Balanced Growth of High School Students in Korean Traditional Arts | Expanding the Boundaries | Projects

Balanced Growth of Traditional Arts High School Majors

We are carrying out a project to cultivate talents in the field of traditional performing arts by resolving the educational imbalance between the Seoul Metropolitan Area and other regions in the country.

We are developing, producing, and disseminating self-directed learning materials such as the Motivational Workshop aimed at helping students continue to major in traditional arts and grow as professional artists, the gugak ensemble app Woori Ensemble, and instructional videos on gugak theory and court dance for 26 middle and high schools specializing in the arts nationwide, excluding Seoul.

Education

We hold the Motivational Workshop to help resolve career concerns among students by taking them to visit prospective universities and meet students and professors and providing group counseling. Also, by offering them opportunities to watch excellent traditional arts performances, they are able to improve their artistic skills and knowledge.

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Program
Category	Description
University Tour	- Learn about the school (facilities and curriculum), sit in class, and meet students and professors - Career counseling (other than professors)
Watching Performances	- Watch performances by national organizations (National Gugak Center, National Changgeuk Company of Korea, etc.), selected according to the school’s characteristics - Meet professionals involved in staging the performances (performers, production crew, directors, etc.)
Career Experience	- Art-related: Independent organizers (overseas performances and event planning), directors, and writers (Gugak Broadcasting Foundation) - Administration-related: Academic researchers (National Gugak Center), administrators (Yekyong Publishing, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, etc.), etc.
Counseling	- Group psychological counseling for youth (self-awareness, etc.)
Information on Instructional Materials	- Guidance on how to use instructional materials and practical training

Education

Woori Ensemble, an educational material that helps people learn and practice gugak on their own, is available for free download on the Play Store (Google) and App Store (Apple iOS).
In Woori Ensemble, you can select and play the sounds of the instruments you need as accompaniment so that you can perform jeongak (classical music of Korea), folk music, and original music by yourself.
With Woori Ensemble, you can learn the theories of court dance and gugak through instructional videos.