diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 61f3db7..f29b78e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Use `black` with defaults for Python code.
 
 ## Issues
 
-When creating an issue please try to ahere to the following format:
+When creating an issue please try to adhere to the following format:
 
     module-name: One line summary of the issue (less than 72 characters)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 97f122a..ebbfe16 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ import tensorflow as tf
 from basic_pitch.inference import predict, Model
 from basic_pitch import ICASSP_2022_MODEL_PATH
 
-basic_pitch_model = Model(ICASSP_2022_MODEL_PATH))
+basic_pitch_model = Model(ICASSP_2022_MODEL_PATH)
 
 for x in range():
     ...