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Sogeum

The sogeum is a small bamboo transverse flute used in traditional Korean music with 3 kind of holes. First, An embouchure hole is positioned near the top, across and into which the player blows. Second, There are 6 finger holes to change the pitch. Last, the additional holes, “Chilsung-gong”, are positioned at the end of the instrument to tune it.

Mobile Application


Android      


Users can play Sogeum by touching holes, and manipulate sound. 

For example, users can control volume by dragging vertically and control pitch by dragging horizontally.

Two types of 'Nong', typical expression of Korean music which is similar to vibrato, mode is provided, so users can choose or create desirable sound. 


Playing                                                                Setting

  

                                             

How to play_1                                                         How to play_2

  

                                              

  Instruments                                                       App information

  


iOS         


Sogeum application for iOS makes sound with blowing a microphone on the device, and is able to play various pitches with the combination of different fingering positions. It is also able to play Nong effect with moving the device back and forth. 

    

Playing                                   Settings

  


   


[Basic fingering position of a diatonic scale for wind instruments]




[Basic fingering position of a chromatic scale for wind instruments]




[Extended fingering position of a chromatic scale for wind instruments]

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