diff --git a/js/activity.js b/js/activity.js
index 3122474ede..52cf1afd31 100644
--- a/js/activity.js
+++ b/js/activity.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
    Activity, LEADING, _THIS_IS_MUSIC_BLOCKS_, _THIS_IS_TURTLE_BLOCKS_,
    globalActivity, hideArrows, doAnalyzeProject
  */
+
 const LEADING = 0;
 const BLOCKSCALES = [1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4];
 const _THIS_IS_MUSIC_BLOCKS_ = true;
@@ -7719,11 +7720,12 @@ class Activity {
                 };
 
                 // Music Block Parser from abc to MB
-                abcReader.onload = event => {
+                abcReader.onload = async event => {
                     //get the abc data and replace the / so that the block does not break
                     let abcData = event.target.result;
                     abcData = abcData.replace(/\\/g, "");
 
+                    await ensureABCJS();
                     const tunebook = new ABCJS.parseOnly(abcData);
                     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
                     console.log(tunebook);
@@ -8273,3 +8275,8 @@ define(["domReady!"].concat(MYDEFINES), doc => {
     };
     initialize();
 });
+
+// Export Activity for Node/Jest tests
+if (typeof module !== "undefined" && module.exports) {
+    module.exports = Activity;
+}
diff --git a/js/utils/abcLoader.js b/js/utils/abcLoader.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2868f8bff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/utils/abcLoader.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+function ensureABCJS() {
+    if (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.ABCJS) {
+        return Promise.resolve();
+    }
+
+    if (typeof window === "undefined") {
+        return Promise.resolve();
+    }
+
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        const existing = document.querySelector('script[src="lib/abc.min.js"]');
+
+        if (existing) {
+            if (existing.hasAttribute("data-loaded")) {
+                resolve();
+            } else {
+                existing.addEventListener("load", resolve);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const script = document.createElement("script");
+        script.src = "lib/abc.min.js";
+
+        script.onload = () => {
+            script.setAttribute("data-loaded", "true");
+            resolve();
+        };
+
+        script.onerror = reject;
+
+        document.head.appendChild(script);
+    });
+}
+
+if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
+    window.ensureABCJS = ensureABCJS;
+}
+
+if (typeof module !== "undefined" && module.exports) {
+    module.exports = ensureABCJS;
+}
diff --git a/js/widgets/aiwidget.js b/js/widgets/aiwidget.js
index b5ab354b7c..99e2feb76b 100644
--- a/js/widgets/aiwidget.js
+++ b/js/widgets/aiwidget.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 */
 
 /* exported Abhijeet Singh */
+
 /**
  * Represents a AI Widget.
  * @constructor
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ function AIWidget() {
     const SAMPLEHEIGHT = 400;
     // Don't include natural when construcing the note name...
     const EXPORTACCIDENTALNAMES = [DOUBLEFLAT, FLAT, "", SHARP, DOUBLESHARP];
+
     // ...but display it in the selector.
     const ACCIDENTALNAMES = [DOUBLEFLAT, FLAT, NATURAL, SHARP, DOUBLESHARP];
     const SOLFEGENAMES = ["do", "re", "mi", "fa", "sol", "la", "ti", "do"];
@@ -720,7 +722,8 @@ function AIWidget() {
      * @private
      * @returns {void}
      */
-    this.__save = function () {
+    this.__save = async function () {
+        await ensureABCJS();
         const tunebook = new ABCJS.parseOnly(abcNotationSong);
 
         tunebook.forEach(tune => {
@@ -873,7 +876,8 @@ function AIWidget() {
      * Plays the reference pitch based on the current sample's pitch, accidental, and octave.
      * @returns {void}
      */
-    this._playABCSong = function () {
+    this._playABCSong = async function () {
+        await window.ensureABCJS();
         const abc = abcNotationSong;
         const stopAudioButton = document.querySelector(".stop-audio");