Music Ed Tech Talk

An overview of how I manage my private teaching studio and the tools that assist me. 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, Scale Exercise Play-Along Tracks.   Show Notes:   - David MacDonald Unboxes the Odla Music Notation Controller - What’s On My Desk? - Soundsource Adds Shortcuts Support - Automating My Rehearsal Tech Setup - Wix - Weebly - Squarespace - WordPress - RobbyBurns.com - Robby Burns Lessons Page - Craft - Craft for Music Educators - podcast episode w/ David MacDonald - Evernote - Timery - TextExpander - Calendly - Fantastical - Acuity - IDAGIO - Downie - AnyTune - Vidimote Safari Extension for slowing down and speeding up audio on websites - Transpose pitch speed loop for videos - Chrome Extension - Tonal Energy Tuner - Teaching Intonation with Tonal Energy - podcast episode and blog post - forScore - forScore for Mac: Review - Create a forScore Index - DEVONthink - Schlage Smart Locks - Logitech Circle Doorbell - Starling io - Stream Deck - QuickBooks - MyMusicStaff - Alfred app - automation friendly replacement for the Spotlight on Mac App of the Week: Timery | Toggl Music of the Week: Beyoncé - Renaissance Where to Find Me: - Robby Burns - Twitter | Blog | Book Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others!

Dr. Cory Meals joins the show to talk about building a second brain, personal knowledge management apps, and how to keep it all together! 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, Scale Exercise Play-Along Tracks. Show Notes: Slide deck from Cory’s Building a Second (Music Teacher) Brain Session at TMEA A Second (Music Teacher Brain) - Resources from the “Building a Second (Music Teacher) Brain” Session | TMEA 2022 Book: Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential Evernote Notion Readwise Airr - Podcast App Craft Roam Research Obsidian Athens  Drafts DEVONthink Craft for Music Educators - podcast episode with Dr. David MacDonald Get Organized Digitally! - podcast episode with Dr. Frank Buck Pass the Baton - podcast episode featuring Theresa Hoover Apps for Research and Remembering - podcast episode with Dr. David MacDonald Designing Curriculum and Assessing Students With Filemaker - podcast episode with Ben Denne Communication and Collaboration Apps for Music Teams - podcast episode with Ben Denne Articles from MacStories.net to help get set up with Obsidian: My Obsidian Setup, Part 1: Sync, Core Plugins, Workspaces, and Other Settings Obsidian In Depth: Core Plugins (Part 2) MacStories Starter Pack: Introducing Obsidian Shortcut Launcher, A Free Plugin to Trigger Shortcuts from Obsidian Overcast - Free, simple, award-winning podcast player for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Eliminating Canvas Stress by Writing Content in Markdown - my blog post that explains Markdown Deckset - app that designs your slides, so you can focus on your ideas Obsidian - Discord community and forum Taking Notes with Drafts - podcast episode featuring developer Greg Pierce Institute for Composer Diversity Steinberg Summer Sale Poolsuite.fm Playdate Other Recommendations from Cory, not mentioned in the episode: Work Clean: The life-changing power of mise-en-place to organize your life, work, and mind Tiago Forte Interviews Dan Charnas App of the Week: Robby - OnTheWay Cory - Carrot Weather Music of the Week: Robby - Poolsuite Mix Tapes | Poolside - Low Season Cory - MUETE - Slow Loris | Ak Dan Chil (ADG7) - Yeong Jeong Geo Ri (Live on KEXP) Where to Find Us: Robby Burns - Twitter | Blog | Book Dr. Cory Meals - Twitter | Website | University Link Please don’t forget to rate the show and share it with others!

