Karissa Van Liew

Feb 26

Bio

Karissa O. Van Liew is an international music educator who received her Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Masters degree in Traditional and World Music from the University of Sheffield. Apart from teaching, Karissa is a practicing ethnomusicologist who enjoys playing alongside musicians of various cultures and learning music from around the world. Karissa began playing traditional Korean percussion in 2016 in South Korea. She co-authored the book, The Heart Rhythms, Songs, and Dances of Korea which is part of the World Music Initiative series with GIA Publications. Karissa has a passion to see Korean music performed in schools all over the world, particularly in the USA.

Email: kovanliew@gmail.com / theheartrhythmsofkorea@gmail.com

Website: theheartrhythmsofkorea.com

Instagram: @everydaywithvok

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YouTube: The Heart Rhythms of Korea