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This music-information course surveys symbolic frameworks and methods for a wide range | This music-information course surveys symbolic frameworks and methods for a wide range | ||
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| − | <td>Tuesday & Thursdays 1: | + | <td>Tuesday & Thursdays 1:30–2:50</td> |
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| − | Four-credits: class attendance: 25%; weekly assignments: 50%; take-home final: 25%. <br> Three-credit/no final: class attendance: 33%; weekly assignments: 67%. <br> Two-credit/no final: choices negotiable (selected | + | Four-credits: class attendance: 25%; weekly assignments: 50%; take-home final: 25%. <br> Three-credit/no final: class attendance: 33%; weekly assignments: 67%. <br> Two-credit/no final: choices negotiable (homework assignments selected in consultation with instructors). |
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| − | | <div id="week1"></div>1 || | + | | <div id="week1"></div>1 || 5 Jan 2015 || |
<b>Overview of music representation and course resources</b> | <b>Overview of music representation and course resources</b> | ||
* Lecture 01A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253 Musical Information][http://www.screencast.com/t/H6W4piHb Video version] | * Lecture 01A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253 Musical Information][http://www.screencast.com/t/H6W4piHb Video version] | ||
* Lecture 01B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/01B_ApplyingMusicalInformation_2015.pdf Applying Musical Information] | * Lecture 01B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/01B_ApplyingMusicalInformation_2015.pdf Applying Musical Information] | ||
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<b>Music representation</b> | <b>Music representation</b> | ||
* Lecture C1: [[media:musicnotationandrepresentation.pdf|Music Notation and Representation]] | * Lecture C1: [[media:musicnotationandrepresentation.pdf|Music Notation and Representation]] | ||
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* Assignment #1: Finish [[Guido]] lab exercises at home (due 15 Jan 2015) | * Assignment #1: Finish [[Guido]] lab exercises at home (due 15 Jan 2015) | ||
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| − | | <div id="week2"></div>2 || | + | | <div id="week2"></div>2 || 12 Jan 2015 || |
<b> Notation software: input methods: MIDI #1</b> | <b> Notation software: input methods: MIDI #1</b> | ||
* Lecture 02A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02A_Input_2015.pdf Input Methods for Musical Notation] | * Lecture 02A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02A_Input_2015.pdf Input Methods for Musical Notation] | ||
* Lab #2a: [[Finale Simple Note Entry | Computer keyboard Input methods in Finale]] | * Lab #2a: [[Finale Simple Note Entry | Computer keyboard Input methods in Finale]] | ||
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| − | | 2 || | + | | 2 || 14 Jan 2015 || |
<b> Notation software: input methods: MIDI #2</b> | <b> Notation software: input methods: MIDI #2</b> | ||
* Lecture 2B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02B_Sound-MIDI_Introduction_2015.pdf Sound-MIDI Introduction 2015] | * Lecture 2B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/02B_Sound-MIDI_Introduction_2015.pdf Sound-MIDI Introduction 2015] | ||
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* Assignment #3: Finish Lab 2 exercises (due 20 Jan 2015) | * Assignment #3: Finish Lab 2 exercises (due 20 Jan 2015) | ||
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| − | | <div id="week3"></div>3 || | + | | <div id="week3"></div>3 || 19 Jan 2015 || |
<b> Input methods: OMR and Data Interchange </b> | <b> Input methods: OMR and Data Interchange </b> | ||
* Lecture 03A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03A_Optical%20Music%20Recognition_2014.pdf Optical Music Recognition 2014.pdf] | * Lecture 03A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03A_Optical%20Music%20Recognition_2014.pdf Optical Music Recognition 2014.pdf] | ||
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* Assignment #4: [[SharpEye]] to [[Finale]]/[[MuseScore]]/[[Noteflight]] (Due 27 Jan 2015) | * Assignment #4: [[SharpEye]] to [[Finale]]/[[MuseScore]]/[[Noteflight]] (Due 27 Jan 2015) | ||
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| − | | 3 || | + | | 3 || 21 Jan 2015 || |
<b>MIDI Protocol/General MIDI</b> | <b>MIDI Protocol/General MIDI</b> | ||
