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Article MediaLab about Toy Symphony project from Tod Machover's group at MIT MediaLab. "Toy Symphony proposes another model of how children can start with music," said the professor of Music and Media. "We have invented a whole set of new instruments and tools to listen and perform, create and compose."... Children can go one step further by using Hyperscore, a sophisticated piece of software that allows a child to create music by drawing onscreen. "Unlike with telling stories or painting, children are never given the opportunity to compose," explained Professor Machover.