By Honorary Reporter Geanina Voicu from Romania
Photos = Pureun Narae

To celebrate Seollal (Lunar New Year), the Center for Romanian-Korean Studies of the Romanian-American University in Bucharest on Feb. 2 hosted a workshop covering samulnori (traditional percussion music) as well as Korean postcards, beauty and folktales.

 

The workshop was led by the samulnori group Pureun Narae, which was formed in 2014. Members explained the history of the musical genre, traditional costumes, instruments and basic rhythms.

For 90 minutes, the students tried to arrange a piece based on what they learned that day.

Paying great attention to the teacher's explanations, the students learned how to properly hold the sticks for each instrument and create sounds and rhythms. Some of them seemed enthusiastic to play a drum, while others wondered what it would be like to join a percussion band. In the end, everyone put in their best efforts to complete the piece.

This new and exciting experience had the participants at the end expressing their gratitude to Pureun Narae. Though it was hard to learn something so difficult in a short period of time, everyone seemed to enjoy the workshop. 

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