#48 – Holiday Special 2021, featuring Will Kuhn, Craig McClellan, David MacDonald, and Jon Tippens

Friends of the show join to answer burning questions about music, education, and technology in 2021 (and beyond).

Patreon subscribers get some extra discussion about Dune and Foundation.

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Show Notes:

Album of the Year – Nate Smith: Kinfolk 2 | Stevie Wonder: Talking Book | Magdalena Bay: Murcurial World | John Mayer: Sob Rock | Cory Wong and Dirty Loops: Turbo

App of the Year – Obsidian | Fin Timer | OP-Z App | Pixelmator Photo | Molskine Actions

Tech Tip of the Year – Focus Modes (some discussion about how I am using these on episode 44 of this show) | camelcamelcamel.com | Use OBS for everything | Feedbin | Press and hold the spacebar on iOS to move your cursor around

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#47 – Craft for Music Educators, with Dr. David MacDonald

David rejoins the show to talk about how we use Craft, an extremely versatile, elegant, and powerful app for the web, iOS, and macOS devices.

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Show Notes:

App of the Week

Robby – Documents

David – GoodReader

Music of the Week

Robby – NPR Top 50 of 2021

David – Silk Sonic

Tech Tip of the Week

Better Touch Tool

Where to Find Us:

Robby – Twitter | Blog | Book

David – Twitter | Website | Blog

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Music Ed Tech Talk Episode #46 – Featuring Christopher Bill, from Classical Trombone

Christopher Bill joins the show to talk about the musicianship, hardware, software, and creative process behind his viral YouTube channel, Classical Trombone.

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Show Notes:

App of the Week

Robby – Keyboard Maestro

Christopher – Flic

Music of the Week

Robby – My Bluegrass Heart – Béla Fleck

Christopher – Don’t Lose Sight – Song by Lawrence | Dirty Loops – Rollercoaster | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful – Florence and the Machine

Tech Tip of the Week

Robby – NFC stickers

Christopher – OVOU Business Card

Where to Find Us:

Robby – Twitter | Blog | Book

Christopher – Twitter) | Website | YouTube

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METT Episode 44 – Rehearsal Tech

Check out the latest episode of Music Ed Tech Talk!

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.

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Show Notes:

Music of the Week

Robby – Astor Piazzolla and Gary Burton – The New Tango

Peter – Tony Benett and Lady Gaga – Love for Sale)

App of the Week:

Robby – Craft

Peter – Izotope RX9

Where to Find Us:

Robby – Twitter | Blog | Book

Peter – Twitter | Website

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#43 – iOS 15 and macOS Monterey, with Paul Shimmons

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.

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Show Notes:

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App of the Week

Paul – Ultimate Drill Book

Robby – Sofa

Music of the Week

Paul – Powerhouse – White Heart

Robby – Cory Henry – Best of Me

Where to Find Us:

Robby – Twitter | Blog | Book

Paul – Twitter | Website

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METT Episode #42 – Pass the Baton, with Theresa Hoover

There’s a new episode of Music Ed Tech Talk out!

Theresa Hoover returns to talk about career changing, COVID practices worth bringing into this school year, productivity apps, and empowering student creativity!

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Thanks to my sponsors this month, Blink Session Music.

Show Notes:

App of the Week:
Robby – Instapaper / Readwise
Theresa – Kumospace

Album of the Week:
Robby – Turbo
Theresa – Cory Wong

Tech Tip of the Week:
Robby – Safari Tab Groups, Sync Safari and Chrome bookmarks with a Windows PC
Theresa – Chrome Reading List / Favicons Favorite Bar

Where to Find Us:
Robby – Twitter | Blog | Book
Theresa – Twitter | Website

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Sibelius for iPad, with Joe Plazak (Principal Software Engineer and Designer)

This week on Music Ed Tech Talk I am joined by Joe Plazak, Principal Software Engineer and Designer of Sibelius, to talk all about their summer iPad release.

Listen below or in the podcast app of your choice! I look forward to writing more about Sibelius for iPad down the road.

Episode Description: 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.

Backstage Access Patreon Subscribers can listen to extended discussion including Joe Plazak’s Book of the Week and some of my reflections on writing Digital Organization Tips for Music Teachers.

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Thanks to my sponsors this month, Blink Session Music.

Show Notes:

App of the Week:
Robby – CleanShot
Joe – Tips

Album of the Week:
Robby – Jack & Owane – Part One: Shredemption
Joe – Pomplamoose – Impossible à prononcer

Tech Tip of the Week:
Robby – Make your own custom keyboard shortcuts
Joe – Hold the spacebar on iPhone to get a cursor

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Making Tunable, with Seth Sandler (Music Ed Tech Talk Ep. 40)

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!

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Show Notes:

App of the Week:
BusyCal

Album of the Week:
Chris Thile – Laysongs
Acapella Musicals on Spotify

Where to Find Us:
Robby – Twitter | Blog | Book
Seth – Twitter

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Ukulele Resources, Pedagogy, and Curriculum

I’m getting ukuleles for my general music classes this year so I thought it would be natural to have past guest Chris Russell on the podcast. He is a technology expert and maker of many online ukulele resources, amongst his many other skills.

I learned a lot talking to him. The conversation was packed with resources for teachers looking to better their ukulele skills so be sure to scroll down and check out all of the resources he mentions on the show, which I have provided links for.

Episode Description

Robby is getting ukeleles to teach general music this year. Chris Russel (tech and ukelele 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:

  • Ukelele pedagogy
  • Where to find ukelele resources online
  • How to integrate ukelele and technology
  • The state of technology in music education
  • Apple’s App-centric and native approach to education vs. Google’s web-centric approach
  • Our favorite apps, albums, and tech tips of the week
  • The tools and process Chris uses to make ukelele play-along videos on his iPad (in the post-show for Patreon subscribers)

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Show Notes:

App of the Week:
Robby – Carrot Weather
Chris – PDF Expert / TikTok / Vegas Bowling Apple Watch App

Album of the Week:
Robby – Squint – Julian Lage
Chris – Safe Haven – Ruth B / The Show – Lenka

Where to Find Us:
Robby – Twitter | Blog | Book
Chris – Twitter | Websites – Techinmusiced.com / Ukestuff.info

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My smart speaker setup

I aspire to write more about my smart home setup here but doing so requires a style of writing that doesn’t always come easily for me. So I decided to podcast about it. Scroll below to hear my recent conversation with David MacDonald about how I set up my smart speakers. Click here to learn about my favorite smart home devices.

Episode Description:

Robby and David (music composition, theory, and technology teacher at the Wichita State University) 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 compatibility, FileMaker databases, student motivation, grading (and ungrading), and sticker charts.

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Show Notes:

App of the Week:
Robby – HomeRun 2
David MacDonald – Letterpress

Album of the Week:
Robby – Hiatus Kaiyote – Mood Valiant
David MacDonald – Frederic Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated – Ursula Oppens | The People United Will Never Be Defeated – Kaj Schumacher | Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues

Tech Tip of the Week:
Robby – Use a clipboard manager
David MacDonald – New stream deck store!

Where to Find Us:
Robby – Twitter | Blog | Book
David MacDonald – Twitter | Website

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