Music and Sound-Centered Interdisciplinary Collaboration
The Master’s Program in Interdisciplinary Studies in Music Technology (ISMT) at the Department of Music, National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), aims to cultivate interdisciplinary expertise in music and sound. Throughout their studies, students engage in diverse forms of collaboration—ranging from performing arts and emerging modes of artistic expression to projects in education and community engagement, as well as developing music technologies and software. ISMT emphasizes a holistic creative process—spanning ideation and critical reflection, observation and collaboration, as well as planning and execution.
Founded in 2022, ISMT has organized numerous performances and research-based projects. Leveraging both academic agreement (MOU) and local partnership, ISMT collaborates closely with the Taiwan Sound Lab and the Taiwan Sound Art Festival at the C-Lab (Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab). With access to cutting-edge facilities and technologies, students integrate coursework, project development, and performances, strengthening ties between academic research and cultural institutions. These collaborations build an ecosystem for interdisciplinary creation and talent cultivation. More recently, NTNU signed a MOU with the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), Stanford University, through which workshops (online and in person), EMI courses, and international performances have been organized.
In today’s creative landscape, interdisciplinary collaboration is part of everyday practice. Music and sound—rooted in their unique auditory essence—offer a pathway from abstract perception to artistic integration, often becoming both the starting point and driving force of creation. Accordingly, ISMT’s curriculum emphasizes more than technical training in hardware and software: it cultivates critical thinking, creative exploration, and the ability to collaborate across the boundaries of art and technology. We believe that experimentation, exploration, and even occasional failure are essential steps toward deeper understanding and innovation.
ISMT welcomes musicians eager to explore technology and technologists aspiring toward artistic expression. NTNU, as a comprehensive university, offers abundant resources across computer science, design, fine arts, literature, education, and foreign languages—making it an ideal base for interdisciplinary practice. Here, individuals from different disciplines come together and share perspectives, sparking new ideas that might not otherwise take shape.
International Collaboration × Interdisciplinary Projects
ISMT students participate in multiple high-profile projects each year. The previous projects include
Ad hoc voyages - C-Lab International Sound Art Festival x NTNU Co-Production (2021–2022)
The Gravity Realm: Unveiling the Secrets of Black Holes and Gravitational Waves - National Museum of Natural Science** Special Exhibition (2023–2024)
Sound Bath: An exhibition (2024)
Mr. Stockhausen’s Garden, Living Room, and Kitchen: an interactive workshop, sound installation, and concert featuring Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Mikrophonie - National Culture and Arts Foundation Project (2025)
Students gain hands-on experience in conceptual development, design execution, budgeting, grant application, publicity, and performance presentation, cultivating practical skills and interdisciplinary competencies for diverse future careers in music.
Based on the MOU recently signed by Stanford and NTNU, ISMT has hosted joint workshops, EMI courses, and international performances with CCRMA. In collaboration with some of ISMT’s required courses such as Research Seminar and Music Technology Arts Projects, the topics includes
Interactive Audio-Visual Creation with Max/MSP/Jitter
Data Sonification with ChucK and Networked Performance with JackTrip
Modular Synthesis and 3D Immersive Sound with Ambisonics
Interpretation and Performance of Twentieth-Century Classics: Instrumental and Electroacoustic Works of Stockhausen
In 2025, CCRMA Director Chris Chafe and senior professor Fernando López-Lezcano traveled to Taipei. At the C-Lab Taiwan Sound Lab’s immersive 49.4-channel sound dome, they presented Ocean Data: A Sonic Journey, a performance combining data sonification and real-time networked collaboration between NTNU and Stanford students across the Pacific with almost no latency. In April, Prof. López-Lezcano conducted a week-long workshop on modular synthesis, accompanied by lectures and concerts on immersive 3D sound. The workshop integrated computer music, digital/analog audio technologies, 3D printing, and Ambisonics, receiving strong acclaim from a full-house audience.
Since 2024, NTNU has supported 12 students (CSIE, Music Dept.) to participate in the CCRMA Summer Workshops at Stanford and their topics of study include Designing Physical Interactions for Music, Computer-Assisted Composition with Python, Real-Time AudioVisual Composition with RayTone, and Recording Arts. Looking forward, NTNU and Stanford will continue deepening this collaboration, gradually building a trans-Pacific network in music technology. Through interdisciplinary projects, international performances, and academic research, students will gain invaluable global experience and expand their career horizons within a multicultural context.
