The National Gugak Center (Director Kim Joong-hyun) is operating a youth traditional music class called "Tintin Changgeuk Classroom" for elementary school students during the winter vacation period.

"Tintin Changgeuk Classroom" is an experiential traditional music education program where children learn pansori (traditional Korean narrative song) and rhythms, acting and movements, understand the composition process of changgeuk (Korean traditional opera), and present a piece on stage. It is designed with a practical focus on the basic elements of traditional arts so that children can gradually learn the expression methods of changgeuk.

The 2026 winter vacation program will be based on the changgeuk 'Byeoljubujeon'. Students will go through script reading, character allocation, scene practice, and gradually learn pansori, rhythms, dance, and acting, experiencing the entire process of changgeuk production. Especially through acting classes incorporating play elements, they will naturally learn the basic elements of changgeuk such as gestures, speech, sound, and emotional expression.

The education will take place from January 14th to the 30th, a total of 13 days, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the National Gugak Center's Shin Building Dance Practice Room. On the last day of the program, January 31st at 3 p.m., a graduation presentation will be held at the Yewon Hall, where students will present their learning outcomes on stage.

The target participants are elementary school students from 1st to 6th grade (based on 2025), with a total of 25 spots available. The tuition fee is 50,000 won, and registration will be conducted on a first-come, first-served basis through the National Gugak Center's online portal from 10 a.m. on the 2nd to the 6th. Those eligible for basic living support, legal upper-tier households, and households with disabilities, single parents, or multiple children are exempt from education fees according to relevant regulations.

Park Gye-yeong, an education officer at the National Gugak Center, said, "Tintin Changgeuk Classroom is a traditional music education program where children directly experience the creation and presentation process," adding, "It will be a time during the winter vacation to calmly learn the basics of traditional Korean music."