This class is taught in English.

1. Learners will explore the origins and early influences of K-Pop music.

2. Learners will trace K-Pop’s evolution to global recognition.

3. Learners will examine iconic K-Pop dance moves for inspiration.

4. Learners will perform popular vocal techniques used in K-Pop music.

5. Learners will analyze K-Pop music videos and their storytelling.

6. Learners will collaborate to plan and create an imaginary K-Pop group.

Miss Suzanne is a certified K-12 music teacher with a decade of experience teaching music in New Jersey's public schools. Intrigued by her elementary students' interest in K-Pop, she has collaborated on many aspects of this course with her musically talented sister, who is fluent in Korean and has traveled to South Korea. 

Homework Offered
All work for this course including the collaborative final project will be completed during class time and there is no formal homework for this class.
Assessments Offered
Learners will be assessed through questioning, class discussions and teacher observation.
Grades Offered

The curriculum for this course has been developed independently by the instructor. The following articles have been used as references to provide background information:

Kiddle.co Article: https://kids.kiddle.co/K-pop
90daykorean.com Article: https://www.90daykorean.com/what-is-kpop/
Billboard.com Article: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/the-root-of-k-pop-the-influences-of-todays-biggest-acts-5638224/
Billboard.com Article: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/k-pop-music-videos-viral-dance-moves-8467079/
New Yorker Article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/10/08/factory-girls-2
Musicgateway.com Article: https://www.musicgateway.com/blog/music-industry/music-business/a-brief-history-of-k-pop-music
Spin.com Article: https://www.spin.com/2012/03/seoul-trained-inside-koreas-pop-factory/
Seoulbeats.com Article: https://seoulbeats.com/2018/12/multilingual-ityk-pop-the-expansion-into-global-markets/
Lifestyleasia.com Article: https://www.lifestyleasia.com/kl/entertainment/liconic-k-pop-dance-moves-to-learn/
Ononestudios.com Article: https://ononestudios.com/kpop-dance-moves-names/
Koreaboo.com Article: https://www.koreaboo.com/lists/15-iconic-kpop-dance-moves-every-fan-know/
Allkpop.com Article: https://www.allkpop.com/article/2023/06/10-k-pop-music-videos-that-are-cinematic-masterpieces
Allkpop.com Article: https://www.allkpop.com/article/2023/08/what-are-the-most-visually-interesting-unique-k-pop-music-videos
Kbrecordzz.com Article: https://kbrecordzz.com/2022/03/18/what-makes-k-pop-music-videos-so-great-heres-the-answer/
Architecturaldigest.com Article: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/k-pop-videos-make-good-use-of-design
Soompi.com Article: https://www.soompi.com/article/1355130wpp/12-k-pop-mvs-that-could-easily-pass-for-movie-plots
Kkday.com Article: https://www.kkday.com/en/blog/35896/k-pop-music-videos-with-the-most-compelling-plots

Please note that the course content and curriculum are the original work of the instructor and are not directly drawn from these sources. These articles have been consulted to provide additional context and information.