MakeMusic, Inc. Board Compensation Plan (as Amended)

Summary

This agreement outlines the compensation plan for non-employee directors of MakeMusic, Inc. Eligible directors receive an annual cash fee of $40,000, with an additional $10,000 for serving as chairperson of the board or a committee. Directors also receive annual stock option grants to purchase 6,000 shares of common stock, with terms including a four-year option period and monthly vesting over one year. Directors joining mid-year receive a pro-rated stock option grant. Vesting ends upon termination of service, but vested options remain exercisable for the remainder of the term.

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Exhibit 10.8

MakeMusic, Inc. Board Compensation Plan
Effective February 15, 2007
Amended January 31, 2008
Amended January 28, 2009
Amended January 1, 2011


Cash Fee:		Each non-employee director who is not otherwise being compensated by MakeMusic, Inc. shall be paid a cash fee of $40,000 per calendar year for board membership. In addition, a director serving as a chairperson of the board of directors or one or more committees of the board of directors shall be paid an additional $10,000 per calendar year.


Equity:		Each non-employee director who is not otherwise being compensated by MakeMusic, Inc. shall receive a stock option grant as of the first business day of each fiscal year. The terms of the stock option grant are as follows:

	•		non-qualified stock option to purchase 6,000 shares of common stock

	•		issued under the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended

	•		exercise price shall be the fair market value of common stock as of date of grant

	•		4-year term

	•		shares vest ratably over twelve months

	•		in the event the director’s service as a director terminates for any reason or the director is no longer an eligible director, as defined by this plan, vesting shall immediately terminate but the director shall be entitled to exercise the option for any vested shares through the remaining term of the option

Stock option grants for each eligible director who joins the board after the beginning of the fiscal year shall be the same as above except that for the first calendar year the director joins the board, the option shall be for a quantity of shares of common stock equal to a pro rata portion of the 6,000 shares the director would have received if a director on the first business day of that fiscal year.