The purpose of this study was to analyze elementary school teachers' perceptions of Korean music creation classes and, based on this, to seek ways to improve Korean music creative education. For this purpose, five elementary school teachers were selected as research participants and an interview study was conducted. Interviews were conducted according to four categories: ‘necessity and goals of Korean music creative education, contents and methods of Korean music creative education, evaluation of Korean music creative education, and direction for improvement of Korean music creative education’. By analyzing teachers’ perceptions of these, the directions for improvement in Korean music creative education were sought as follows. First, there is a need to develop a curriculum that includes information on the categories and hierarchies of Korean music creative activities. Second, it is necessary to develop textbooks that can increase the accessibility and effectiveness of Korean music creation instruction. Third, to ensure internal stability in the evaluation of Korean music creation, it is necessary to develop evaluation tools that can be used to evaluate Korean music creation. Fourth, teacher education must be provided to revitalize Korean music creation classes. Fifth, media distribution and an environment to support Korean music creation classes must be created. The significance of this study is that it closely analyzes how Korean music creative classes are conducted in schools and teachers’ perceptions of this and suggests directions for improvement in Korean music creative education based on the analysis. In the future, it is hoped that multifaceted research will be conducted on specific aspects of teaching, learning, and evaluation so that the essence of Korean music creative education can be realized.