David William Hearn (composer, arranger, producer, and creator of StaffPad) joins the show to talk about StaffPad, how teachers can use it, and the thought process behind designing great iPad software. Patreon supporters get bonus discussion about recent tv, movies, and music we have been engaging with. Thanks to my sponsors this month, Scale Exercise Play-Along Tracks. 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: StaffPad File Not Found - a generation that grew up with Google is forcing professors to rethink their lesson plans | The Verge Procreate GoodNotes Playscore podcast episode featuring Anthony Wilkes Dorico Noteflight MuseClass podcast episode featuring Bob Chreste Keyboard Maestro Audio Hijack App of the Week: Robby - Default Folder X DWH - Soulver Music of the Week: Robby - Button Masher - Origin Story DWH - Prince Tech Tip of the Week: Robby - Universal Clipboard DWH - Automate stuff Where to Find Us: Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book David William Hearn - Twitter | Website Please don’t forget to rate the show and share it with others! 

Tim Chaten, host of the iPad Pros podcast, joins the show to talk about the announcements at Apple's WWDC Keynote earlier this month. 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, Scale Exercise Play-Along Tracks. Show Notes: iPad Pros - A podcast about getting work done on iOS iPad Pros Episode 121 – Dorico and Sibelius with Robby Burns iPad Pros Episode 130 – Teaching Music with Robby Burns Canvas podcast Dorico for iPad 2.3 introduces one-off purchase Lifetime Unlock option Home+ app Hook app HOOBS Starling io NapBot EDU Apple Store Spark Mail Small Cubed Mail Plugins Apple in 2021: The Six Colors report card Broadcasts app Malibu - Anderson .Paak Presumed Innocent - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Black Patch / The Man Re-Recording [Home Widget](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/home-widget-for-homekit/id1579036143 Outcast Apple Watch App Where to Find Us: Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book Tim Chaten - Twitter | Website Please don’t forget to rate the show and share it with others!

Bob Chreste joins the show to talk about MuseClass, a free musical assessment management platform from MuseGroup.  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, Scale Exercise Play-Along Tracks. Show Notes: MuseClass - https://museclass.com MuseGroup - https://mu.se App of the Week: Robby - Overcast Bob - MuseClass - https://museclass.com Album of the Week: Robby - Black Radio III - Robert Glasper Bob - Via Havana - Joachim Horsley Tech Tip of the Week: Robby - Make a keyboard shortcut for any menu item on macOS Bob - Chrome tab groups Where to Find Me: Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book Please don’t forget to rate the show and share it with others!

Anthony Wilkes joins the show to talk about PlayScore 2, a sheet music scanning app. Anthony is the CEO of PlayScore, and in the conversation we talked all about what it can do, the challenges of developing music scanning software, and practical uses for teachers and students. Patreon supporters receive bonus conversation about machine learning, the future of score scanning software, and automation. 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, Scale Exercise Play Alongs. Show Notes: PlayScore 2 ReadScoreLib Dorico 2.2 An interview with PlayScore creator Anthony Wilkes | Dorico Blog Scanner Pro PDF Expert Documents by Readdle Spark Mail forScore Sheet Music Scanner Michael Good, inventor of MusicXML | Scoring Notes podcast interview Music XML Apple Shortcuts User Guide OmniGroup JavaScript Automation My Audio Hijack blog post - Audio Hijack 4, Shortcuts, Podcasting Automation What’s New in Audio Hijack 4 App of the Week: Robby - Audio Hijack 4 Anthony - Dorico Music of the Week: Robby - Listen to This - Audio Guide Anthony - On BBC’s first ever live broadcast of Beatrice Harrison, featuring cellist Clare Deniz Tech Tip of the Week: Robby - Universal Control Anthony - iPad multitasking Where to Find Us: Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book Anthony - Twitter | Website Please don’t forget to rate the show and share it with others!

