Korean Drumming

Angel Alvarez
Period 2
Type of Drum: Buk

● There are 4 types of drums

● The first one is Buk 북
● This drum is a barrel shaped drum
that is accompanied with a thick
wooden stick
● It is covered by a type of leather on
each side of the drum
● It makes a low deep pitched sound
● This instrument has been around
for 5,000 years
● It represents clouds
Type of Drum: Janggu

● The second drum is the janggu 장구

● It is an hourglass shaped drum
played with two sticks, one on each
side
● One stick has a sphere like shape
(almost a mallet) makes a deeper
sound
● The second stick is very long, thin
and flat (made out of bamboo reed)
makes high pitched sound
● This instrument represents rain
 Type of Drum: Jing

● The third instrument is the jing 징

● A large brass gong played with a
stick, on one end of a stick it is
covered with a type of fabric
● The fabric covered portion of the
stick helps to soften and give each
hit a deep soft sound
● Can be also played with hands
● It is played to keep the rhythm
● Represents the wind
 Type of Drum: kkwaenggwari

● The last instrument is the

kkwaenggwari 꽹과리
● It is a small brass gong that is played
with a stick that has a flat wooden top
● The person who plays this instrument
is usually the one that leads the group
and the one that makes all the
transitions during the performance
● Instrument is held on the left hand
while the right hand is for the stick
● It represents thunder
Origin of Samulnori

● “Samul” means 4 objects, “nori” means

play
● Samulnori is 4 percussion instruments
● It is a Korean farmers traditional folk
music extracted from pungmul 풍물
● The attire used while performing are
usually with white bottoms, a black top
wrapped with colorful sash
● Samulnori was started to be played in the
1970’s by a master drummer named Kim
Duk Soo 김덕수
 Origin of Samulnori part 2

● Kim Duk Soo has collaborated and

combined samulnori with different
kinds of music genres
● He formed a group called ‘Electric
Samulnori’
● Samulnori can be played with a huge
group of people
● Since samulnori has its roots from
farmer’s music it is also danced in
harvest times
 Goals and Expectations

My goal for Korean Drumming is to fully understand every instrument

and to try to play every instrument. As well as try to understand why is
every instrument important and how is it important. An expectation is
to enjoy playing each instrument and to enjoy Korean Drumming in
total. It is a nice and traditional Korean thing that I would like to learn
and enjoy.