* Lecture 03B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03B_MIDI_Continuation_2015.pdf MIDI Continuation 2015] | * Lecture 03B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/03B_MIDI_Continuation_2015.pdf MIDI Continuation 2015] | ||
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* Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/midiprotocol/ MIDI messages] | * Topic: [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/midiprotocol/ MIDI messages] | ||
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| − | | <div id="week4"></div>4 || | + | | <div id="week4"></div>4 || 26 Jan 2015 || |
<b>Standard MIDI Files</b> | <b>Standard MIDI Files</b> | ||
* Lecture 04A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04A_Standard%20MIDI%20Files_2015.pdf Timbre and Quantization (MIDI)] | * Lecture 04A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04A_Standard%20MIDI%20Files_2015.pdf Timbre and Quantization (MIDI)] | ||
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* Assignment #5a: [[MIDI file parsing homework]] (Due 3 Feb 2015) | * Assignment #5a: [[MIDI file parsing homework]] (Due 3 Feb 2015) | ||
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<b>MIDI Extensions/Wrap-up</b> | <b>MIDI Extensions/Wrap-up</b> | ||
* Lecture 04B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04B_MIDi_Extensions_2015.pdf MIDI extensions and alternatives] | * Lecture 04B: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/04B_MIDi_Extensions_2015.pdf MIDI extensions and alternatives] | ||
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* Assignment #5b: [[media:Assignment5b-music253-2015.pdf|MIDI file creation]] | * Assignment #5b: [[media:Assignment5b-music253-2015.pdf|MIDI file creation]] | ||
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| − | | <div id="week5"></div>5 || | + | | <div id="week5"></div>5 || 2 Feb 2015 || |
<b>SCORE user input code</b> | <b>SCORE user input code</b> | ||
* Lecture 05A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05A_SCORE%20Introduction_2015.pdf Introduction to SCORE] | * Lecture 05A: [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05A_SCORE%20Introduction_2015.pdf Introduction to SCORE] | ||
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* [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/scoreinput SCORE 5-Stage Input Reference] | * [http://www.ccarh.org/courses/253/handout/scoreinput SCORE 5-Stage Input Reference] | ||
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<b>SCORE music editor</b> | <b>SCORE music editor</b> | ||
* Lecture 05B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05B_Special-Needs%20Repertories_2015.pdf Repertories with Special Needs] | * Lecture 05B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/05B_Special-Needs%20Repertories_2015.pdf Repertories with Special Needs] | ||
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* [[SCORE survival guide]] | * [[SCORE survival guide]] | ||
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| − | | <div id="week6"></div>6 || | + | | <div id="week6"></div>6 || 09 Feb 2015 || |
<b>SCORE simple examples</b> | <b>SCORE simple examples</b> | ||
* Lecture 06A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06A_Extremes%20within%20CMN_2015.pdf Extremes within CMN] | * Lecture 06A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06A_Extremes%20within%20CMN_2015.pdf Extremes within CMN] | ||
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* Homework #6: Finish [[SCORE user input 2]], due 17 February 2015 | * Homework #6: Finish [[SCORE user input 2]], due 17 February 2015 | ||
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<b>SCORE parameters</b> | <b>SCORE parameters</b> | ||
* Lecture 06B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06B_TexturesTracks_2015.pdf Score textures and tracks] | * Lecture 06B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/06B_TexturesTracks_2015.pdf Score textures and tracks] | ||
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* Score parameter examples: [[SCORE_note_parameters|notes]], [[SCORE_slur_parameters|slurs/ties]] | * Score parameter examples: [[SCORE_note_parameters|notes]], [[SCORE_slur_parameters|slurs/ties]] | ||
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| − | | <div a="week7"></div>7 || | + | | <div a="week7"></div>7 || 16 Feb 2015 || |
* Lecture 07A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07A_EsAC-2015.pdf Codes for Archiving and Repurposing: The Essen Associative Code (EsAC)] | * Lecture 07A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07A_EsAC-2015.pdf Codes for Archiving and Repurposing: The Essen Associative Code (EsAC)] | ||
