Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On January 28, 2009, the MakeMusic Board of Directors elected Michael Cahr as a director. Mr. Cahr will serve on MakeMusic's Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. Mr. Cahr has been a General Partner at Focus Equity Partners, a private equity investment and management firm that works with middle market companies, since September 2004. A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Cahr's election is attached as an exhibit to this report.
Mr. Cahr was not elected to the MakeMusic Board pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between either of them and any other person. Mr. Cahr has not been a party to, nor has he had a direct or indirect material interest in, any transaction with the Company during our current or preceding fiscal year, nor is there any currently proposed transaction. In connection with his service as a director, Mr. Cahr will participate in the Company's standard Board Compensation Plan. Upon his appointment, pursuant to the Board Compensation Plan, Mr. Cahr automatically received an initial non-qualified stock option grant under our 2003 Equity Incentive Plan of 4,000 shares with an exercise price equal to the closing selling price per share of common stock on the grant date. The option has a term of four years, subject to earlier termination following Mr. Cahr's cessation of board service, and will vest ratably at the end of each month through the remainder of the year.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial statements: None.
(b) Pro forma financial information: None.
(c) Shell company transactions: None.
(d) Exhibits:
99.1 Press release dated January 29, 2009

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