Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to both nurture musical creativity and serve as an indispensable tool for informing instruction. During this course we will explore AI's capacity to generate musical examples for students to analyze and critique, design "hooks” and music games to engage students, act as a notable musician whom students can interview, and answer students' questions about music compositions, styles, and careers. We will also consider roles AI might play in helping teachers develop lesson plans, find and summarize resources, generate music-specific report card comments, prepare materials for substitutes, and more.

While the types of AI currently available to music students may seem somewhat limited, we can expect exponential growth during the next decade and beyond. As our students become more proficient with AI, we can anticipate that they will use AI to generate song lyrics, develop soundtracks for videos and videogames, engage in "debates” with historical musical figures, and create music in ways we have not yet imagined.

During this course, we will explore AI music generators, student-facing AI options, and curriculum development tools. As a community of learners, we will identify applications of AI that hold promise for nurturing creativity and fostering critical thinking in our classrooms, and surface concerns we have about the potential impact of AI on music education.

This course is co-sponsored by the NYSSMA Curriculum Committee and is offered for 1.5 CTLE hours for attendance at the Zoom session and an additional 13.5 CTLE hours for designing, implementing, and sharing an AI classroom application.

FORMAT: Synchronous online learning with asynchronous classroom application work

DATE: Synchronous online session: Thursday, 10/24/24

TIME: 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

FACILITATORS: Matt Gayle, Middle School Vocal & General Music Teacher; Denise Lutter, Ed.D., GCRTC Teacher Leadership Coach for Visual and Performing Arts

GCRTC CONTACT: Denise Lutter, Ed.D., GCRTC Teacher Leadership Coach for Visual and Performing Arts

FEE: None. Registration is required.

CTLE HOURS: 15

REGISTRATION: https://tinyurl.com/mrs8p3t2