Response essay about Korea music

· What are the motives of official traditional Korean musical practice? What does this practice aim to achieve? What is the role of improvisation in this practice? What is the role of personal style in this practice?

• What are the motives of unofficial traditional Korean musical practice? What does this practice aim to achieve? What is the role of improvisation in this practice? What is the role of personal style in this practice?

• What is the outcome or result of a fixed version of 'tradition' like that of the Korean state?

• How does this rigid attitude toward the past create a paradox (i.e., a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well-founded)