Culture & Religion — April 24, 2010

Music Makers

Music Professor Jason Freeman has created open source composition software to encourage the public to remix and compose sheet music.

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Music Professor Jason Freeman has created open source composition software to encourage the public to remix and compose sheet music. “It saddens me that so few of us make music. I believe that all of us are musically creative and have something interesting to say. I also wish that everyone could share in this experience that I find so fulfilling. To come closer to realizing that wish, I am inviting readers of The Score to compose their own music and share it. How? Read on.”

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