* Lecture 07AB (alternative). [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07AB_EsAC-MuseData-2015.pdf Multipurpose code: EsAC and MuseData] | * Lecture 07AB (alternative). [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07AB_EsAC-MuseData-2015.pdf Multipurpose code: EsAC and MuseData] | ||
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* Lab/Homework: [[SCORE_parameter_exercises|Hard SCORE exercises]], due 25 February 2015 | * Lab/Homework: [[SCORE_parameter_exercises|Hard SCORE exercises]], due 25 February 2015 | ||
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<b> MuseData</b> | <b> MuseData</b> | ||
* Lecture 07B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07B_Codes%20for%20data%20%20archiving,%20interchange_WBH.pdf Codes for Archiving and Repurposing: MuseData (presented by Walter B. Hewlett)] | * Lecture 07B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/07B_Codes%20for%20data%20%20archiving,%20interchange_WBH.pdf Codes for Archiving and Repurposing: MuseData (presented by Walter B. Hewlett)] | ||
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* [http://github.com/musedata/muse2ps muse2ps for printing the MuseData files] | * [http://github.com/musedata/muse2ps muse2ps for printing the MuseData files] | ||
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| − | | <div id="week8"></div>8 || | + | | <div id="week8"></div>8 || 23 Feb 2015 || |
<b> MusicXML </b> | <b> MusicXML </b> | ||
* Lecture 08A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08A_MusicXML_2015.pdf Markup Languages for Music: MusicXML] | * Lecture 08A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08A_MusicXML_2015.pdf Markup Languages for Music: MusicXML] | ||
* Lecture: [[Media:MusicXML_and_musical_parameters.pdf|MusicXML and musical parameters]] | * Lecture: [[Media:MusicXML_and_musical_parameters.pdf|MusicXML and musical parameters]] | ||
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| − | | 8 || | + | | 8 || 25 Feb 2015 || |
<b> Transposition via Base-40 </b> | <b> Transposition via Base-40 </b> | ||
* Lecture 08b. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08b_Base-40-2015.pdf Base-40 Arithmetic for Music Apps] | * Lecture 08b. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/08b_Base-40-2015.pdf Base-40 Arithmetic for Music Apps] | ||
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* [[Media:30_short_mei_encoding_examples.pdf|30 Short MEI encoding examples]] | * [[Media:30_short_mei_encoding_examples.pdf|30 Short MEI encoding examples]] | ||
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| − | | <div id="week9"></div>9 || | + | | <div id="week9"></div>9 || 2 Mar 2015 || |
<b> Humdrum file format</b> | <b> Humdrum file format</b> | ||
* Lecture 09A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09A_Humdrum-Intro_2015.pdf Introduction to Humdrum] | * Lecture 09A. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09A_Humdrum-Intro_2015.pdf Introduction to Humdrum] | ||
* Lecture: [[Media:Humdrum_file_format.pdf|Humdrum file format]] | * Lecture: [[Media:Humdrum_file_format.pdf|Humdrum file format]] | ||
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| − | | 9 || | + | | 9 || 4 Mar 2015 || |
<b> Humdrum Analysis 1</b> | <b> Humdrum Analysis 1</b> | ||
* Lecture 09B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09B_Uses%20of%20Humdrum_2015.pdf Uses of Humdrum] | * Lecture 09B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/09B_Uses%20of%20Humdrum_2015.pdf Uses of Humdrum] | ||
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* Lab: [[Humdrum Lab 1 | Humdrum Lab]] | * Lab: [[Humdrum Lab 1 | Humdrum Lab]] | ||
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| − | | 10 || | + | | 10 || 11 Mar 2015 || |
* Lecture 10B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10b_From%20IP%20to%20Data%20resources_2015.pdf From IP to Data Resources] | * Lecture 10B. [http://esf.ccarh.org/CS275A-Mus253/10b_From%20IP%20to%20Data%20resources_2015.pdf From IP to Data Resources] | ||
<b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </b> | <b> Non-standard music representations in Humdrum </b> | ||
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| − | | <div id="week11"></div>FE || | + | | <div id="week11"></div>FE || 18 Mar 2015 || |
| − | <b> Take-home final due by 11 p.m.</b> | + | <b> Take-home final (4-credit students) due by 11 p.m.</b> |
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</ul> | </ul> | ||
Revision as of 23:33, 19 November 2015
Music 253/CS 275a "Symbolic Musical Information"
Stanford University (Winter 2016).
