Music Education Matters More Than Ever in an Artificial Intelligence-Driven World

As artificial intelligence and digital technologies reshape every aspect of our daily lives, we – educators and perhaps all of humanity – face an urgent question: What kinds of learning experiences best prepare children to function and flourish in a rapidly evolving world? This column contends that music activities provide precisely the kinds of human interactions and competences that technology cannot replace. Sustained attention, emotional expression, collaboration, problem solving, and executive self-regulation are a few that seem to jump to the forefront of the discourse. Contemporary research appears to offer compelling evidence that music education is not merely compatible with a tech-driven future, it is foundational to it as a path to retain our humanity.