Folk songs
Korean folk song
Arirang
Korea's best-known folk song, sung in music class and at cultural exchange concerts.
Piano · Violin · Cello · Guitar · RecorderFull ~1 min · Highlights 1 min
Korean folk song
Doraji Taryeong
A Gyeonggi folk song that begins 'Doraji, doraji, baek-doraji'. Set in 9/8 to the semachi rhythm.
Piano · Violin · Cello · Guitar · RecorderFull ~1 min · Highlights 1 min
H. C. Work (1832–1884)
My Grandfather's Clock
An American song whose chorus imitates the tick-tock of a clock.
Piano · Violin · Cello · Guitar · RecorderFull ~1 min · Highlights 1 min
Mexican folk song
La Cucaracha
A Mexican folk song. Play the opening three-eighth-note rhythm short and lively.
Piano · Violin · Cello · Guitar · RecorderFull ~0 min · Highlights 1 min
Gyeongsang folk song
Miryang Arirang
A Gyeongsang-province folk song that begins 'Nal jom boso' (Look at me). Set in 9/8 semachi rhythm as in Korean school textbooks.
Piano · Violin · Cello · Guitar · RecorderFull ~0 min · Highlights 1 min