Typing Eastern Music Notations

Typing Eastern Music Notations

by Shila Shrestha

I am now able to type up music notations in Nepali. Pallav Sir said we have to learn to type these notations so we can correct our notes and share them with our friends. Pallav Sir downloaded Hari Lekhani and Ome Bhatkhande fonts and installed them on the laptops.

“We have a lot of songs and it is very important to be able to document them, if you can type the notations, it will be very very good,” said Pallav sir. “In the world, there are not many people that can type the Eastern music notation and that is why you should learn notation typing,” he said.

Eastern music typing is very hard to do and it is not at all easy like English typing. The last time I took a English typing test, I completed 37 words in a minute at 97% accuracy. I am now 10 years old.

But to type Eastern music notation, first we have to change the font. Then we have to set the tabs but that is too hard to do so Pallav Sir helped me set things up.

At first, I just watched how to type the Eastern music notations as Utu dada and Anita didi who are older than me were working on the laptops. Then I got more time to learn and I am a lot better at this. Pallav Sir says, of everyone at the school, I am the best in typing Eastern music notations.

I have already typed and corrected 15 songs and music pieces. There are like fifty-four songs I have to type. I like to type the notations even though it is sometimes too hard.

I have made a folder of these notes and we print the notations we need when we need them. Because of this folder, it is not easy for everyone to get the notations of the songs that they want to play. My hard work has made things easy for everyone.

I am happy that I am able to give the notations to Dhana Sir who teaches us music, Pallav Sir, my friends and those who come to Spiny Babbler Evolution for their holidays. I think my work has helped everyone.