ABSTRACT

Kang-Sook Lee, the first Korean scholar who received a doctoral degree in music education, was the first president of Korean National University of Arts. The purpose of this study was to overview Kang-Sook Lee`s life and his thoughts on music education from a historical perspective. To accomplish this purpose, the researcher utilized oral history techniques and conducted interviews with Kang-Sook Lee. Also, the related iterature was utilized for the study. The interview topics which were agreed upon by the researcher and Kang-Sook Lee were as follows: 1) general life overview, 2) encounter with Ronald B. Thomas, 3) perspectives on the MMCP, and 4) recommendations for Korean music education. Kang-Sook Lee, one of the major leading figures in Korean contemporary music history, first brought the MMCP to Korea and made major contributions to further improvement of Korean music education in the contemporary period. In addition, it is hoped that further historical studies on major Korean music educators could be conducted and thus fill a void in the historical research field on Korean music education.

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