course,
students will gain enough knowledge to understand Korean popular music with more
in-depth perspective. Students will also develop skills to create their own songs
based on the chord progression of Korean popular music that we will analyze.
In the second part, which is optional, we will focus more on actual playing. Students
with any musical skills are welcomed. In this second session, students can better
understand how chord progressions in popular music operate. We will experiment
with various chord progressions that we have learned in the first hour, and form an
ensemble group to perform the songs that we create. We will also share feedbacks
on each others performance.
Grading
Attendance 10%
5 Quizzes 2% each (total 10%)
Two short analysis papers 20% each (total 40%)
Final Project 40%
Attendance is mandatory, unless students have a valid reason for missing the class.
There will be 5 short quizzes throughout the semester. They are designed to see if
students are keeping up with the material. There will be two short analysis papers.
The first paper will be due in the beginning of March, and the second paper will be
due in the end of April. Papers are about 3 pages long, double spaced. First paper
will deal more with the history of Korea and Korean popular music, and the second
paper will deal more with chord progression analysis of Korean popular music.
Lastly, there will be a final project. With all the music theories and chord structures
that will be discussed throughout the semester, students are going to come up with
at least one song to present to the class at the end of the semester. I will announce
more on this as the course progresses.
Course outline
- U.S.
- Japan
- Numbering system
- Major & Minor
- I V VI IV
- First Paper Due
7th week
- No class
- I V VI IV V
- I V VI V IV I IV V
- IV V - I
- IV V VI
- IV V III VI
- IV V III VI II V I
- IV I II V I
11th week
12th week
- Final presentation