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USING COMPUTERS TO HELP LEARN TO PLAY MUSIC (CP283)

CP – Performing Arts Participation

This course covers finding music online (written and audio), using music notation software to edit music, software to help you practice, software to help you read music directly (no more paper!), and how to manage and share your music library. Software includes ForScore and MuseScore; websites include Google Drive, DropBox, OneDrive, SmartMusic and YouTube. We’ll also discuss playing live music online with others.

This offering meets for a total of 5 session(s).

INSTRUCTORS: Ellen Sherin, Pam Wilson

SHERIN, ELLEN — B.S., biochemistry, UMass; M.S., chemistry, New Mexico State University. Retired from DuPont and GenomeQuest. I’ve worked in IT and how it applies to molecular biology for much of my career and have transferred that focus to music. I’m also a student classical violinist. (CP283, CP299)

WILSON, PAM — B.S., M.S., metallurgy engineering, Carnegie Mellon University; M.B.A., Wilmington University. Retired from DuPont. Pittsburgh native and fan. Always a lifelong learner, so enjoying OLLI and playing the violin again. (CP237, CP283, CP299)

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