以音樂-聲響為主體的跨域合作
臺師大音樂系碩士班「音樂科技跨域合作組」（Interdisciplinary Studies in Music Technology，以下簡稱ISMT）以培養音樂跨域人才為基，在修業期間，致力於多元跨域合作，從表演藝術或其他新呈現形式、教育或社會合作，到音樂科技工具或軟體技術開發，踏實邁向從發想至思辨、從觀察到合作、從策畫至執行的過程。
ISMT成立於2022年，至今已執行多場演出與發表，並就地利與MOU學術約定，長期與空總C-LAB臺灣當代文化實驗場的臺灣聲響實驗室、聲響藝術節成為重要合作夥伴，其先進設備與技術內容，讓課程、專題與展演得以更加落實，強化學術研究與文化場館的連結，以及跨域創作與人才培育的生態鏈。近期，臺師大更與美國史丹佛大學電腦音樂與聲響研究中心（Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics, CCRMA）簽訂MOU雙邊學術交流，已完成多場線上/實體工作坊、EMI雙邊課程與跨國展演。
當代跨域合作已是日常，音樂-聲響更得以憑藉其獨特的聽覺本質，從抽象的感知經驗出發，與幾乎所有藝術形式巧妙交融，甚至成為創作起點與主導力量。為此，ISMT課程的核心精神從不僅只於軟硬體操作的學習，更關注學生的批判思考、創意探索，以及跨越藝術與科技邊界的協作能力。我們相信，嘗試、探索與偶爾的失敗，都是走向理解與創新的必經之路。
ISMT歡迎有志於探索科技的「音樂人」，也為追求藝術表達的「科技人」敞開大門。身為綜合大學的臺師大校園，匯聚了資工、設計、美術、文學、教育與外語等豐沛人才與資源，正是跨域實踐的最佳基地。在這裡，來自不同領域的人們在此相遇，孕育出原本不存在的全新想法。
跨國合作課程 × 多元形式專題製作
ISMT學生每年參與多項專案，如空總臺灣當代文化實驗場C-LAB國際聲響藝術節與臺師大共製節目《即視旅行》（2023）、國立自然科學博物館《驚心洞波》黑洞與重力波特展（2023-2024）、《聲音浴場》展覽（2024）、國家文化藝術基金會計畫《史托克豪森先生的花園、客廳和廚房》經典電聲作品 Mikrophonie I 互動體驗工作坊 x 聲音裝置 x 音樂會（2025）等，學生從構思、概念形成，到執行設計、預算規劃、經費申請、文宣行銷，以至最終的呈現與反饋，展現了完整的實作力與跨域力，為未來多元音樂職涯的可能預作準備。
臺師大與史丹佛大學電腦音樂與聲響研究中心簽訂MOU以來，已舉辦多場實作工作坊、EMI課程與跨國共演，於必修課程如音樂科技跨域合作組專題研究、音樂科技藝術專題等引入CCRMA師資指導「Max/MSP/Jitter影像聲音互動與錄像創作」、「數據聲音化創作ChucK暨遠距音樂共演Jacktrip」、「模組聲音合成技術與3D沈浸式聲場Ambisonics技術」、「二十世紀經典作品之詮釋與演奏—以史托克豪森之器樂與電聲作品為例」等專題。
2025年，CCRMA主任Chris Chafe與資深教授暨系統建置總監Fernando López-Lezcano來台，3月於空總C-LAB臺灣聲響實驗室的沈浸式立體聲場（49.4聲道）呈現《海洋數據的聲音旅程》，結合數據聲音化與網路跨國實時共演，臺師大學生與史丹佛學生，得以跨太平洋幾乎無延遲的實時共奏。4月由Fernando López-Lezcano教授舉辦為期一週的「模組聲音合成」實作工作坊，以及沈浸式3D聲場講座與音樂會，結合電腦音樂、數位/類比音訊技術、3D列印、Ambisonics作品等，工作坊成果獲滿座的觀眾欣賞，並獲得熱烈迴響。
2024年以來，臺師大已選送12位學生（資工系、音樂系跨域組）赴史丹佛參與暑期工作坊CCRMA Summer Workshop，研習「音樂互動設計」(Designing Physical Interactions for Music)、「以 Python 進行電腦輔助作曲」(Computer-Assisted Composition with Python)、「RayTone 即時影音創作」 (Real-time AudioVisual Composition with RayTone)、「錄音藝術」(Recording Arts) 等專題。在未來，臺師大與史丹佛大學將持續深化合作關係，逐步建構跨太平洋的音樂科技合作網絡，讓學生在跨域專題製作、國際舞台展演與學術研究中，持續累積跨國協作經驗，並在多元文化視野中拓展未來職涯的可能。