Han Terra

Han Terra FRSA FRAS FRHS (Korean: 한테라; born March 30, 1982) is a South Korean–born inventor, composer and musician. She was a child prodigy and was performing by age 6 as a Korean kayageum player beginning her training at the age of 4. She has invented a 24 stringed musical instrument called TeRra incorporating artificial intelligence.

Han Terra
FRSA FRAS FRHS
BornMarch 30, 1982
Seoul, South Korea
OriginNew York City, United States
Genres
OccupationsInventor, musician, composer, dancer, entrepreneur
Instruments
Years active1985–present
LabelsPoly Music Publishing, Poly Classics
MembersRecording Academy (Grammy Awards)
Asian Musicology,
American Association for the Advancement of Science,
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),
New York Press Club
EducationSeoul National University, PhD
Known forTeRra instrument
TeRra Magazine
TeRraQin Inc.
TeRra artificial intelligence
FamilyCheongju Han clan
HonoursUNESCO commendation
Korean prime minister citation
Rockefeller fellow
Royal Society of Arts fellow
Royal Asiatic Society fellow
Royal Historical Society fellow
Han Terra Name
Hangul
한테라
Hanja
韩泰來
Revised RomanizationTerra Han
McCune–ReischauerT'erra Han
Art name
Hangul
단영
Hanja
湍瀯
Revised RomanizationDanyoung
McCune–ReischauerDanyoung
Childhood name
Hangul
래숙
Hanja
來俶
Revised RomanizationLaesuk
McCune–ReischauerLaesuk
Courtesy name
Hangul
테라
Hanja
泰來
Revised RomanizationTerra
McCune–ReischauerTerra
Dharma name
Hangul
명월
Hanja
明月
Revised RomanizationMyeong-wol
McCune–ReischauerMyeong-wol
Korean royal family
(Cheongju Han clan)

Han is the first and the youngest individual kayageum musician of Blanchette Rockefeller Fund and who had a debut in the Carnegie Hall in New York City. She was admitted a voting member of the Grammy Awards of The Recording Academy as few East Asian traditional musicians. Han is honored to be appointed as fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in a feat accomplished by few East Asian traditional musicians in the United Kingdom.

She is known as a polymath in the areas of music, instruments, arts, dance, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, history, literature, writing, journals, fashion, design, technology, science and aesthetics. She is the only one figure who mastered the Eastern traditional arts singing and dancing accompanied with the Western Classical Music in Korea, Japan, China, India, France, and has been performing globally since.

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