Music Ed Tech Talk

In this episode of Music Ed Tech Talk, Robby sits down with Theresa Hoover to discuss AI guidance in music education, creativity in the classroom, task management for educators, and what's new in their professional lives. Topics include NAfME guidance on AI, next-gen Siri, automation workflows, and listener questions about sustaining creativity in a distracted world. Support Music Ed Tech Talk Become a Patron Buy Me a Coffee Show Notes & Links Intro & Community 00:00:00 – Hello and welcome 00:00:30 – Thanks to new Patreon supporter, Drew Ross News, Blogs, and AI Updates 00:01:23 – Theresa's newest blog on COPPA and FERPA** - https://offthebeatenpathinmusic.com/play-it-safe/ Affinity creative apps 00:10:30 – What's New in AI Next-gen Siri (expected 2026) Tim Cook provides update on next-gen Siri development Sky AI and the impact of OpenAI acquiring Sky AI Guidance in Music Education 00:16:15 – Released guidance in the music education world Yamaha: AI in the Music Classroom NAfME: Guiding Principles, Frameworks, and Applications for AI in Music Education Classroom policy framing Alignment language for administrators Practical classroom use cases Moises AI Studio — AI-generated, tempo- and harmony-aware accompaniment stems for student compositions and arranging Higher Ed & Classroom Practice 00:24:15 – What is emerging from Theresa's undergraduate classes? Automation Station 00:26:34 – Automation Station & task management Concert planning task templates Things 3: Organize Your Life Ask METT 00:32:21 – Listener question from Kate Bateman How do you manage teaching creativity and having opinions about music in a world where kids won't concentrate on anything for longer than a minute? Reference: Drive by Daniel Pink 00:41:51 – What is music for for kids? What's Up With Theresa 00:45:18 – New job update Wrapping up the doctorate 00:52:08 – Is it finally time for forScore and an Apple Pencil? What's Up With Robby 01:00:14 – New OS and first impressions of Apple Vision Pro The "wow factor" is actually wow Music Picks 01:13:38 Robby: The New Tango – Gary Burton & Astor Piazzolla Theresa: Afterglow – Saint Motel (Oct. 2025) Wrap-Up 01:17:39 – Where to find Theresa TheresaHoover.com Pass the Baton - https://passthebatonbook.com/pass-the-baton-podcast/ Book: Empowering Ensembles with Technology 01:20:20 – Farewell… plus Q&A on Theresa's dissertation on music teachers and educational podcasts Chapters 00:00:00 – Welcome & Intro 00:00:30 – Patreon Shout-Out 00:01:23 – COPPA, FERPA, and Blogs 00:10:30 – What's New in AI 00:16:15 – AI Guidance in Music Education 00:24:15 – Undergraduate Teaching Insights 00:26:34 – Automation Station 00:32:21 – Ask METT 00:41:51 – What Is Music For? 00:45:18 – What's Up With Theresa 00:52:08 – forScore & Apple Pencil 01:00:14 – What's Up With Robby 01:13:38 – Music Picks 01:20:20 – Final Q&A & Farewell Where to Find Us Robby: robbyburns.com Theresa: theresahoover.com

