Congratulations John!
After a comprehensive year-long search, The NAMM Executive Committee and CEO Search Committee is pleased to announce industry veteran and music education advocate John Mlynczak as the next President and CEO of The National Association of Music Merchants.
Read the entire announcement here.
Listen to John as a guest on the Music Ed Tech Talk Podcast:
Thanks to my sponsor this month, MusicFirst
David MacDonald returns to the show to talk about the hardware and software in our virtual teaching setups. Then we speculate about touchscreen Macs and consider how Apple’s recent App Store policies might impact the future of creative professional software on iOS.
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Where to Find Us:
Robby – Twitter | Blog | Book
David MacDonald – Twitter | Website | Blog
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Today’s episode is sponsored by MusicFirst:
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John Mlynczak returns to the show to discuss Noteflight’s new integration with Sound Check and offers advice to educators about teaching online this fall, and what we can learn from it.
App of the Week:
Robby – Kindle/Audible |
John – TikTok
Album of the Week:
Robby – Igor Levit – Beethoven Piano Sonatas |
John – Hamilton on Disney+
Where to Find Us:
Robby – Twitter | Blog | Book |
John – Twitter
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