The purpose of this study is to examine the issues in Korean music criticism activities and propose qualitative improvement measures based on the analysis of the 2015 revised high school textbook ‘Music Appreciation and Criticism’ and its curriculum. The proposed measures for enhancing the quality of Korean music criticism activities in terms of criticism topics, teaching and learning methods, and teaching and learning materials are as follows. First, it is necessary to design criticism topics based on an educational approach that considers how these topics can contribute to the development of students' critical perspectives. These topics should include critiques of Korean music performances, recordings, works, and notable figures. Second, the study emphasizes the need to present perspectives and strategies that can apply various contexts - such as performance context, socio-cultural context, historical context, and internal musical context - to criticism activities. Additionally, it suggests the development of a discussion-based learning model for Korean music criticism, the creation of discussion-oriented teaching methods, the recognition of students' Korean music critiques as valuable creative works, and the design of communication-focused teaching methods utilizing these critiques. Third, it proposes the discovery and reorganization of diverse reading materials necessary for Korean music criticism activities, as well as the development of teaching and learning materials to effectively support discussion activities. Further research on Korean music criticism education is needed to concretize the content proposed in this study. Based on this, it is essential to provide more advanced and differentiated Korean music criticism education that aligns with the direction of high school elective courses.