MUSC223

This course explores the relationship between music and artificial intelligence from creative, critical, and historical perspectives. Students examine how AI systems are used to generate, analyze, and transform music, and engage with questions of authorship, creativity, labor, and responsibility in contemporary musical practice. Through guided listening, readings, discussions, and case studies, the course considers how these tools reshape notions of craft and expertise, alter traditional forms of musical labor, and transform the field of recorded media.As a general education course with no prerequisites, Music and AI: Creative Practices and Critical Inquiry emphasizes critical listening, discussion, and reflection. Students engage with AI music tools at a conceptual level and develop informed perspectives on their cultural, artistic, and ethical implications.

Willamette College

Salem

Odd Years

Spring Semester