A student opens an AI tool, types a sentence, and thirty seconds later a complete song plays. Impressive. But the real question is: what did that student learn in those thirty seconds?
That question is central. In a half-day session you go through the full creative process of composing with AI yourself, and discover how to guide your students through it — so the technology serves the music, not the other way around.
Not a long lecture, but a half-day where you mostly do it yourself. You start with AI as a tool for your own preparation and work from there towards guiding students who compose with AI themselves. Underneath it all lies one pedagogical question: not 'what can this tool do?', but 'what do I want my student to learn — and does this help?'
The approach is emphatically practical and musical: you listen, you make, you move, you judge. Exactly how good music education already works. You go home with a concrete translation to your own group: one lesson element you can use on Monday.
AI in two ways in your music lesson
- For you as a teacher — making your lesson preparation lighter: quickly making a listening example or backing, generating sound and materials, and creating audio yourself when you want to use it in your lesson.
- For your pupils and students (the heart of the day) — the creative process of composing, with AI as a tool: from a musical idea, through generating and listening, to a composition they stand behind themselves.
Experience the creative process
Before your students get to work with it, you walk the route from idea to composition yourself. Below is a first step from that process.
The work happens before the button
Put a prompt together yourself
Click a few choices and watch what happens on the right.
Mood
Instrument
Tempo
Shape
> Make a piece of music.
No choices made yet.
An AI given this will invent the rest itself.
The more you decide up front, the less the machine fills in for you.
The route from idea to composition
Run-up
1What do I want to hear?
- 2
How do I say that?
On the way
3Let go
- 4
Does it work?
this takes the longest
- 5
Which way now?
Exit
6Is it good like this?
This is a stripped-down version. In the workshop you work with the full worksheet — and with the prompt generator that goes with it.
What you'll do
- 1
Start with AI as a tool for your own preparation — immediately usable
- 2
Work from there towards guiding students who compose with AI themselves
- 3
Go through the full creative process yourself: from idea, through generating, to listening, weighing up and choosing again
- 4
Translate it all into one lesson element you can use on Monday
Who this workshop is for
Music teachers & teams
Music teachers, teaching teams and educationalists — in primary and secondary education and at cultural institutions.
Beginner or experienced
Whether you've never worked with AI or already experimented.
No prior knowledge needed
You don't need any skills up front; curiosity is enough.
Technology is always the means, never the starting point.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need prior knowledge of AI?
No. The build-up starts accessibly and goes deeper step by step. You don't need any skills up front; curiosity is enough.
What should I bring?
Your own laptop and headphones. I also ask you to create a free account with the AI music tool we use beforehand — that saves time on the day itself. You'll get a link for that in the confirmation. I take care of the rest of the materials.
Where does the workshop take place?
On location, at your school. That way it connects directly to your own practice.
How long is a session?
A half day, around three hours. Want a longer study day or a track? That's possible in consultation.
How many participants is the workshop suitable for?
Up to twenty participants. Larger groups in consultation.
When can it be booked?
From October 2026, for schools and teams. Sparring first about whether it fits your team is always welcome.
Interested in this workshop?
Ask about the options for your school or team, no strings attached.