Music Ed Tech Talk

Christopher Bill joins the show to talk about the musicianship, hardware, software, and creative process behind his viral YouTube channel, Classical Trombone. Subscribe to the Blog… RSS | Email Newsletter Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS Support Music Ed Tech Talk Become a Patron! Buy me a coffee Show Notes: Focusrite Control TEM240 - episode featurin...

David MacDonald joins Robby to share their favorite books, hardware, apps, services, and musical gift ideas. Subscribe to the Blog… RSS | Email Newsletter Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS Support Music Ed Tech Talk Become a Patron! Buy me a coffee Show Notes: METT #43 - iOS 15 and macOS Monterey with Paul Shimmons Scoring Notes - Music notation softwa...

Dr. Peter Perry joins the show to talk about the software and hardware we use in rehearsals, his book Technology Tips for Ensemble Directors, and our recent favorite music, apps, and tech tips.   Subscribe to the Blog... RSS | Email Newsletter Subscribe to the Podcast in... Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS   Support Music Ed Tech Talk   Become a Patron! Buy me a coffee   Show Not...

Paul Shimmons returns to the show to talk about the features in Apple's new operating system updates, and how we plan to use them. Patreon subscribers get a bootleg version of the recording, without the ads, and including bonus conversation about notation apps on iPad. Subscribe to the Blog... RSS | Email Newsletter Subscribe to the Podcast in... Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS...

Theresa returns to talk about career changing, COVID practices worth bringing into this school year, productivity apps, and empowering student creativity! Subscribe to the Blog… RSS | Email Newsletter Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS Support Music Ed Tech Talk Become a Patron! Buy me a coffee Thanks to my sponsors this month, Blink Session Music . Sho...

Joe Plazak (Principal Software Engineer and Designer) joins the show to talk about Sibelius for Mobile and their new iPad app. This episode is sponsored by  Blink Session Music: Because Virtual Lessons Are More Than a Video Chat.   Subscribe to the Blog... RSS  |  Email Newsletter Subscribe to the Podcast in... Apple Podcasts  |  Overcast  |  Castro  |  Spotify  |  RSS Support Music Ed Tech Talk B...

Seth Sandler, maker of the poplar mobile tuner app Tunable, joins the show to talk about the process of making a tuning app, developing for iOS/Mac, and more! Subscribe to Music Ed Tech Talk: Subscribe to the Blog Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS Show Notes: Tunable Seth's Tweets showing a piano widget NodeBeat Dr. Betotte Greg Pierce, developer of Dr...

Robby is getting ukuleles to teach general music this year. Chris Russel (tech and ukulele specialist) joins the show to talk about how to get the best use out of them. We also talk about the state of tech in music ed. Full Topics: Ukulele pedagogy Where to find ukulele resources online How to integrate ukulele and technology The state of technology in music education Apple's App-centric and nativ...

Robby discusses the practices and technology we should TAKE, LEAVE, and use to TRANSFORM teaching next year. Subscribe to the Blog… RSS | Email Newsletter Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS Support Music Ed Tech Talk Become a Patron! Buy me a coffee Show Notes: What Do We Keep? - Session Notes from the Conference What Do We Keep? - NAfME Blog My recent...

Dorico is out for iPad! Daniel Spreadbury (Product Marketing Manager) joins me to talk about it. Subscribe to the Blog… RSS | Email Newsletter Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS Support Music Ed Tech Talk Become a Patron! Buy me a coffee Show Notes: Dorico, featuring Daniel Spreadbury (Season 3, Episode 2) Dorico website My blog post–> Dorico for iPad:...

Robby and David compare smart speakers, their assistants, and their smart home ecosystems. This episode covers the HomePod, Google Nest, Amazon Echo, Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, Sonos speakers, and the various quirks that result from trying to use them in combination. Backstage Access Patreon supporters get extended conversation about Apple Notes, DEVONthink, Standard Music Font Layout compatib...

Composer Alex Shapiro joins the show to talk about a little bit of everything!--> getting young students to compose, the importance of composing repertoire for young musicians, writing electro-acoustic music, her curriculum Putting the E in Ensemble, the social implications of modern and future technology, her amazing studio space, and more. Join Patreon for extended conversation about technology...

Robby and Craig break down the announcements from Apple's Word Wide Developer Conference and discuss how teachers might use the upcoming features to their latest software updates. Support Music Ed Tech Talk Become a Patron! Buy me a coffee Subscribe to the Blog… RSS | Email Newsletter Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS Show Notes: The Class Nerd podcast...

