We are now presenting a program on poem writing and musical notation training courses conducted at the State School of Music and Drama which had nurtured so many Myanmar artistes. The musical notation training is beneficial for vocalists and musical instrument players.The state school of Music and Drama is conducting trainings on Singing, dancing and musical instruments playing. The school is also carrying out training courses on poem writing and musical notation for first, second and third years trainees. The objective of the poem writing training course is to be supportive to singing, dancing and playing musical instruments.

Instructors of the school teach the trainees how to write poems and how to look for rhymes by both theoretical and practical trainings.

Ten kinds of musical notations are taught for each training course of first, second and third year. Eastern musical notations are taught to the trainees so that they may absorb easily. Now you can see them practicing "Htan Taya Tay Shin Song" which is based on the musical timing bell and timing clapper.

Language of a nation is chronicled by literature and likewise, musical notations, formed by mellow tones, are literature for musical instruments. Musical alphabets are noted down by seven English alphabets such as A, B, C, D, E, F and G. These alphabets are used to direct low and high musical tones.

There are seven kinds of Myanmar musical notations. They are Than Hman or one tone, Khun Hna Pauk or seven tones, Chaukpauk or six tones, Nga Bauk or five tones, laybauk or four tones, Thonebauk or three tones and Hnapauk or two tones which are equal to C, D, E, F, G, A and B in the international notes.

The notes are called in French as Doh, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La and Ti.The trainees are also taught the international musical notations by numerical signs of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

We have two kinds of musical notations, the first one is the international notation and the second one is the eastern musical notation. The international notation is formed by cords combined on left and right sides but the eastern notation is a system written on original tunes and melody. The international notation is more suitable for musical instrument players or musicians and the eastern notation is more appropriate for vocalists as well as for aboe, violin and other musical instrument players.

I hope you will appreciate programme on poem writing and musical notations courses conducted by the State School of Music and Drama will appreciate you.We will continue to present other musical programs being conducted by the State School of Music and Drama.