00:00:00 Cold Open Cold Open: Marvel Slop & Anniversary Release of TMNT Holiday Curtain Lights https://twinkly.com/ A small diversion into…bars! Aloha Bars https://aloha.com/ David Protein Bars https://davidprotein.com/ 00:10:10 Brand (clap) New (clap) Apple (clap) Products Robby: New AirPods, New iPhone, New Watch Pro 17: Used as computer-away-from-desk, really good pictures Apple Watch Ultra: Much more computery. Stacked with information. Alarm for when to end classes, water, and more! Working on myself using my watch! Jaye: New iPhone Sweet Baby Air - becoming computer-away-from-desk Tech in Schools: Digital Cameras on the Rise Check in and Track Places https://swarmapp.com/ Fantastical Calendar https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fantastical-calendar/id718043190 00:28:03 Lock Screens/Home Screens Jaye wants to customize MORE! Referenced Throughout: The Demon Dogs https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/89-do-it-for-the-demon-dogs-with-dr-david-macdonald/id1078105776?i=1000728963549 Agile Tortoise https://agiletortoise.com/ Drafts Simple Scan Taking Notes with Draft, ft. Greg Pierce https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taking-notes-with-drafts-featuring-greg-pierce-season/id1078105776?i=1000411001646 Marco Polo https://www.marcopolo.me/ Focus Friend https://apps.apple.com/us/app/focus-friend-by-hank-green/id6742278016 One Sec https://one-sec.app/ 00:47:20 Robby teachers Jaye how to use new buttons! First, Camera! 00:49:04 Action Button 00:51:08 Control Center 00:53:30 Liquid Glass 00:54.53 Three Quick Workflows (put him on the clock folks) Notion https://www.notion.com/ 01:08:33 Music Picks! Robby: D'Angelo, rest in peace <3 Dilla Time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilla_Time Jaye: IAM - L'école du micro d'argent https://open.spotify.com/album/3atPIVCVIIgak6KeB1ANnK?si=vpaAN3RmSkSHcw-V38zheA Jaye's Buddy: https://www.raminamirarjomand.com/

Back to School! In this episode, Robby and David cover Apple upgrades, Obsidian and Craft workflows, automation shortcuts, learning resources, AI in education, and much more. 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 Chapters 00:00:00 – iPhone Replacement Plans 00:04:25 – Replacing Apple Watch with Real Watch, Replacing Apples with more Apples 00:11:00 – iOS Windows - Beta Problem or Just Hosed? 00:15:15 – Obsidian (for a minute) 00:17:17 – Just kidding, Finale News 00:26:46 – Okay NOW Obsidian… 00:27:38 – …and Craft 00:45:35 – Video Series Learning Resources?? 00:50:54 – Search terms and how to find the basics 00:59:20 – Automation Station: Robby's "Let's Go To Work" Shortcut 01:11:30 – Siri News - SirAI 01:16:11 – Technology Dreams 01:22:55 – David Bullies Robby… 01:24:25 – Is EVERYONE cheating their way through college? AI in Education 01:33:18 – NAfME's AI Guidance Document Show Notes and Links • iPhone Replacement Plans • Patreon – Music Ed Tech Talk • David's Last Episode • Scoring Notes • OmniGraffle • Obsidian • Cory Meals – Building a Second Music Teacher Brain • Craft • Obsidian Bases • Things • LinkedIn Learning • Ask.Video • David Sparks – MacSparky Courses • The Focused Calendar • Udemy • Domestika • Govee Smart Kettle • Fantastical • NYMag – Everyone is Cheating Their Way Through College • NAfME AI Guidance Document • KPop Demon Hunters • Merlin Mann Podcasts Where to Find Us Robby – robbyburns.com David - davidmacdonaldmusic.com Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others!

Dorico and Ableton updates, Big Tech Keynotes, and new automation workflows. Show Notes and Links • Dorico 6 release announcement • Dorico 6 Scoring Notes post • Lamy pens • MuseClass Shuttering It's Service • SmartMusic • Sam Altman and Jony Ive AI device project • Childhood's End (book) • FoodNoms app • Google I/O 2025 • Sky App • Becca Stevens • I'm With Her – See You Around • Bon Iver – i,i • Hvalfugl – En Dag | Oktober EP • More like K-BOP, amirite? by David MacDonald • E-40 – Tiny Desk Concert 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! Where to Find Us • Robby - robbyburns.com • Will - willkuhn.com Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others!