Thanks to this week's sponsor, the DMV Percussion Academy. Learn more and register here . Description Robby overviews his three most successful Soundtrap projects in 2021. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:14 - Sponsor: DMV Percussion Academy 00:01:24 - About this Episode 00:03:51 - YAY SUMMER 00:05:11 - 1: Melody Composition / Loop Accompaniment 00:14:35 - 1: Student Examples 00:16:15 - 2: Row You...

Ethan and Will join the show to talk about their book Electronic Music School, the Prime Directive, writing apps, and the future of the iPad. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:25 - Sponsor: DMV Percussion Academy 00:02:03 - Star Trek 00:04:18 - Electronic Music School 00:10:09 - Teaching Underlying Musical Concepts of Electronic Music Styles 00:18:33 - Perceived Threat by Traditional Performing Art...

Robby and David talk about forScore for the Mac and its new syncing feature. But also, lots of music theory. Also included: Loop-based music theory GoodNotes for the Mac Transcribe Apps Tech podcasts we like Music YouTubers we like Our favorite music, tech tips, and albums of the week Show Notes: David's other appearances on this show: #30 - Apps for Research and Remembering | #16 - Master Your Vi...

Composer and teacher, David MacDonald, returns for a discussion about the apps we use for notes, research, writing, and clipping data to find later. Other topics: What kinds of work goes in which kinds of apps Digital research tools Kindle Paperwhite Streaming / virtual teaching tools Music theory YouTubers Zooming in to your Mac screen Quickly taking a screenshot with the Apple Pencil Our favorit...

Robby explains how he uses Noteflight, Soundtrap, and Flipgrid to create engaging, asynchronous, assignments for students in his performing ensembles. Show Notes Develop Performance Skills Remotely with Cloud Software - Video and Blog Post TMEA Session Notes Noteflight Soundtrap Flipgrid Scanner Pro Scanbot Sheet Music Scanner App METT Episode 28 - Rehearse Your Ensembles Remotely Learn more about...

Robby explains the software, hardware, and teaching strategies he uses to run engaging and effective music rehearsals in a remote or hybrid environment. This information was presented earlier this month at the Maryland Music Educators Association conference. The notes and links below are from the session notes of that presentation. Learn More From Me About Technology Website - robbyburns.com Blog...

Shawna Longo joins the show to talk about our hybrid teaching gear, social emotional learning, cloud-based music tools, and our favorite apps/albums/tech tips of the week. Topics include: COVID hybrid teaching strategies Teaching hardware (on a cart!) Teaching performance virtually social emotional learning music tools in the cloud the Canvas mastery grade book Show Notes: Shawna's Microphone ( Pr...

Technology trainer and speaker, Katie Wardrobe, joins the show to talk about producing technology training and resources for music teachers. (And way more) Topics include: Katie's exceptional website: Midnight Music Free vs. paid software Teaching facing / student facing software M1 and Intel Macs Tools Katie uses to make content Canva File Management on iPad Podcasting Managing big projects Our r...

Rob Knopper (Metropolitan Opera, auditionhacker, percussionhacker) joins the show to talk about mastering practice, improving the audition process, and using technology to support his multifaceted efforts as a performing percussionist, teacher, and creator of web resources for musicians. Other topics include: How to Practice With Technology Technology for Making Content   Developing Diverse Skills...

Richard McCready returns to the show to bring in the new year. We reflect on what we learned over the past year and discuss how music teachers can challenge their perception of tradition, creativity, and learning process, moving forward. Of course we also share our app and album picks of the week. Show Notes: METT Season 2, Episode 1 - Digital Organization Tips for Music Teachers with Guest Richar...

Paul Kafasis, CEO of Rogue Amoeba, joins Robby to talk about the stellar audio apps they make and how Robby is using them in the music classroom both before and during COVID. Show Notes: Rogue Amoeba Website: Macaudio.com Robby's Scale Exercise Play-Along Tracks Stream Deck Rogue Amoeba Apps: Audio Hijack Loopback Sound Source Piezo Farrago Fission Airfoil Ultimate Podcast Bundle Educator Discount...

Show Notes: Tyler S. Grant Brian Balmages Sibelius Dorico StaffPad for iPad Copy and paste from StaffPad with finger gestures Logic Pro Ableton Live OmniFocus Freedom app My Store | robbyburns.com/store Robby's Scale Exercise Play-Along Tracks Sponsor Music Ed Tech Talk Last Episode's Show Notes (complete with TikTok concerning the recent "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" Decoration Meme" Disney Gal...