Here is my forecasting project for assignment A3 exploring the concept of a mobile AI music tutor app. Please feel free to continue the conversation on the Padlet in the presentation or on the comment section here. Thanks for checking it out!
A3: AI Music Tutor
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Hi John,
This future prospect is not just exciting and compelling but also very detailed in the careful research of it. You have given a clear layout for this forecast and analyzed potential problems. You gave a review of current tools on the market, a clear rationale of why these are lacking, and how this tool could be made later.
Additionally, both apps worked well on my mobile phone, and I had no problem using the padlet.
Overall, this is an excellent presentation that is very well researched with a coherent future in mobility that seems like something that will be on the market in 10 years at least.
Hi John, thank you for a wonderful project and the introducing this futuristic app. I liked your assignment, as it flowed smoothly and provided great rationale, solution, and challenges of this future technology. I myself am a pianist and later self-learnt violin. As I was learning that, I actually was really hoping for a technology like the one you mentioned. After going through decades of music lessons, I feel strange doing the same thing again with a teacher for another instrument. With my knowledge of piano and basics of music in general, I should be able to learn a new instrument with YouTube, but learn it much better (and easier) with AI, VR and holographic technology!
I think one potential criticism I want to give this app, is that it will be very challenging to use it to learn an instrument to its full potential. Not only does the AI technology take away the “human” and collaborative part of learning, playing an instrument is not simply knowing where the keys or positions are, if the notes are in tune. It is so much more. One needs to know the depth of its art in order to play it well, and to keep themselves motivated in the learning. I can see it being wonderful for one to learn the basics of how to approach an instrument, and maybe as the app develops, more elements of music can be added as audio feedback!
I do want to say, I can see this technology apply well in physical training. After all, form is very important when one exercises, and personal trainers are expensive. We know Lululemon already has the Mirror, but a holographic AI backed technology would change the fitness industry!
Hi Jennie,
I agree that with any new AI technology there is the risk of dehumanizing interaction…especially in the arts! It would be interesting to see how far this hypothetical AI music tutor could take the musicality aspect of playing. Is it able to find an algorithm or formula for when vibrato should be added to a note? How intense vibrato should be and for how long? How long a fermata should be played? Is that even a good thing to analyze? As technology gets increasingly more complex, it will be interesting to see how much of artistic expression can be quantifiable within a program.
Jennie,
I agree that you bring up an amazing point. At some point, are we all going to become like those people in WALL-E, where we sit in a chair our whole lives and only interact with technology? In terms of the arts, tech is both positive and negative, and you aptly point out that depth of the art is important, and requires interpersonal relationships. AI generated music cannot compete with someone putting their story into their art, and people taught by AI may be technically correct, but lack feeling in their playing. However, with enough passion I believe anyone can succeed. My brother plays guitar for a living, but taught himself from Youtube, although he now practices with other musicians. Sometimes that easy access to start is needed to ignite the passion, and once basic skills are mastered the artist may seek out a community.
Hello John,
Your forecasting project on the future of an AI music tutor app is a compelling presentation on the potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and music education. The project has great visual appeal, meticulous organization, and insightful predictions, providing a well-rounded view of the possibilities that lie ahead for the realm of educational technology.
However, one area where your project could have been strengthened is in the inclusion of a cost analysis. While I do not think that the AI music tutor app could completely replace a human instructor, it could be more cost effective. Music lessons are extremely expensive, and can cost thousands of dollars a year. If this technology already exists in the household, then the subscription service is conceivable way more cost-effective than in person lessons. Even setting up the equipment might be cheaper for a family, than putting multiple kids through lessons. Although, I understand this position comes from possibly seeing music lessons as extracurricular from my experience, and you do justify the technology’s inclusion into an education system.
Finally, you do a great job of theorizing a potential app, which combines many current technologies in new ways, and showcases how music lessons could become truly mobile. I also want to commend you on including a discussion section as it provides a separate dynamic space to converse in. Something I think is necessary when it comes to music.
Thanks for the feedback, Ryan. I was so focused on cost being a con because of the upfront cost of having the technology, that I didn’t acknowledge the savings that would be made for not having a to hire a private music instructor. Is that a good thing or not …I’m not sure. It would affect some people’s livelihood, but also increase accessibility for others.
Love this idea John and I can see this concept coming to fruition sooner then later. One criticism of AI music tutor or in fact AI in general, is the depersonalization of the learning experience and potential loss of teacher-student relatioship. Music teachers not only teach, but act as mentors, role models, counsellors, motivators, facilitators, a spark for creativity etc. and some students/children benefit greatly from this. It will be interesting to see how closely (or not) an AI robot can replicate human behavior.
Great point, Sebastian. Your comment brings me back to Elvio’s A3 project for the AI assistant. Perhaps it is more worthwhile to explore AI-assisting technology as opposed to AI-replacing technology.
Nice! I made a couple of comments in the Padlet…
Thanks for checking out my project, Andrew! Some great points on the Padlet. I didn’t take into account the conversation/discussion piece when designing the AI Music Project presentation. I believe that would be quite a bit harder to incorporate, but perhaps elements on ChatGPT or similar technologies could be infused. Just goes to show that we can’t be fully replaced yet!
There always seems to be a shortage of basses and baritones haha. You bring up a great point that being able to seamlessly incorporate real instrument and voice sounds, and not MIDI, during a rehearsal for a band or choir. It would be a great asset so that ensemble members could hear how they sound in a well-balanced group.