Document Type
Chapter
Abstract
Generative Al affords students and college teaching both challenges and opportunities, though faculty mainly focus on the challenges, as most discussion centers on assignment modification to prevent plagiarism and concentrate on text-generating Al. However, there is an entire world of Al tools that are not text limited that can be used to create non-text-based outputs and can be used for information recall and transferability of student knowledge; these tools are well-suited to the arts. One discipline in which these tools can be used is music; specifically, music history. Al generation tools not specifically created for music, such as chatbots, can be used in multidisciplinary contexts, including in music classes. There are also generative Al tools that can be used for music generation. In this chapter, I discuss how generative Al can be used in music history classrooms for both information recall and having students learn about Al's potentialities and limitations through close examinations of how they produce music according to proper musical style using the former and generate biographical information using the latter.
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Teaching and Generative AI: Pedagogical Possibilities and Productive Tensions
Publisher
Utah State University
Publication Date
2024
First Page
361
Last Page
370
Recommended Citation
Wissner, Reba, "32. Using Generative AI in the Music History Classroom" (2024). Teaching and Generative AI: Pedagogical Possibilities and Productive Tensions. Paper 9.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/teachingai/9