The trigram for Chil Jang is a solid line over 2 broken lines. It represents “gan”, or mountain. This form is introduced to the 2nd geup student. The spirit of this poomsae is firmness and strength. For the student, it is time to more carefully think about skills learned so far, and work to improve them, while identifying areas specifically in need of work.
The music for Chil Jang begins with a fugue, begun with the Bass, which is then joined by the Cello, Viola, Violins, Xylophone and woodwinds, with the melody repeating and developing between them. The strong pulse behind this represents firmness and strength. The second section of the form uses a horn fanfare trading back and forth with the melody in the strings, and provides a majestic feel. 56 seconds.