We Belong Here: Lessons from Unconventional Paths to Tech
23. Paula Muldoon: A Professional Violinist's Journey to Learn to Code
Paula Muldoon is a multi-talented violinist, software engineer, and composer based in Cambridge, UK. Currently, she is the concertmaster of the Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra.
Paula recently started DeskNotes, a YouTube channel with short videos full of tips for orchestral string playing. And soon she will be recording a CD of her own solo violin compositions!
In 2017 she retrained at Makers Academy as a computer programmer and now combines violin performance with her career as a software engineer at Cambridge Cognition, where she writes code that is used for worldwide clinical trials.
In this episode, Paula and I discuss her transition from a professional musician to software development and her experiences in both worlds.
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