Dr. Frank Buck returns to the show to talk about digital productivity and his new book Get Organized Digitally! 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, Scale Exercise Play Along Tracks. Show Notes: Recent Dorico episode of Music Ed Tech Talk with Daniel Spreadbury musescore 4 Alpha Craft update Craft episode of Music Ed Tech Talk with Dr. David MacDonald Ableton Microtuner Blog Post Scala Files Audio Hijack 4 Rogue Amoeba episode of Music Ed Tech Talk with Paul Kafasis Dr. Frank Buck’s new book: Get Organized Digitally! Dr. Frank Buck’s other books Todoist Craft extension for Todoist Evernote Remember the Milk Hook Blog post: Never Miss a Task, with OmniFocus Project Templates Task apps: Asana Tick Tick Google Tasks Spark mail app DEVONthink OneNote TaskClone Calendly Fantastical Cardhop TextExpander Text Blaze Doodle Clipboard apps - Alfred / Pastebot / Yoink Peek-a-View - app for sharing a limited part of your camera roll with others App of the Week: Robby - MaskerAide Dr. Frank Buck - Google Lens Music of the Week: Robby - Gabriel Kahane: Magnificent Bird Dr. Frank Buck - US Marine Band YouTube Channel Tech Tip of the Week: Robby - Quick Gif with Cleanshot Dr. Frank Buck - Windows Clipboard History Where to Find Us: Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book Dr. Frank Buck - Twitter | Website Please don’t forget to rate the show and share it with others!

Daniel returns to the show to discuss the release of Dorico 4 for desktop, Dorico 2 for iPad, Steinberg licensing, and other updates! 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 4 Dorico 2 for iPad Dorico YouTube Channel Introducing Steinberg Licensing Scoring Notes Review of Dorico 4 Dorico 4 | Music Ed Tech Talk Previous Appearances on this show from Daniel - Dorico | Dorico for iPad Club MacStories Album of the Week: Robby - Dilla Time Book | Slum Village - Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 | Jay Dilla Essentials | J Dilla Influences | Inspired by J Dilla Daniel - Horizon Forbidden West Soundtrack Volume 1 App of the Week: Robby - Audible Daniel - Raycast Tech Tip of the Week: Robby - Whispersync Daniel - Pi-hole Where to Find Us: Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book Daniel - Twitter | Website Please don’t forget to rate the show and share it with others!

Krystal Williams joins the show to talk about all of the diverse tools, instructional, and organization strategies she uses to teach a variety of content areas ranging from band to music theory. Krystal teaches at North Western High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, and is the Technology Chair for the Maryland Music Educators Association. 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: At about the 30-minute mark, Krystal shared her screen and showed off some examples of how she is using the Google Suite to engage her students and organize her classroom materials. See a video excerpt of that part of the conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/embed/IjgP0qHL0eI Links to things mentioned in the show: MMEA Tech Page YouTube Embed Craft Craft episode of Music Ed Tech Talk Krystal’s Tech Three: Google Classroom/Site/Slides Smart Music MusicFirst OBS Hyper-Charging Online Classes with Open Broadcaster Software Classroom Maestro AirServer Lightspeed Getting Young Performers to Compose, Putting the E in Ensemble (And Much More) with Alex Shapiro Markdown Cory Henry Snarky Puppy DuPont Brass Band App of the Week: Robby - Deckset Krystal - Perfect Ear Album of the Week: Robby - Aoife O’Donovan - Age of Apathy Krystal - Thundercat - This is Thundercat Tech Tip of the Week: Robby - Noir - Dark Mode for Safari Krystal - Repurpose old phones! Where to Find Us: Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book Krystal - Band Director Toolbox Facebook Group | Diary of a Lady Band Director | Diary of a Lady Band Director YouTube Page Please don’t forget to rate the show and share it with others!

Ben Denne returns to talk about apps we use to communicate and collaborate with our music team.   Where to Find Me Subscribe to the Blog...RSS | Email Newsletter Subscribe to the Podcast in...Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS Support My Work Become a Patron! Buy me a coffee - My Book: Digital Organization Tips for Music Teachers | Oxford University Press - My Scale Exercise Play-Along Tracks: Audio Only | Audio and Stems ... current on sale - My appearance on LearnOmniFocus.com (Learn how I manage time and tasks in the music classroom) Links: - Slack - Microsoft Teams - Discord - Todoist - Trello - Google Docs - Dropbox - iCloud Drive/OneDrive - iWork - Microsoft Office - Evernote/Apple Notes -  Airtable -  Notion -  Craft - Squarespace - Spark - Sanebox