The clinician will examine the pedagogical implications of generative AI in music education and offer a framework for engaging with these tools thoughtfully, rather than reactively. Acknowledging that educators face growing pressure from AI-generated content, the session reframes the conversation: rather than centering AI as a creative agent, participants will explore how outputs from tools such as Suno can be deconstructed into raw material for human-driven production work in Soundtrap. Through sampling, manipulation, and arrangement, students remain the authors of meaning while developing critical listening, analytical, and production skills. The clinic models a humanistic stance, prioritizing musicianship, agency, and ethical literacy over novelty, and equips educators with strategies for navigating AI in their classrooms.
Target Audience
Middle School and High School General Music, Music Technology, and Music Production teachers; Modern Band directors; and any educator curious about responsibly integrating AI tools into a DAW-based curriculum.
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Clinician Info
Jack Aron
Jack Aron is a Music Technology Educator, Curriculum Designer, and EdTech Consultant passionate about expanding access to creative learning through technology. Over the past six years, Mr. Aron has built and led a Career Technical Education (CTE) Music Technology pathway at Culver City High School, exponentially growing student enrollment and forging partnerships with Sony, Apple, Amazon, and Young Producers Group. His work emphasizes student-centered learning, project-based pedagogy, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
In addition to his classroom leadership, Mr. Aron serves as the Electives Lead and a Curriculum Designer at Subject, where he designs innovative online courses in Digital Music, Music History & Culture, and other electives. His consulting extends to organizations such as UCLA Music Education and the California Music Educators Association, where he represents Music Education through Technology and regularly contributes to CMEA Magazine.