diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
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+++ b/.classpath
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<classpath>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin"/>
+</classpath>
diff --git a/.project b/.project
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>BellChoir</name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
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+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.unusedLocal=preserve
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.8
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.lineNumber=generate
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.localVariable=generate
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.sourceFile=generate
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enumIdentifier=error
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.8
diff --git a/src/ChoirMember.java b/src/ChoirMember.java
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+++ b/src/ChoirMember.java
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+
+public class ChoirMember {
+	private Note noteOne;
+	private Note noteTwo;
+	
+	public ChoirMember() {
+		//is it my turn? some function associated with the mutex
+		
+		//acquire the mutex 
+		//play note
+		//release the mutex
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+//These classes from Nate Williams
+/**
+ * This class defines one bell not with note and length
+ *
+ */
+class BellNote {
+    final Note note;
+    final NoteLength length;
+
+    BellNote(Note note, NoteLength length) {
+        this.note = note;
+        this.length = length;
+    }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * This enum defines valid note length for a bellnote.
+ *
+ */
+enum NoteLength {
+    WHOLE(1.0f),
+    HALF(0.5f),
+    QUARTER(0.25f),
+    EIGTH(0.125f);
+
+    private final int timeMs;
+
+    private NoteLength(float length) {
+        timeMs = (int)(length * Note.MEASURE_LENGTH_SEC * 1000);
+    }
+
+    public int timeMs() {
+        return timeMs;
+    }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * This enum defines valid notes
+ *
+ */
+enum Note {
+    // REST Must be the first 'Note'
+    REST,
+    A4,
+    A4S,
+    B4,
+    C4,
+    C4S,
+    D4,
+    D4S,
+    E4,
+    F4,
+    F4S,
+    G4,
+    G4S,
+    A5;
+
+    public static final int SAMPLE_RATE = 48 * 1024; // ~48KHz
+    public static final int MEASURE_LENGTH_SEC = 1;
+
+    // Circumference of a circle divided by # of samples
+    private static final double step_alpha = (2.0d * Math.PI) / SAMPLE_RATE;
+
+    private final double FREQUENCY_A_HZ = 440.0d;
+    private final double MAX_VOLUME = 127.0d;
+
+    private final byte[] sinSample = new byte[MEASURE_LENGTH_SEC * SAMPLE_RATE];
+
+    private Note() {
+        int n = this.ordinal();
+        if (n > 0) {
+            // Calculate the frequency!
+            final double halfStepUpFromA = n - 1;
+            final double exp = halfStepUpFromA / 12.0d;
+            final double freq = FREQUENCY_A_HZ * Math.pow(2.0d, exp);
+
+            // Create sinusoidal data sample for the desired frequency
+            final double sinStep = freq * step_alpha;
+            for (int i = 0; i < sinSample.length; i++) {
+                sinSample[i] = (byte)(Math.sin(i * sinStep) * MAX_VOLUME);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public byte[] sample() {
+        return sinSample;
+    }
+}
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