My name is Jeff Shane, and I'm a senior math/econ double major. I'm a very musical person, and I play piano in the Cornell Jazz Ensembles. I also play flute, which I played in marching band in high schoo, but I don't play it very frequently anymore.

One of the main draws for why I chose this class is to do composition in a way that I have never had the chance to before. I write some music on my own, usually something jazzy, latin-y, rock-y, or miscellaneous stuff. I also really like writing and listening to stuff in odd time, because I think it's a really interesting way to create new rhythms and new feels.

I also would like to learn how to use music software to hopefully record and mix my own music. Software-wise, I've used Finale PrintMusic to write sheet music, but have never used any recording software, so I'm really looking forward to learning how to use those.

I would like to do some collaboritive work, perhaps with a guitarist or a wind player. But I'd be willing to try stuff with anybody - just let me know!