The concept of lite coding is proposed as a place-holder for a growing body of practices within ubimus. We present the Erlang Music Generation Library 1.0 (emugel), a prototype for casual musicking that features a simplified notation to represent pitch, durations, dynamics and timbre with an emphasis on handling event patterns. We describe the design process, involving multiple cycles of implementation and deployment including specialists’ analysis and usage by nonmusicians. We present preliminary results gathered during the deployments. The emugel prototype has unique characteristics that set it apart from other software geared toward non-specialists. It also features good potential for power users. The results suggest that lite coding may constitute a practice well-suited for musiceducational endeavours.