This music-information course surveys symbolic frameworks and methods for a wide range of musical applications. Areas covered include advanced notation systems, optical music recognition, data conversion and synchronization, and the internal structure of data files. The course is preparatory for Music 254/CS 275B (Music Query, Analysis, and Style Simulation), which focuses on projects requiring a working knowledge of notation and sound software.
| Meeting times: | Tuesday & Thursdays 1:30–2:50 | |
| Location: | Braun Music Building, room 128 (or entry also from room 129) | |
| Instructors: | Eleanor Selfridge-Field (esfield@stanford.edu) Craig Stuart Sapp (craig@ccrma.stanford.edu) | |
| Office Hours: | 3:05–4:05 Tuesdays & Thursdays and by appointment. | |
| Credits: | 2–4 | |
| Grading: |
Four-credits: class attendance: 25%; weekly assignments: 50%; take-home final: 25%. |
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| Website: | music253.stanford.edu wiki.ccarh.org/wiki/Music 253 Overview of individual topics presented in Music 253. |
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| Prerequisites: | Ability to read standard music notation. Knowledge of central concepts of tonal music theory (see Tutorial). | |
| Textbook: | E. Selfridge-Field, ed., Beyond MIDI: The Handbook of Musical Codes (MIT Press, 1997). Available online by permission of the publisher. |
Syllabus
See also Music 254/CS 275b Syllabus
Go to week: 1 | 2 | MIDI 3 | 4 | SCORE 5 | 6 | MuseData 7 | XML 8 | Humdrum 9 | 10
- Lecture 01A: Musical InformationVideo version
- Lecture 01B: Applying Musical Information
- Lecture C1: Music Notation and Representation
- Demo: Malinowski's Music Animation Machine
- Rosetta Stone of Musical Data Codes
- Assignment #2: Design your own music representation system (due 15 Jan 2015)
- Lab #1: Guido Music Notation
- Assignment #1: Finish Guido lab exercises at home (due 15 Jan 2015)
- Lecture 02A: Input Methods for Musical Notation
- Lab #2a: Computer keyboard Input methods in Finale
- Lecture 2B: Sound-MIDI Introduction 2015
- Lab #2b: MIDI keyboard Input methods in Finale
- Assignment #3: Finish Lab 2 exercises (due 20 Jan 2015)
- Lecture 03A: Optical Music Recognition 2014.pdf
- Lecture C2: Introduction to XML
- Lab #3: Optical music recognition with SharpEye
- Assignment #4: SharpEye to Finale/MuseScore/Noteflight (Due 27 Jan 2015)
- Lecture 03B: MIDI Continuation 2015
- Tour of the Archive of Recorded Sound and the Dennis Condon Collection of Reproducing Pianos and Rolls.
