Center for Chinese Studies

Lee, Byong-Won

CCS Faculty
Professor, Music

Music 219: 956-7618
Department: 956-7756; Fax: 956-9657

BA 1964, Seoul National University
MA 1971, University of Washington
PhD 1974, University of Washington

The portion of Professor Lee's research which is China-related focuses on the pace of change in musical performance practices of the Korean ethnic minority in the Yanbian area of Northeast China, which has been greatly accelerated since restrictions on travel to South Korea have been eased.

China-Related Courses

Mus 107 Music in World Cultures
Mus 407 Music Cultures of the World
Mus 478C Music Cultures of China
Mus 479 Topics in Ethnomusicology
Mus 670B Regional Music: Asia
Mus 678B Transcription of Music Performance

Publications

"Musical Identity and Acculturation in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Region of the PRC: An Overview." Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Korean Studies. Seoul, 1988.