Documente Academic
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Documente Cultură
Spring 2011
Facilitators
5:00~6:00pm
Tues,
Morrison 128
Faculty Advisor
Professor Myra Melford, Music department
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%
Course outline
1st week : introduction
2nd week - Korean music in the 80s
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Musical trend : Rock and band music. Slow emergence of Idol Group &
more western style
music with the introduction of Rap
Lyrical trend : songs criticizing government, defiance to conformity and
conservatism
Famous artists: Seo Tai-ji, Shin Hae-chul, JYP, H.O.T, Fin.KL, S.E.S, Kim
Dong,ryul, Panic,
U.S.
Japan
Numbering system
Major & Minor
I V VI IV
First Paper Due
7th week
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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
VI IV V I
VI V IV - V
VI II V I IV II III
11th week
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12th week
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Final presentation