Where to Find Korean Pop Music Sheets
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Looking for Korean pop music sheets? Here are some great resources to help you find what you’re looking for.
Introduction
Korean pop music, or K-pop, is becoming increasingly popular around the world. If you’re a fan of K-pop and want to learn to play some of your favorite songs on the piano, you’ll need to find the right music sheets. In this article, we’ll show you where to find Korean pop music sheets so you can start playing your favorite tunes today.
Sheet Music Resources
When you want to find Korean pop music sheets, your best bet is online. There are a number of online resources that offer a wide variety of sheet music, both for free and for purchase. Many of these sites also offer other resources, such as chord charts and play-along tracks.
Online Stores
Melodyful (@melodyfulmusic on Instagram) is the best resource for Kpop sheet music that I’ve found. They have an extensive collection of over 500 songs, including BTS, EXO, BIGBANG, GOT7, and more. The site is updated regularly with new releases, and they offer a subscription service so you can always have access to the latest hits.
Another great option is MYM (@mymusicsheets on Instagram), which offers a smaller selection of about 150 songs but has a wide range of artists, including BTS, BLACKPINK, NCT DREAM, ATEEZ, and more. MYM also offers a subscription service and regularly updates their collection.
Finally, if you’re looking for free sheet music, Score Exchange (@scoreexchange on Instagram) is a great option. They have a small but growing collection of Kpop sheet music, and they add new songs frequently.
Free Sheet Music Websites
There are a number of free sheet music websites that offer Korean pop music sheets. While most of these websites are in Korean, they can generally be translated into English using Google Translate or another translation tool.
Some of the more popular free sheet music websites for Korean pop music include:
-Bugs Music: http://www.bugs.co.kr/
-Naver Music: http://music.naver.com/
-Melon: http://www.melon.com/
-Daum Music: http://music.daum.net/
How to Read Korean Pop Music Sheets
Korean Pop or “K-Pop” music is enjoyed by fans all over the world. The popularity of K-Pop has led to a demand for K-Pop music sheets. However, finding K-Pop music sheets can be a challenge for some fans. In this article, we will provide some tips on where to find K-Pop music sheets.
Clefs
In order to read and play Korean pop music sheets, you need to be able to understand the clefs. The clef is a symbol at the beginning of a song that denotes which pitch corresponds to which line or space on the staff. In Korean pop music, the most common clefs used are the treble clef and bass clef, but you may also see the alto clef and tenor clef.
The treble clef is also called the G clef because it looks like a fancy letter G. This clef is used for high pitches, so if a song has a lot of high notes, it will probably be written in treble clef. The bass clef is also called the F clef because it looks like a fancy letter F. Thisclef is used for low pitches, so if a song has a lot of low notes, it will probably be written in bass clef.
The alto Clef is sometimes used for middle pitches, but it is not as common as the treble or bass Clefs. If you see an altoClef, it will look like this: ㄱ˚^ (The ˚ and ^ symbols are called C-clefs). The tenor Clef is even less common than the altoClef and it looks like this: ㄲ˚^^ (again, those symbols are C-clefs).
Notes
In Korean pop music, or K-pop, the music sheets are called “patji,” which are similar to sheet music in the West. Patji typically show the melody line for a song, as well as the chords that should be played. In order to read patji, you will need to be able to read basic Korean characters and understand some musical notation.
One thing to keep in mind is that Korean patji are written in Line 4 clef, also called F clef. This means that the note “G” will be written on the fourth line from the bottom of the staff. In order to find other notes, you can use the “stepwise” method: if a note is one step higher than “G,” it will be written on the fifth line; one step lower than “G” will be written on the third line, and so on.
Once you know where “G” is, you can start to read basic patji. The following example shows how to read a simple melody line in patji:
오래가도 괜찮아 (It’s Okay Even If It Takes A Long Time)
Melody:
Time Signatures
In sheet music, the time signature appears at the beginning of a piece of music, after the key signature. The time signature tells you how many beats are in each measure and what kind of note gets one beat.
The top number in the time signature tells you how many beats are in a measure. The bottom number tells you what kind of note gets one beat. For example, if the time signature is 4/4, then there are four quarter note beats per measure. If the bottom number is an 8, then each beat is an 8th note, and so on.
Korean pop music is usually written in 4/4 or 3/4 time signatures.
Conclusion
Websites such as Melon, Naver Music, and Genie offer a wide variety of Korean pop music sheets that are easy to search and download. While some sites may require a paid subscription, many provide a limited selection of free music sheets. If you’re just starting out, we recommend checking out one of the free options before committing to a paid subscription.
