Welcome to the APME Memphis 2025 conference. Here, you’ll be able to register for the conference and update your Sched profile. The conference schedule will be available in late spring 2025. At that time, you can view the schedule and select the presentations you’d like to attend. If you have any questions, please visit our conference website or contact us at conference@popularmusiceducation.org We look forward to coming together as a community June 4–7, 2025.
This study investigates how music teachers are integrating music technology and artificial intelligence (AI) into their classrooms, examining perceived benefits and drawbacks. Driven by the rapid growth of AI’s usage as a generative tool in the creative process, this study explores current usage patterns of AI and music technology applications and assesses teachers' understanding of these tools. The study involves a survey of high school and collegiate music teachers, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative collection methods. Quantitative data is analyzed to identify trends in AI adoption and usage patterns across various teaching areas, while qualitative data provides insights into the perceptions of teachers regarding AI's role in music education, including perceived benefits, challenges, and ethical considerations. Open-ended survey questions provide valuable insights into the perspectives of both AI adopters and non-adopters. This study aims to inform the development of effective strategies for integrating AI and music technology into music teacher education programs and empower pre-service teachers to utilize these tools effectively and ethically in their future classrooms.
