1. Daegeum

The daegeum, also called jottae, is a large transverse flute with seven finger holes. It has another hole, called cheonggong ("clear hole") covered with a thin membrane, and a couple of holes, called chilseonggong ("seven star holds") at the end of the body to tune the pitches. There are three kinds of flutes in accordance with their size; daegeum ("large flute"), junggeum ("medium sized flute"), and sogeum ("small flute").

2. Piri

The piri is a cylindrical double-reed oboe with eight finger holes (seven in the front and one in the back). There are three kinds of piri; hyang ("native") piri used for indigenous repertories, dang ("Chinese") piri used for Chinese-derived repertories, and se ("slender") piri used in the chamber music.

3. Danso

The danso is a notched bamboo flute with five finger holes (four in the front and one in the back).

4. Tungso

The tungso is a large notched bamboo flute with five finger holes. It is mainly used in the lion dance from the northern province.

5. Taepyeongso

The taepyeongso is a conical double-reed oboe with eight finger holes. It is also called hojeok ("barbarian flute"), nalari, or saenap (derived from the Chinese sona). It is used in the farmers' band music, marching band music, shaman ritual music, and Buddhist ritual music.

6. Other aerophones

The saenghwang is a mouth organ with seventeen bamboo pipes. The nabal is the only metal aerophone in Korea. The nagak is a conch shell. The nabal and nagak are used in the marching band music. The hun is a clay ocarina with five finger holds. The so is a panpipe with sixteen bamboo pipes. The hun and the so are used only in court ritual music.