ABSTRACT

This study aims to understand the extent to which AI-based creative activities presented in secondary school music textbooks, developed under the 2022 revised music curriculum, contribute to students’ learning of musical concepts. To achieve this, the researcher first selected seven textbooks that incorporate AI creative activities, which were suitable for the study’s scope and purpose analytical rigor. Second, the study analyzed types and characteristics of the AI tools featured in these textbooks, and organized their operational methods. Lastly, it examined how musical concepts required to utilize these AI tools align with musical elements outlined in the 2022 revised curriculum’s content framework. The findings suggest that the AI creative activities presented in these textbooks effectively enhance students’ understanding of various musical concepts, including chords and tone color, as well as beat and rhythm: meter, tempo changes, and concept of scales. Among the seven analyzed textbooks, those published by Cheonjae textbook, Gyohaksa, and Jihaksa were identified as most effective in integrating music concept learning. These textbooks are designed to facilitate creative activities that help students grasp beat and rhythm: meter, a range of chords including dominant seventh chords, along with tone color, musical form, and tempo variations.

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