AI Assignment | Music Composition Assignments William Wieland |
Background With Advancements in Technology, is AI Really a Threat to Human Composers? from I CARE IF YOU LISTEN, a program of American Composers Forum Generative AI Applications: Tod Machover, Professor, MIT Media Lab and MIT Opera of the Future Group Director | |
Research Component — How can composers use AI? | |
Large Language Models (LLM) |
Possible prompts
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Large Language Models are perhaps the most well-known types of AI. As the name implies, the interface is language. Words may be somewhat useful for composers (Note my possible prompts.) but in my experience, LLMs do not create music very well. (I “conversed” with ChatGPT to create a lead sheet. It was bad.) LLMs remind me of the maxim, “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” | |
Music Generation Models |
Possible prompts
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In my attempts, Music Generation Models were good at composing repetitive popular styles, but poor at composing concert music. | |
Reviews and Examples
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Listening Component — Find and listen to compositions that were created entirely or in part with AI. Share at least one piece with the class. | |
Composition Component — Compose a piece utilizing AI as much as possible. (See “Research Component” above.) Share your music and your creative process with the class. |