Kayagum가야금

Presented by Michelle Lee

What is Kayagum?

• Kayagum is a traditional Korean zither-like string instrument, with 12 strings, although more recently variants have been constructed with 21 or other numbers of strings.

• Also called Kayatgo.• It is probably the best known traditional Korean

musical instrument. • It is very similar to the Japanese koto and the

Chinese guzheng, or table harp, where it is widely believed to have come from.

Some History of the Kayagum…

• Kayagum was developed sometime around the 6th century during the Gaya confederacy led by King Gasil.

• King Gasil saw an old Chinese instrument called Guzheng and got the idea of Kayagum from it.

• Around the 19th century, Sanjo Kayagum was made, literally meaning scattered melodies.

• Silk strings were used until late 20th century but it was replaced by nylon strings.

Structure

• Beobgeum Kayagum is 160 cm long by 30 cm wide by 10 cm high

• body is made from a single piece of paulownia wood• Sanjo Kayagum is about 142 cm long by 23 cm wide

by 10 cm high• It has the soundboard made of paulownia, but uses

a harder wood such as chestnut or walnut for the sides and the back, so the resonator chamber is made of both

• There are 13, 17, 18, 21, 22, or 25 strings.

Some Facts about Kayagum

• The sanjo kayagum is used in folk music and original music such as sanjo or solo music with percussion accompaniment or in shinawi or ensemble music based on improvisation.

• The chong-ak kayagum is used to accompany songs or in chamber music such as yongsan hoesang or mass at the sacred mountain.

How to tune a Kayagum

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us4isDsQfS0

Notation

Music sheet?!o_O

“Keum Bo Jeon Suh”

How to Play…

• Rest the Kayagum on your right knee• 2 techniques: 1. Left-hand presses the strings and its

finger movements make various types of movements such as shaking, bending, vibrating the strings. 2. Right hand does plucking or stromping the strings.

• Left hand technique:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYmmFnW_ofIRight hand technique:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mhZlEY_Ds0

Video Clips

• Modern Version:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw9r-b0qfhE&feature=related• Voice and Janggu and Kayagum:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52SuBA2N0w0• Different technique:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWLjIIv6PoY&feature=related• Sanjo Kayagum:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8wWsmlpYoI&feature=related