- Lecture C3: Hexadecimal numbers
- Topic: MIDI roadmap of the byte
- Topic: MIDI bytes/messages (cinmidi)
- Topic: MIDI messages
- Lecture 04A: Timbre and Quantization (MIDI)
- Lecture C4: Standard MIDI Files
- Topic: Outline of the Standard MIDI File structure
- Topic: Variable length values
- Assignment #5a: MIDI file parsing homework (Due 3 Feb 2015)
- Lecture 04B: MIDI extensions and alternatives
- Topic: General MIDI instruments (plus percussion key numbers on channel 10)
- Topic: General MIDI continuous controllers
- binasc tool for creating MIDI files in a text editor
- Assignment #5b: MIDI file creation
- Lecture 05A: Introduction to SCORE
- Lab: SCORE user input
- SCORE 5-Stage Input Reference
- Lecture 05B. Repertories with Special Needs
- Lab: Input exercises done on paper in previous session
- SCORE survival guide
- Lecture 06A. Extremes within CMN
- Lab: Input slightly harder SCORE examples
- Homework #6: Finish SCORE user input 2, due 17 February 2015
- Lecture 06B. Score textures and tracks
- Lecture: SCORE parameters
- Score parameter examples: notes, slurs/ties
- Lecture 07A. Codes for Archiving and Repurposing: The Essen Associative Code (EsAC)
- Lecture 07AB (alternative). Multipurpose code: EsAC and MuseData
- Lab/Homework: Hard SCORE exercises, due 25 February 2015
- Lecture 08A. Markup Languages for Music: MusicXML
- Lecture: MusicXML and musical parameters
- Lecture 08b. Base-40 Arithmetic for Music Apps
- Lecture 09A. Introduction to Humdrum
- Lecture: Humdrum file format
- Lecture 09B. Uses of Humdrum
- Lab: Humdrum Tools I
- Lecture 10A. Basic Concepts in Music Copyright
- Lecture 10A (2015): Music Copyright
- Lecture/Demo: Humdrum Tools II
- Lab: Humdrum Lab
- Lecture 10B. From IP to Data Resources
| Week | Dates | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Jan 2015 |
Overview of music representation and course resources |
| 1 | 7 Jan 2015 |
Music representation |
| 2 | 12 Jan 2015 |
Notation software: input methods: MIDI #1 |
| 2 | 14 Jan 2015 |
Notation software: input methods: MIDI #2 |
| 3 | 19 Jan 2015 |
Input methods: OMR and Data Interchange |
| 3 | 21 Jan 2015 |
MIDI Protocol/General MIDI |
| 4 | 26 Jan 2015 |
Standard MIDI Files |
| 4 | 28 Jan 2015 |
MIDI Extensions/Wrap-up |
| 5 | 2 Feb 2015 |
SCORE user input code |
| 5 | 4 Feb 2015 |
SCORE music editor |
| 6 | 09 Feb 2015 |
SCORE simple examples |
| 6 | 11 Feb 2015 |
SCORE parameters |
| 7 | 16 Feb 2015 |
SCORE parameters 2 |
| 7 | 18 Feb 2015 |
MuseData |
| 8 | 23 Feb 2015 |
MusicXML |
| 8 | 25 Feb 2015 |
Transposition via Base-40 MEI |
| 9 | 2 Mar 2015 |
Humdrum file format |
| 9 | 4 Mar 2015 |
Humdrum Analysis 1 |
| 10 | 10 Mar 2015 |
Music as Intellectual Property Humdrum Analysis 2 |
| 10 | 11 Mar 2015 |
Non-standard music representations in Humdrum |
| FE | 18 Mar 2015 |
Take-home final (4-credit students) due by 11 p.m. |
General Policies and University Rules
General policies and university rules:
- Delivery times:
- Assignments: by the start of the class for which they are due.
- Final exam: by 11 p.m. of the assigned date.
- Honor code: We will act and expect you to act according to the Stanford Honor Code.
- Students with disabilities: Students who may need an academic accommodation based on the impact of a disability must initiate the request with the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) located within the Office of Accessible Education (OAE). SDRC staff will evaluate the request with required documentation, recommend reasonable accommodations, and prepare an Accommodation Letter for faculty dated in the current quarter in which the request is being made. Students should contact the SDRC as soon as possible since timely notice is needed to coordinate accommodations. The OAE is located at 563 Salvatierra Walk (phone 723-1066).