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Your AI-Assisted Song, Release-Ready

The capstone project for AI Music Production: Make, Finish and Release Songs with AI Tools — a free AI & Emerging Tech course. Pass it and you earn a certificate anyone can verify.

Start the course free Download the project workbook

The project unlocks once you complete the lessons. The workbook is free to download now so you can see exactly what is expected.

What you will submit

One shared link (Google Drive folder, Notion page or similar, set to 'anyone with the link can view') containing the final master, the stems or DAW screenshot, the lyric sheet and prompt log, the split sheet and AI-use disclosure, the cover art with rights noted, and the release plan.

What to do, step by step

  1. Part 1 — The song and the brief (150-250 words): state the genre, the audience, the purpose (a release, a jingle for a real or imagined business, a skit or podcast theme, a church or choir piece) and the one thing that must be true of the finished record. Name every AI tool you intend to use and for what.
  2. Part 2 — Writing: submit the lyric sheet (in English, Pidgin, a Nigerian language or a mix) with your prompt log — the prompts you gave to a text model and the generator, what came back, and what you changed and why. At least the hook must be yours in wording, not pasted from a model.
  3. Part 3 — Production: generate the song, export stems, and make at least one substantial human contribution: record your own lead or backing vocals, play a real instrument or programmed part you wrote, or fully re-arrange the track in a DAW (BandLab, FL Studio, GarageBand, Reaper). Submit a screenshot or screen recording of the DAW session showing the stems and your additions.
  4. Part 4 — Mix and master: deliver the final master as WAV or high-quality MP3, targeting streaming loudness (about −14 LUFS integrated), with a note on the AI or manual tools used, the reference track you compared against, and what you fixed.
  5. Part 5 — Rights and disclosure: a split sheet naming every human contributor and their share; a written AI-use disclosure listing which elements are AI-generated (lyrics, vocals, instrumental, composition) exactly as DistroKid's AI Credits would ask; confirmation that no real person's voice was cloned without written consent; and the cover art with its source or rights noted.
  6. Part 6 — Release plan (200-300 words): distributor and platforms (Nigerian and global), the metadata you will enter (title, ISRC via the distributor, credits), MCSN or other registration, a promotion plan with a budget in naira, and the honest expected income in the first three months. Put everything in one shared folder and submit the link.

Files to work with

Project workbook (fill in, then submit)The whole brief, an evidence checklist, the grading rubric as a self-check and the link-sharing steps in one file. Opens in Word, Google Docs or WPS.Word · 7 KB

How it is graded

CriterionWeight
The song works as a record: a clear hook, coherent structure, genre-appropriate feel and a finish a listener would not skip25%
A substantial, evidenced human contribution — own vocals, a played or written part, or a real re-arrangement — and a hook written by the learner25%
Rights done properly: split sheet, accurate AI-use disclosure, no unconsented voice cloning, cover-art rights noted20%
Technical quality: sensible loudness, no obvious clipping or masking, stems or session evidence, tool and reference notes15%
A realistic release plan with correct platform rules, metadata, registration, a naira budget and honest expected income15%

You need 65% overall to pass. A failed submission comes back with feedback and can be revised and resubmitted.

Before you submit: make your link public

If your work lives in Google Drive or Google Docs, open Share → General access and change “Restricted” to “Anyone with the link” (Viewer). Then paste the link into a private browser window: if it opens without sign-in, you are ready. A private link cannot be graded — it is the single most common reason a good project fails.

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to finish AI Music Production: Make, Finish and Release Songs with AI Tools before submitting the project?

Yes. The submission screen opens once every lesson in AI Music Production: Make, Finish and Release Songs with AI Tools is marked complete. The lessons are where the methods, the Nigerian context and the worked examples the project depends on are taught.

How is the project graded?

An examiner scores each rubric criterion from 0 to 100 and weights them as shown on this page; you need 65% overall to pass. Most submissions are graded within minutes and you get written feedback on what was strong and what to improve.

Can I resubmit if I fail?

Yes. A failed project comes back with feedback; revise the weak parts and resubmit. A passed project is final — the certificate is issued and cannot be re-rolled.

What do I actually submit?

A write-up of what you did (under 5,000 characters) plus a public link to your work — a Google Drive folder, Google Doc, spreadsheet, GitHub repository or video. The link must open without sign-in; a private link cannot be graded. The free project workbook on this page walks you through all 6 steps.

Is the certificate real?

Yes. Passing this project issues a certificate with a unique verification code. Anyone — an employer, a client, a school — can open the verification page and see that the certificate is genuine and which project earned it.

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