민요의 변화에 따른 전승 방향의 재고

Abstract

Folksongs are losing their functions such as labor songs and rituals and they are slowly disappearing due to the emergence of the mass media such as television and radio. in order to preserve and transmit folksongs, folksongs are designated as cultural assets, which, sadly, is only turning folksongs into performance arts and fixing their place. Various changes are noticed due to the development of transportation which is causing the local characteristics to collapse and intermix. Changes in diet are causing changes in Korean body figure, using microphones are causing changes in vocalization and tone, and finally ignorance of functions and dramatization are causing changes in folksongs. This article briefly looks over musical changes caused by the changes in transmission environment of folksongs and examined the transmission direction as to how to adapt to such changes. There are efforts to preserve folksongs through documentation. However, the aim should not be constrained to a type of song, folksongs; rather, there should be an multi-dimensional documentation which can allow the public to understand the characteristics of folksongs as cultural background, traditional knowledge, and living culture. On the other hand, the folksongs which are designated as cultural assets and become performance art through the government’s support fund and repeated performance should capitalize on their status. Especially, in the education aspect, they can provide experiences such as providing education materials, the roles for education agents, and providing field experiences. On the other hand, the folksongs which are designated as cultural assets leave us another task because it is hard to maintain, preserve and transmit the original characteristics of folksongs. in other words, we need another type of basic music beside cultural asset folk songs which are become the music of experts. Folksongs as basic music should have improvisation and flexibility as important values. in addition, there needs to be an academic approach and examination with regard to changes of folksongs.