Harnessing the Power of Generative AI in Music Education: Tools, Techniques and Ethics (Cohort 1)

This is a four-week online course. Cohort 1 is from June 10 – July 5. Cohort 2 is from July 8 – August 2.

The evolution of generative AI is unfolding at a fast and furious pace! While unprecedented opportunities abound for innovation in teaching and learning using generative AI, there are also ethical  and copyright issues that need to be examined and evaluated. Throughout this 4-week course,  participants will explore the fundamentals of generative AI, its capabilities in creating text, images,  audio, and video content, and ways that music educators can effectively integrate a variety of AI-based tools into their teaching practices to enhance productivity, creativity, and student engagement alongside strategies for implementing these technologies effectively and ethically in the classroom. 

By the end of the course, participants will not only gain a solid foundation in the operational aspects of  generative AI and how to use it creatively and successfully, but also develop a keen understanding of its  ethical implications. Come and join the conversation! 

Course Agenda 

Week 1 – Overview: AI in Education 

• How are you using technology in your teaching? 
• What is Generative AI? 
• Benefits for Education  
• Risks for Education 

o AI Bias and Discrimination 

o Ethical Considerations 

o Copyright Issues 

• School Policies 
• Teacher Use vs Student Use 
• Personalized Learning 
• LLMs and Text Generators 

o Intro to OpenAI and ChatGPT 

o Other Text Generators: Gemini, Claude, Bing  

• What is a Prompt? 
• Creating Effective Prompts 

Week 2 – Using AI Tools for Lesson Planning and Other Administrative Tasks 

• AI Tools for Lesson Planning 

o ChatGPT vs MagicSchool.ai 

o MagicSchool.ai Toolset: 

▪ Lesson Planning  

▪ Summarizing

▪ Assessment: Rubrics and Quizzes 

▪ Many Other Admin Tasks 

o Some Other tools: 

▪ Diffit.me 

▪ SchoolAI.com 

▪ QuestionWell 

Week 3 – Using AI Tools for Media Creation 

• Role of AI in media content creation 
• Canva for Education vs Adobe Express 
• Introduction to Canva’s AI capabilities 

o Magic Edit 

o Magic Media: text-to-image; text-to video 

o Magic Write 

o Magic Design 

o Integrated AI Apps 

• Other Image Generators 
• Other Video Generators 
• Creating Teaching Resources 

Week 4 – Using AI Tools for Creativity, Music Creation, and Learning 

• The role of AI in Music Education 
• What We’re Already Using 
• AI vs/and Human Artistry 
• AI as a Creative Partner 
• Exploration and Evaluation 

o AI-Powered Songwriting Tools 

o AI-Powered Music Production Tools 

o AI-Powered Music Generation Tools 

• Ideas and Strategies for Application 

• Creating Teaching Resources