The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Adolescents’ Musical Aesthetics and Music Education

The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) is profoundly transforming the production, dissemination, and reception of music. For adolescents, who are in a critical period of musical aesthetic development, AI recommendation algorithms and AI music generation tools are reshaping their daily musical experiences. For school music education, AI-assisted instruction systems bring both pedagogical innovations and theoretical challenges. From the perspective of music education theory, this paper analyzes the impact of AI on adolescents’ musical aesthetics, explores the opportunities and challenges facing school music education in the AI era, and proposes response strategies based on a techno-humanistic stance. The study argues that the core task of music education in the AI era should shift from skill training toward the cultivation of aesthetic judgment and critical listening.