Age range 4 and up
In Korean Folk Songs, music teacher Robert Choi shares 14 of Korea’s bestloved classic favorites—with musical scores and lyrics in both Korean and English. Included in this collection are well-known children’s songs such as “Splashing Around” and “Mountain Rabbit” that incorporate fun-to-do actions and gestures. Also traditional standards that have been passed down from generation to generation, such as “Blue Birds” and “Arirang.”
Each song has a double-page spread containing Choi’s arrangement of the musical score, the lyrics in Korean script and romanized form, with an English version of the lyrics. Historical and cultural notes are included and for the children’s songs, Choi describes the accompanying actions.
An audio CD contains recordings of all the songs, along with tracks that allow you to sing along by yourself. Every spread has beautiful full-color illustrations of traditional Korean scenes by the talented artist Sam Ee Back.