Brenna C. Horn-Cronin, Executive General Manager at School Music License, joins the show to discuss how the service empowers music educators to navigate performance licensing ethically and efficiently. We cover administrative advocacy, the future of licensing in education, pricing structures, and more. Show Notes and Links... School Music License Resources • School Music License Website • News and Announcements • Options & Prices • Email: info@schoolmusiclicense.com • Promo Code: TechTalk10 – 10 % off your first purchase! Referenced Podcast • The Brass Junkies Podcast Chapters 00:00:00 – School Music License Overview 00:06:20 – Working for and with teachers, and calming the fears of "gotchas" 00:08:27 – How the service has positively affected teachers 00:12:10 – What's coming next? 00:13:35 – Pricing Tiers 00:16:20 – Administrative Advocacy 00:17:58 – Small Scale Licenses 00:20:40 – The importance of educating educators and keeping up with technology 00:22:00 – Visions for other areas of Music Education 00:30:10 – BREAK! Podcasting About Podcasting 00:35:10 – Encouraging LESS technology use (during performances) – how and why 00:42:45 – School Culture and giving credit where credit is due ⸻ 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 on Patreon Buy Me a Coffee Where to Find Us Robby – robbyburns.com Will – willkuhn.com

Websites are back! Robby redid his blog and Stream Deck setups. The Metallica concert in Vision Pro is awesome. AI tools for musicians have always been useful, and we do some music picks. Big topic: Will and I grade Apple. 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 Chapters 00:00:28 - Thanks again, Molly! 00:00:52 - RobbyBurns.com, WordPress! 00:03:48 - Blog Highlights & Websites Are Back 00:13:19 - Ableton Updates 00:17:50 - Yamaha SEQTRAK 00:19:35 - Vision Pro + Metallica 00:24:36 - AI Tools for Musicians 00:34:03 - Automation Corner 00:43:15 - Apple Report Card 00:58:37 - Music Picks and Media Recs Show Notes Intro Thanks to our supporters and a special shoutout to Molly. News and Mini Topics The blog has moved! MarsEdit + WordPress Recent blog posts: forScore 14.4 Practice Pro Apple Account Migration Ableton Updates Yamaha SEQTRAK AI Will's presentation: AI tools for studio musicians Timbaland AI Article – Rolling Stone Stop Comparing Yourself to AI Automation Corner Robby redid his Stream Decks at home and at work Related: Oxford Word of the Year: "Brain Rot" What Are iPad Kids? Balatro - Wikipedia Big Topics Six Colors Apple Report Card Music Picks Robby Mac Miller New Birth - The Funky Knuckles Will New Panda Bear Album "I'm Deranged" – David Bowie (Lost Highway) Where to Find Us Robby - robbyburns.com Will - willkuhn.com Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others!

Jaye joins the show to discuss how our homescreens reflect our tech setups and most-used apps. 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 Chapters • 00:00:00 – Welcome to the show, Jaye, and the new Music Ed Tech Team • 00:02:25 – Thank you, Molly! • 00:03:41 – I…moved…my blog…to Wordpress • 00:07:11 – Tradeshow Talk • 00:12:50 – What a shock, we're back on stationary • 00:20:00 – Desks, The Series • 00:22:50 – The Very First "Roast My Home Screen" • 00:28:25 – Quick Pivot back to Tradeshows, but really it's a rant about Contacts • 00:37:07 – Focus Settings and "Roast My Home Screen" • 01:06:16 – Health Apps • 01:17:30 – The Pump, by Arnold • 01:23:30 – Music and Media Recommendations Show Notes • See Ya Space Cowboy on Substack • Music Ed Tech Talk on Patreon • Robby Burns' Blog • MarsEdit by Red Sweater • Lutefish Products • Technology Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME) • Leuchtturm1917 Notebooks • STABILO Writing Products • Pilot Vanishing Point Fountain Pens - Goulet Pens • Field Notes Brand • ClickUp • Podcast: "I Don't Want a Valuable Life Lesson…" (Ep. 69) • Readwise Reader Now Syncs Highlights to Apple Notes – Music Ed Tech Talk • Apple iPhone Support – Differentiate or Tone Down Colors • Gruber on Threads • Oura Ring • Lose It! App • FoodNoms App • Arnold's Pump Club • Björk – Post (Official Shop) • Ibrahim Maalouf Official Site • Sam Greenfield on YouTube • Dolphin Hyperspace on Minaret Records • Crunchyroll Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others!

