Where it comes from
The best-known folk song of the Korean peninsula, in three-four time.
Arirang
G major · 3/4 · 16 bars
Score
- Level
- Beginner
- Key
- G major · F♯
- Time
- 3/4
- Bars
- 16
- Range
- D4 – D5
- Fingering
- not marked
How to practise this piece
Take it at 77 BPM first, then move up to 96 once the notes sit under your fingers.
What this piece trains
Sustained bows: long notes and a metre that lets the phrase breathe.
Where it usually goes wrong
Long notes die halfway through when bow speed drops; string changes rush the beat.
Does it need shifting?
Range D4–D5; everything stays in first position, no shifting.
Practice steps
- Split each long note into two half bows and count the full three beats.
- Play the piece at tempo and listen for a swallowed third beat.