Meet a Member: Marc Oe Greet Explores the Art and Science of Making Music

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From bluegrass to Bach, Marc De Graef has experimented with the versatility of guitar playing since age 16. "The thing that's special about guitars is the fact that there are so many different styles of music that you can play," said De Graef, professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. "While the learning curve can be steep at times, getting a hang of the basic chords is not too hard. If you know a dozen chords, you can play a whole lot of songs." For his part, Dc Graef did not stop at strumming chords, eventually turning to finger picking and classical music as his primary interests.