For the conducting of No. 1 for Orchestra, the followings should be taken into consideration. First, the conductor should be well versed in the basic principles of conducting technique for the western classical music. Second, the musical characteristics should be understood of No. 1 for Orchestra. The conductor should make an analysis of the key, the unit of meter, tempo and the structure of the composition. More importantly, he is supposed to know how many measures constitute a phrase of melody. This helps him to memorize. While the singer has the whole melodies and words to memorize with meticulous care, the conductor can do his job without recourse to the score, only if he knows, in case of the Korean national anthem, for instance, that it has 4/4 meter and four four-measure phrases with 'f' attached to the beginning of the third phrase. In this way, supposedly complicated composition for orchestra can be made far simpler and easier to conduct. Third, the conductor must have the orchestration within his grasp and also examine each part thoroughly so that he can give a cue to the part or solo that starts after a long absence or put a special emphasis on a predominant melody. All this helps performers play with ease. Fourth, since the music is generally in the style of San-jo and Shinawhi, the conductor might as well express such emotions and moods as are expected of them Fifth, if the conductor wants to emphasize the expression of 'f' or 'p', he should extensively attack the instruments whose volume can be easily modulated, such as Piri, Keun-buk, and Jang-gu. In addition to the above mentioned prerequisites for the successful conducting, the conductor is required to pay attention to the following for the effective rehearsal. The conductor should mark down everything he learned from his analytic reading on the score in his own way. Without these markings on the score, he could not have an overall look at the general features of the whole work or each part. He must make an extra score for himself for rehearsal's sake. In advance of the rehearsal, the exercise of conducting should be carried out fully enough to make wha he analyzed adequately expressed in his conducting. His main performance is his first rehearsal, while other players do their main job in the presence of the audience. If there comes the musical problem during the rehearsal with the orchestra, immediate modification should follow, and after the full exercise of one composition is completed, another full exercise, without any particular reason, is not desirable, since it is little effective and much exhausting. The conductor may miss the part that needs modification during the rehearsal, so what I recommend is the recording of the rehearsal, that can be available for reference for the next rehearsal. All these requirements, if fulfilled, will conduce to the effective conducting, which will, in tum, enable other performers to do their utmost, Then we can expect the performance to properly express the original nature of Kim Heejo's No. 1 for Orchestra.
한국국악학회는 국악을 연구하여 음악학 및 민족음악의 향상에 기여할 목적으로 1948년 4월 봄에 이혜구, 장사훈, 성경린, 이주환 외 15명의 발기로 발족하여 1963년 12월 14일 사단법인체로 인가취득한 이래 1) 국악의 연구발표 2) 국악 관계자료서 수집 3) 국악에 관한 전시회 및 강연회 개최 4) 국악에 관한 출판사업 5) 국내의 학계간 교류 등의 사업을 진행해 오고 있다. 본 학회는 국악의 연구발표를 4000여회에 가까운 월례발표회를 가졌으며, 20회에 걸친 국악기 및 국악서적 전시회를 열고 3회의 신국악작곡 발표회를 가진 바 있다. 특히 학회에서는 1971년 한국음악연구 제1집을 발간한 이래 현재 제45집 출판에 이르렀으며, 30여종의 고악보 간행, 이혜구 박사 송수기념 음악학 논총, 장사훈 회갑기념 동양음악논총 등 30여권의 단행본을 출판하였다. 또한 1989년 제1회 국악학 전국대회를 열어 한국음악의 쟁점이 되는 주제를 선정하여 전국규모의 학술대회를 개최하고 있으며, 1975년 한·일간의 고려악 연구회를 발족시켜 일본의 음악학자들과의 공동연구로 심포지움을 개최하였으며, 1981년에는 국제전통음악학회(ICTM) 서울대회를 치뤄내고, 1994년에는 제1회 아시아 태평양 민족음악학회(APSE)를 서울에서, 1999년에는 제6회 아시아 태평양 민족음악학회(APSE)를 수원에서 성황리에 치뤄내는 등 외국학회와 교류에 힘써왔다.