How to play Samulnori.
Samulnori is from farmer's and Buddhist’s music which was played on the
four main musical instruments. The word "Samul" means the four instruments
Kkwaenggari, Janggu, Buk, and Jing. The Buk and Janggu, fabricated of
leather, make the sounds of Earth, and Kkwaenggari and Jing, fabricated of
metal, make the sounds of Heaven. Therefore the sounds of the instruments,
between Heaven and Earth, are harmonized and create one sound made by all
of God’s creatures. By this ideology, most people think that the samulnori
is hard to learn and to play. But, if you follow my essay it is much
easier than you think.
First of all, it is easy to play Kkwaenggari, sit down and make your legs
crossed. When a left hand holds gong, grasp a stick with a right hand. To
hold the Kkwaenggari spread out your fingers inside of a gong and hold
it with your thumb and first finger only. Lift a gong as high as your
chest, hit the gong with a stick in your right hand. Be carefull, you
must hit the 2 o'clock zone of a gong, and also the side of it.
Second, it doesn’t need(TAKE) much time to learn Janggu, sit down and put
it in front of you. In your right hand hold a Goongche, a stick which has
a small ball at the end, by make the thumb and first finger's circle, and
put the stick inside of the circl.(SP) The right hand has a Yealche which
looks like a simple stick. Hit the center of the leather. The important
thing is making your arm straight, do not fold(BEND) it!
Third, it’s a piece of cake to play Buk, sit down with a left foot parted
from the body to put it on the left sole of the foot. Straight(EN YOUR)
left arm and grasp the top of a drum and there will be a knot. When
a(YOUR) left hand holds the Buk, a(YOUR) right hand holds a stick that
looks like a bat. Be sure to use your shoulder when hitting the center of
a leather, not your wrist.
Fourth, it’s not difficult to play a Jing put the holder and a Jing with
your left in front of you. You don't need to hold it, but you need to
stay in position at every hit with your left palm. Hold the middle of a
stick with a(YOUR) right hand and hit the center of a(THE) Jing. The
importance thing is not making sounds but counting rhythms. Calm down;
try to hear all of other’s sounds
This is all about how to play these instruments. It’s a percussion
instrument so it is easy to learn and easy to play.
THIS IS A GOOD ESSAY. IN READING IT I THINK THAT I COULD LEARN HOW TO PLAY
THE INSTRUMENTS. NOTICE THE 'YOUR' AND 'THE' CORRECTIONS IN THE TEXT.
THERE ARE MORE PLACES WHERE YOU MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE, THIS WONT AFFECT
YOUR MARK, I JUST THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. THE ONLY PROBLEM HERE IS
THE COMPLETE ABSENCE OF SIGNAL WORDS. EACH OF YOUR BODY PARAGRAPHS
(2,3,4,5) SHOULD HAVE SIGNAL WORDS INSIDE OF IT. OVERALL, GOOD JOB, WELL
EDITED. BUT, I HAVE JUST NOTICED THAT MY EXAMPLE 'SIMPLE PARAGRAPH' DOES
NOT INCLUDE THEM EITHER, SO I WILL NOT TAKE ANY MARKS AWAY.
MIDTERM 20/30
ATTENDANCE 10/10
PARTICIPATION 30/30
FINAL 30/30
FINAL MARK 90/100

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