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Mission Statement

The Department of Music promotes the practice, understanding and enjoyment of music in the university, offering a broad array of educational opportunities with specialization in composition, performance, musicology, ethnomusicology, and music technology.

Degree Programs

The Department of Music offers the following degree-granting programs:

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Fall event schedule announced!

Our Fall 2019 event lineup can be found in the Upcoming Events feed. All of our ticketed events for Fall are now on sale.

Upcoming Events

The new Music Minor!

Our new music minor allows students to explore music through a flexible program of study. Find out more about course requirements at Explore Courses.

Explore Courses

Upcoming Events

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CCRMA WAVE presents: RED

9:00am | CCRMA Wall for AudioVisual Expression (..., MAP

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09

Nov

Stanford Philharmonia: Fall Concert

7:30pm | Bing Concert Hall, MAP

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11

Nov

CCRMA WAVE presents: RED

9:00am | CCRMA Wall for AudioVisual Expression (..., MAP

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12

Nov

CCRMA WAVE presents: RED

9:00am | CCRMA Wall for AudioVisual Expression (..., MAP

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Latest News

Revised November 2019 Music events download available

Nov 8 2019 | Upcoming Events

Information on our November schedule of events can be found in our newly-revised November 2019 ...

Stanford conductor Paul Phillips featured on new Naxos release

Nov 5 2019 | Naxos Records

In October, Naxos released new CD, Music for Stage and Screen, featuring music by the American ...

Nate Sloan (Ph.D. '16, musicology) featured in New York Times

Nov 1 2019 | New York Times

Nate Sloan (Stanford Ph.D. '16 musicology) is currently assistant professor of musicology at the ...

Andy Meyerson (B.A., Music '08) and The Living Earth Show premiere “Tremble Staves" in SF

Oct 18 2019 | San Francisco Chronicle "Datebook"

Andy Meyerson (B.A., Music '08) is the percussionist, co-founder, and artistic director of The ...