Courses

Following is a list of all courses that have been taught at CCRMA.  For complete information on course offerings, please see the Stanford Bulletin (http://bulletin.stanford.edu) for the current academic year.

For information on which courses have been taught in recent quarters, please visit the Course History page.

Undergrad Program

Bachelor of Arts in Music with a Concentration in Music, Science and Technology

The Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) does not directly offer an undergraduate degree, however students of the Stanford Music Department can choose to major or minor in Music with a concentration in Music, Science and Technology. 

The MST specialization is designed for those students with a strong interest in the musical ramifications of rapidly evolving computer technology and digital audio and in the acoustic and psychoacoustic foundations of music. The program entails a substantial research project under faculty guidance and makes use of the highly multi-disciplinary environment at CCRMA. This program can serve as a complementary major to students in the sciences and engineering.

For more information, visit the Stanford Music Department and the Stanford Bulletin.

Masters Program

 The Master's degree in Music, Science, and Technology

Description:  The MA in Music, Science and Technology (MA/MST) degree is a two-year degree granted at the successful completion of specific coursework.  The CCRMA MA/MST program is designed for candidates having an undergraduate engineering, science, music or arts degree, or a degree that includes course work in engineering mathematics. CCRMA is a research center within the Department of Music in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. CCRMA's courses and research topics include music perception, music related signal processing, human-computer interaction, synthesis, and inter-media.

Application:  Please see Application Procedures on the Dept. of Music's website.

Fees:  The application fee is $125 and may be paid using Visa, Mastercard cards.  

Writing Samples:  All applicants to the Music, Science, and Technology MA program are required to submit a writing sample demonstrating scholarly research. Supporting materials will be returned if you provide monetary equivalent of U.S. currency, not international return coupons.

GRE Tests:  GRE scores are required of all graduate applicants to Stanford University.  Applications will NOT be considered without GRE scores! Please visit the Educational Testing website for details about test dates and locations:  http://www.ets.org/ 

Stanford Bulletin:  Degree requirements for the MAMST can be found on Stanford University's exploredegrees site. Scroll down to 4. Music, Science, and Technology.

CCRMA Faculty Bios:  You may wish to peruse the faculty bios to find faculty having areas of interest and expertise that match your own.  Feel free to email those with whom you are interested in discussing a particular program:  http://music.stanford.edu/People/faculty.html

The Stanford Music Department: More information on graduate programs in music can be found on the Music Department site:   music.stanford.edu/Academics/gradStudies.html



PhD Program

Applying to the Ph.D. program

CCRMA offers a Ph.D. program in Computer-Based Music Theory and Acoustics. Since CCRMA is multidisciplinary, we have Ph.D. students in several departments. While all CCRMA faculty are formally within the Music department, Julius Smith also holds a courtesy appointment in Electrical Engineering which enables him to serve as primary thesis advisor for Ph.D. students in EE, and Ge Wang holds a courtesy appointment in Computer Science and can serve as primary thesis advisor for Ph.D students in CS. We also have occasional Ph.D. students from Mechanical Engineering, Psychology, and the like. Application for graduate study is handled by the corresponding department. CCRMA does not process admissions itself. However, when an EE student expresses an interest in music-related research, Prof. Smith is usually asked to comment on the student's prospects for pursuing research at CCRMA.  CCRMA faculty also participate in the selection of Music Department Ph.D. students interested in CCRMA research.

More Information:

You may download a .pdf file about the programs in the Stanford Bulletin.

Also see the Music Department site for a discussion of the graduate programs in music.

Please read the Registrar's information about applying to Stanford.

A copy of the Guide to Graduate Admissions is available here.

Visiting Scholar

CRITERIA FOR APPOINTMENT
The following are the minimum eligibility criteria for a Visiting Scholar designation at Stanford University:

• the individual must be visiting from an outside institution or organization;
• the individual must have a doctoral degree or be a recognized expert in his or her field; and
• the source of salary funding for the individual must not be Stanford University.
• Visiting Scholar appointments are different from a Postdoctoral Scholar appontment. For more information on Postdocs, please see Postdoctoral Scholars.

• The beginning AND end dates of the proposed visit (VERY IMPORTANT)
• Summary of your project you will work on while at CCRMA. This is your opportunity to explain why conducting your research is mutually beneficial for both you and for CCRMA
• Curriculum vitae, and a CD containing samples of your work if you are a composer.

The additional paperwork will include:
• Complete and sign a Stanford Patent and Copyright Agreement  SU18a form
• Proof of Funding

• A legible copy of the biographic page(s) of the passport.
• Accompanying dependents must also provide a legible copy of the biographic page(s) of the passport and supporting biographical information
• Completed SEVIS DS2019 Form
• Please read the 5-year rule and advise which category of visitor you fall under Requests for visiting status are evaluated on the feasibility of the project, availability of resources, and number of visitors in residence during the proposed time period.

