The Korean Classical Music Institute of America and Korea Cultural Center, Los Angeles (KCCLA) has created a joint venture project to promote and instruct Korean classical music to the public, providing special lessons to anyone interested in learning traditional Korean musical instruments.

All classes are designed for those with no playing background; instruction will be be provided on both basic instrumental fingering and how to read basic notes for the following:

• Daegeum ( Large Transverse Bamboo Flute )
• Danso ( Small Notched Bamboo Vertical Flute )
• Piri (Bamboo Oboe )
• Janggo ( Hourglass Drum )
• Gayageum ( Twelve-stringed Zither )
• Geomungo ( Six-stringed Zither )
• Haegeum ( Two-stringed Fiddle )

Click here for more information on the instruments.

Classes will be held from 7:00 to 9:00 pm every Thursday night, from July 10 to September 11, 2003.  For additional information, please call 323-936-7141 or fax 323-936-5712 or visit http://www.kccla.org/html/class_musicdetail.asp. 

Total fees for class materials only is $30. Applications should be returned before class begins.

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Cost : Total Fees: $30 (For class materials only)

www.kccla.org/html/class_music.asp

Sponsor(s): The Korean Classical Music Institute of America and Korea Cultural Center, Los Angeles (KCCLA)