Traditional Korean childrens songs: collection, analysis and application

This study investigates the presence of Korean traditional childrenʹs songs in the memories of a selection of elderly people who preserve them. Since there are few collections of traditional Korean childrenʹs songs, it was reasoned that by going to human resources for such music, heritage songs might be gathered which could then be adapted to a curriculum in music for young (children. During the last century Korean children have more frequently learnt traditional childrenʹs songs of Western Europe and North America than they have learnt the songs of their own Korean traditions. To more effectively transmit collected traditional childrenʹs songs to new generations of Koreans both at home and abroad, such a study could also recommend teaching applications for these disappearing songs to be used with pro-school and primary children.