Visiting Student Researcher

BACKGROUND
Faculty at CCRMA are sometimes asked to supervise the research of visitors who are not Visiting Scholars under current Stanford policy. The qualifications for appointment as a Visiting Scholar state that a person must hold a Ph.D. (or its equivalent from a country other than the United States) or be a recognized expert in the field. There are a limited number of instances, however, when it would be to the benefit of Stanford faculty to permit graduate students who have not yet attained the Ph.D. to engage in research on the Stanford campus using Stanford research facilities. Such instances might include students at other universities who are engaged in research at the doctoral level and who are doing research in a field of interest to a Stanford faculty member, or a student who is doing a laboratory rotation as part of a larger research study or grant.

When agreeing to invite such graduate students to conduct research at Stanford, CCRMA faculty is mindful of the need to place primary emphasis on providing research opportunities to regularly matriculated Stanford students. In addition, invited students must be qualified to conduct research at a level comparable to that of other Stanford graduate students, and the research must be of benefit to Stanford as well as the visitor. Visiting graduate students must work VERY INDEPENDENTLY at CCRMA in order to be successful.

ENROLLMENT STATUS
Any visiting graduate student who will be participating in research at Stanford for more than 30 days must be appointed into nonmatriculated student status as a Visiting Student Researcher. Students may be classified as Visiting Student Researchers if they are here fewer than 30 days. (No SUnet ID can be sponsored until the VSR appointment has been approved and processed by the Office of the University Registrar.)

Visiting Student Researchers will be registered in the category: "Non-Matriculated Graduate Students - Visiting Student Researchers" (VSR). They will be charged a monthly VSR fee, set annually by the Board of Trustees. Visiting Student Researchers will also be charged the quarterly Campus Health Services Fee, and, unless they document that they have comparable coverage with another carrier, they will be charged for student health insurance.
Persons registered in the VSR category are not permitted to enroll in any classes. If Visiting Student Researchers wish to take classes at Stanford, they should contact the Graduate Admissions, Office of the University Registrar, and request an application for nonmatriculated graduate student enrollment status. A complete application, including letters of recommendation, official transcripts and applicable test scores, would be required by the nonmatriculated application deadline set by Graduate Admissions, Office of the Registrar. Nonmatriculated students must register for a minimum of eight units and are charged the regular tuition rate.

Visiting Student Researchers from other U.S. universities who have educational loans cannot be certified by Stanford for loan deferments because they are neither matriculated at Stanford nor are they carrying a full-time course load. If the researcher is still matriculated at another university in the United States, s/he should contact their home institution regarding eligibility for loan deferments.

VSR status is valid for one year. The status may be extended once for an additional year.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Email a letter of proposal to Nette Worthey (networth@ccrma.stanford.edu) and include the following:

• The beginning AND end dates of the proposed visit (VERY IMPORTANT)
• Summary of your project you will work on while at CCRMA. This is your opportunity to explain why conducting your research is mutually beneficial for both you and for CCRMA.
• Curriculum vitae and a CD containing samples of your work if you are a composer
• Obtain the Visiting Student Researcher instructions and form from the Stanford University Registrar's Office
• This form needs be approved by the faculty member with whom the researcher will be working and the Chair of the faculty member's department.

After the CCRMA staff and faculty review your initial proposal; you will be notified whether your proposal is accepted or denied by CCRMA. If it is accepted you will be asked to submit additional paperwork to be reviewed by the Registrars Office.

• The additional paperwork includes:
• Copy of transcripts of current graduate work
• Copy of undergraduate transcript with degree conferral posted or a copy of the degree certificate, or diploma
• Complete and sign a Stanford Patent and Copyright Agreement  SU18a form
• Proof of Funding
• Final acceptance is contingent upon the Registrar’s Office approval. Full proposal is submitted to Registrar’s Office after CCRMA receives the above documents. If they accept your proposal, they will assign you a Stanford Identification number, which is then used to request a DS2019 for international visitors.

VISITING RESEARCHERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES
Citizens of other countries who enter the United States for the purpose of being Visiting Student Researchers at Stanford must have a DS-2019 (certification for J-1 visa status) issued by the Bechtel International Center via CCRMA prior to their arrival in this country. Visiting Student Researchers must be registered throughout the period of their residence at Stanford, in order to maintain their visa status. Students from other countries will also need to complete a Declaration of Finances form to demonstrate that they have sufficient funds to pay the associated fees and to live in the U.S.

If you need Stanford to sponsor a visa for your visit, please submit the following documents:

• A legible copy of the biographic page(s) of the passport.
• Accompanying dependents must also provide a legible copy of the biographic page(s) of the passport and supporting biographical information
• Completed SEVIS DS2019 Form
• Please read the 5-year rule and advise which category of visitor you fall under Requests for visiting status are evaluated on the feasibility of the project, availability of resources, and number of visitors in residence during the proposed time period.

Last minute visa requests cannot be honored.

PAYMENT / EMPLOYMENT
Visiting Student Researchers are responsible for paying the VSR fees and any other applicable fees. CCRMA does not have scholarships or funds available for financial support. Nor is CCRMA able to pay any fees on the researcher's behalf or to provide a stipend for living expenses.
Visiting researchers are not eligible to be paid as graduate research assistants or as graduate teaching assistants. They may not receive stipends from University scholarships/fellowships. Funds designated for the support of matriculated Stanford students may not be used to support Visiting Student Researchers. They may however be employed on an hourly basis to perform work, including work on a sponsored project assuming that the work is appropriate to the project and funds are available.

