In the September 2023 issue of MT, Matt Griffiths wrote an interesting article about how students are using AI for creative purposes in their music-making. It occurred to me that the use of AI to make music is only one part of the picture, and that a wider conversation needs to take place around AI in the music classroom.
When ChatGPT and similar products hit the headlines earlier in the year, the reaction among my colleagues was initially concern – they were extremely worried about plagiarism without necessarily seeing the benefits to themselves as teachers. If students could use it to create work, then surely we as teachers need to explore how to use it for ourselves and help students to navigate it effectively?
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