For Faculty & Leadership — April 2026

Greg Spero's Residency at Wichita State University

Course materials, research, and a vision for the future of university music programs.

Course Materials & Resources

Complete curriculum, presentation decks, and the program vision document — ready for download and distribution.

PDF Course

AI for Musicians: A Complete Course

Comprehensive handbook for students covering AI tools, prompt engineering for music, ethical considerations, and hands-on projects. Ready to distribute.

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PDF Course

Understanding Music from a Compositional Perspective

A structured course in composition and musical analysis. Bridges theory and creative practice for working musicians and music students.

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Presentation

Faculty Presentation: “The Future of Music”

Slide deck for the faculty and leadership session. Covers industry data, the higher education crisis, and what transformation looks like.

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Presentation

Student Presentation: “Music, AI, and Your Career”

Slide deck for the student-facing session. Industry landscape, AI tools, and career strategy for the next generation of musicians.

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Open Source Tool

Claude Grid — AI Practice Platform

Voice-powered AI practice and productivity platform, built entirely with AI coding assistance. Practice timer, voice dictation, transcription, AI exercises. Free and deployable on any computer.

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AI-Generated Resource

10 Technologies for Percussion Education

An example of AI-assisted brainstorming: 10 cutting-edge technologies to boost student engagement in a percussion program — with specific tools, costs, and implementation steps. Generated entirely through a single AI conversation.

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AI in Practice: Tools Built and Used Daily

Not theoretical — these are production tools built and operated by a musician, not a software engineer. This is what becomes possible when you learn to work with AI.

Claude Grid — Open-Source Practice Tool

Voice-powered AI practice and productivity platform, built entirely with AI coding assistance. Practice timer, voice dictation, transcription, AI exercises. Free and downloadable — students can deploy on their own computers.

This is what AI-assisted development looks like in practice.
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GregBot — Personal Intelligence System

Relationship management across all professional and personal contacts. AI deep-analysis of every contact against 8 life goals. Unified dashboard: chat, contacts, messages, goals, memory, social media, compose, lifelogs. Integrates Limitless AI pendant for real-time life logging.

33,000+ Contacts 474,000+ Emails 895,000+ iMessages
A single system managing all professional and personal relationships.

The Implication for Music Education

  • These tools were built by a musician, not a software engineer
  • AI makes this accessible to anyone willing to learn
  • The 11-week AI handbook teaches the foundational skills
  • Students who learn these skills become truly vertically integrated artists
  • Faculty who understand these tools can better guide students

The Faculty Role, Reimagined

The shift is from lecturers to curators and mentors. When AI can deliver information at scale, the faculty advantage becomes judgment, taste, and human connection.

Opinions

Informed perspectives that challenge students to think critically

Taste

Curatorial judgment that helps students navigate infinite choice

Predictions

Industry foresight drawn from real-world experience

Mentorship

Personal guidance tailored to each student’s trajectory

Curation

Filtering signal from noise in an overwhelming landscape

The global coaching industry is now valued at $4.5 billion — growing 60% since 2019. The market is telling us something: people will pay premium prices for human guidance in an age of algorithmic abundance.

— ICF Global Coaching Study, 2023
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For Your Students

A companion site has been prepared for students with career strategy, AI tools, and resources tailored to their perspective.

Share with Your Students

The student site covers the industry landscape, AI tools for musicians, career strategy, the 1,000 True Fans framework, and actionable next steps.

gregspero.com/wsu/students
Practical

Integrating AI into Teaching

AI is not a threat to music education — it’s a tool that amplifies what great teachers already do. The key is intentional integration.

AI as Teaching Assistant

Use AI to generate practice exercises, create personalized theory assignments, produce backing tracks, and automate administrative tasks — freeing faculty time for the high-value mentorship work that only humans can do.

The Handbook as a Model

The AI for Musicians handbook (available above) demonstrates a complete curriculum for AI literacy in music. It can be adopted wholesale or adapted module-by-module to complement existing coursework.

Ethics of AI in Music Education

Students need frameworks for thinking about authorship, intellectual property, and creative integrity. The legal landscape (RIAA v. Suno, RIAA v. Udio) is evolving rapidly. Teach students to lead the conversation, not react to it.

References

Full Bibliography

Books

Essays

Industry Reports & Data

Legal