Note: When departments provide stipends or pay fees for non-matriculated students, these payments are considered taxable income to the researcher. If the student is a non-US resident for tax purposes, and their home country does not have a tax treaty with the United States, Stanford is obligated to withhold or charge 14% federal tax on any of these payments.
Visiting researchers must remain current in their payments to the University to maintain their Visiting Student Researcher status. Persons who are delinquent in their payments will lose their status and, if applicable, their J-1 visa status will be terminated.

FEES

• VSR FEE:  As a Visiting Student Researcher, you must pay the monthly VSR fees for each full or partial month in which you are in residence at Stanford.  The VSR fee for the 2011-12 academic year is $868 per month. This fee cannot be prorated, so you will be responsible for the full amount for each month.
• CARDINAL CARE FEE:  To ensure that you are protected by health insurance, you will automatically be enrolled and billed for Stanford’s health insurance (Cardinal Care) each quarter you are here. The Cardinal Care fee is $3384 per year for the 2011-12 academic year, charged in three payments of $1128 (charged at the beginning of Autumn, Winter and Spring quarters.) Information about insurance for Visiting Student Researchers is available from Stanford's Vaden Student Health Center,http://vaden.stanford.edu/insurance/index.html.
• CAMPUS HEALTH SERVICE FEE:  You will also be charged the Campus Health Services Fee of $173 per quarter. This fee cannot be waived or pro-rated. Stanford University does not accept credit cards for payment of student accounts.
• CCRMA FEE: A fee of $600 per academic quarter is charged to offset costs at CCRMA

SERVICES AVAILABLE
Persons who are registered as Visiting Student Researchers will be entitled to receive a student photo identification card. The card will permit entry and borrowing privileges from the library at the same level as other non-matriculated students and use of recreational facilities. Researchers will also be eligible to open computer accounts. These services will only be available during the months when the VSR fees have been paid. CCRMA will provide access to our facilities, courses and limited technical support.  CCRMA has an open space work environment and NO DESKS or OFFICES are assigned to visiting student researchers.

Graduate student housing is available, as for other non-matriculated students, only after all matriculated Stanford students have obtained housing. For the purposes of planning for housing, it is best to assume that student housing will not be available on campus for Visiting Student Researchers.

We wish you the best of luck in your application. If you have any questions, feel free to call us at (650) 723-4971 ex.300

Workshops 2014

CCRMA SUMMER WORKSHOPS 2014

6/23 - 6/27    Music Information Retrieval:  Jay LeBoeuf, Leigh Smith, Steve Tjoa
6/29 - 7/3      SuperCollider: Fernando Lopez Lezcano and Bruno Ruviaro
7/7 - 7/11      Audio Plug-Ins Designed with Faust: Romain Michon
7/14 - 7/18    Aspects of Sound in Art: Elaine Buckholtz and Sasha Leitman
7/21 - 7/25    WORKSHOP TO BE ANNOUNCED
7/28 - 8/1      Designing Musical Games :: Gaming Musical Design: Rob Hamilton and Chris Platz
8/4 - 8/8        Stompbox Design: Edgar Berdahl and Esteban Maestre
8/11 - 8/15    3D Printing for Acoustics :  John Granzow and Dan Somen
8/18 - 8/22    Perceptual Audio Coding:  Marina Bosi and Rich Goldberg
8/25 - 8/29    New Music Controllers: Sasha Leitman and Michael Gurevich
 

GENERAL INFORMATION
The Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics offers intensive programs where top educators and researchers from the fields of music, engineering, and computer science will present a detailed study of specialized subjects. Each workshop is one week long. The workshops are open to the public. Most workshops are 9-5pm with an hour for lunch on your own, but check each workshop page for specific schedule information.

IMPORTANT NOTE
All workshops are subject to change or cancellation based on low enrollment. Any workshop with low enrollment will be cancelled 3 weeks before start date of workshop.

TUITION AND FEES
Course tuition, in general, is $450.  Additional fees may be associated for lab material (see course descriptions for lab fees).

ACADEMIC CREDIT
No academic credit is offered for participation in the workshops.

HOUSING
Housing costs are not included in the course fee.  Cardinal Hotel has special rates for CCRMA Workshop attendees. The hotel is located in downtown Palo Alto less than a mile from campus, and a couple blocks from where the Stanford free shuttle, the Marguerite, picks up to deliver you near the Knoll.   Register for housing at the Cardinal Hotel.

DIRECTIONS
Directions to the CCRMA Workshop held at the Knoll, 660 Lomita Drive, Stanford, CA can be found here: http://www.stanford.edu/home/visitors/maps.html

PARKING
Parking costs are not included in the course fee. Parking information can be found at the Stanford Parking and Transportation website: http://transportation.stanford.edu

CONTACT
Nette Worthey
CCRMA Administrator
660 Lomita Drive
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-8180
650-723-4971 x320
networth@ccrma.stanford.edu

REGISTRATION
All workshops held at CCRMA require a $50 non-refundable registration fee.