Will is here! We discuss forthcoming changes to the show, automation, apps of the year, tech we're thankful for, and some of our favorite media we've been engaging with. This episode was recorded in late December 2024. 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 Chapters 00:00:00 Here he goes taking about Dark Souls again 00:08:15 MCU (Muppet Cinematic Universe) 00:15:14 Introducing…Will Kuhn, now a METT Regular! And Jaye, podcast editor! 00:20:23 2025 Mike Kovins TI:ME Teacher of the Year Robby Burns - acknowledgments and thank yous. 00:27:04 Thank you Patreon Supporter Susan! 00:27:46 MacStories' App of the Year: Delta Emulator 00:40:31 Siri Shortcuts App 00:43:32 Current AI uses - productivity, creativity, philosophy 00:51:31 Robby's National Board Certification Application and NotebookLM 00:57:51 What are we really trying to do [with AI and our students]? 01:02:58 Three Holiday Topic Blitz - Tech We're Thankful For; Tech We're Thankful For In the Workplace; Gifts and Gift Cards 01:16:54 How about music?! Show Notes and Links Robby Burns named 2025 Mike Kovins TI:ME Teacher of the Year. (1)(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-ed-tech-talk/id1538455772?i=1000597634283) (2)(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-ed-tech-talk/id1538455772?i=1000544778961) (3)(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-ed-tech-talk/id1538455772?i=1000544778961) (4)(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-ed-tech-talk/id1538455772?i=1000577043856) Robby Burns | creating Music Ed Tech Talk | Patreon MacStories Delta User Guide | Delta (5)(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-ed-tech-talk/id1538455772?i=1000510317074) DJ Apps | Algoriddim Google NotebookLM | Note Taking & Research Assistant Powered by AI Genesis - In Too Deep (Official Music Video) - YouTube Apple Vision Pro - Apple PlayStation®5 | Play Has No Limits | PlayStation Move — a compact tool for intuitive music making | Ableton Harmony Director - Brass & Woodwinds - Musical Instruments - Products - Yamaha USA Studio Neat Filterworld — Kyle Chayka Chase and Status Vampire Weekend - Official Website Väsen, Hawktail - Väsen & Hawktail Home - DOMi and JD Beck SAM GREENFIELD | HOME Where to Find Us Robby - robbyburns.com Will - willkuhn.com Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others! 79 - Teaching Music Tech, with Gillian Desmarais - Music Ed Tech Talk ↩︎ 61 - Music Technology 101, with Heath Jones - Music Ed Tech Talk ↩︎ 61 - Music Technology 101, with Heath Jones - Music Ed Tech Talk ↩︎ 69 - I Don't Want a Valuable Life Lesson, I Just Want An Ice Cream - Music Ed Tech Talk ↩︎ 52 - Dorico Updates! with Daniel Spreadbury - Music Ed Tech Talk ↩︎

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 with Timestamps [00:00:00] New format - expect more Will [00:05:30] News [00:05:45] Widgetsmith update [00:08:00] Apple updates out [00:11:00] Stream deck profile for Logic - Notation Central [00:14:30] Affinity free for educators [00:17:00] Tonal Energy on Mac through iPhone [00:19:30] Zildjian headphones [00:22:00] New Apple products [00:27:00] Apple Intelligence Preview [00:35:00] What to do if you are a Finale user [00:50:00] Segments [00:50:30] Music of the week [00:54:00] App of the week [00:56:00] Media picks aka "something you like" Links to Resources Mentioned Widgetsmith for iOS Apple macOS Updates Stream Deck Profiles for Logic - Notation Central Affinity Apps for Educators Tonal Energy Tuner Zildjian Drummer Headphones Apple Vision Pro iOS 18 Features Dorico Conquering Finale by Jason Lafredo Scoring Notes - Finale's Finale Episode Evan Chapman - Reveries Zoom for Window Management The Bear - Hulu Dark Souls III Golf It! Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others!

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: RetroArch OP-Z iPad App Twinkly lights Ray Kurzweil - The Singularity Is Nearer Funkhaus Music Teenage Engineering Mic - CM-15 WillKuhn.com Two RSS Apps: Reeder app | Reader app The Verge | Daring Fireball | Kottke | Techmeme | MacStories | Ethan Hein Blog Delta App for iPad Poolside.fm Play: Save Videos Watch Later • ⁃ Ableton Live 12.1