Music Ed Tech Talk

Robby Burns

Music Ed Tech Talk (previously Robby Burns + Friends) is a podcast exploring music, education, technology, and the intersections between them.

Episodes

Mentioned books

Mar 16, 2021 • 1h 29min

#22 - Teaching Hybrid, Composing Music, and Finding Balance, with Tyler S. Grant

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 Gallery - Star Wars: The Mandalorian Ludwig Göransson Childish Gambino - “Awaken, My Love” Black Panther (Original Score) Lianne La Havas - Self Titled Album App of the Week: Robby - Christmas Time Shortcut Tyler - UCLA Music Theory App Album of the Week: Robby - NPR The 50 Best Albums of 2020 - An Apple Music Playlist Tyler - West Side Story - 1984 Recording (Documentary) Where to Find Us: Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book Tyler - Instagram | Website Please don’t forget to rate the show and share it with others! Subscribe to Music Ed Tech Talk: Subscribe to the Blog Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS

Dec 1, 2020 • 1h 42min

#21 - Music and Technology We're Thankful For, with Craig McClellan

Robby’s cohost from The Class Nerd podcast, Craig McClellan, returns to talk about recent smart home and Apple purchases, speakers with digital assistants, technology and music we are thankful for. Sponsor Music Ed Tech Talk! Do you have a product or service related to music or technology that you would love to get in front of music educators? Reach out to me on my Contact page to learn more about advertising on my site and this podcast. Use code THANKFUL at checkout to buy anything on my Store for $10 off! This puts my Scale Exercise Play-Along Tracks at only $5! Show Notes: The Class Nerd Podcast - Listen to Craig and I talk about using technology in the classroom Philips Hue Bulbs Lutron Caseta Light Switches MyQ Garage Door Opener Netatmo HomeKit Doorbell Nest Hello Doorbell Starling.io Eero Sonos One Craig’s Guitar: Cory Wong Vulfpeck Robby’s Viral TikTok: @_robbyburns #duet with @_robbyburns I added the percussion. #sleighride #concertband #bandmusic #fyp #foryou #christmasmusic #percussion #babiesoftiktok ♬ original sound - Flute Dude Music Robby’s Way More Viral (But Less Good) TikTok: @_robbyburns #duet with @_robbyburns ♬ original sound - Flute Dude Music Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride Arrangement @flutedudemusic on TikTok Star Wars Themes on Guitar During Worship Songs - TikTok Robby’s We Wish You A Merry Christmas Meme TikTok: @robbyburns #duet with @simplyaleah #christmasmusic #musictheory #musicnotation #vibraphone #percussion #fyp #foryou #accidentaljazz ♬ original sound - Aleah Vassell Tech We’re Thankful For HomeRun App Kemper Amp TikTok TextExpander forScore for Mac Apple Pay Music We’re Thankful For Brahms Symphonies - George Szell/Cleveland Orchestra Ruston Kelly - Shape & Destroy Painted - Lucky Daye NEEDTOBREATHE - Out of Body Boston Brass - Rewired Thad Cockrell - If In Case You Feel The Same Where to Find Us: Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book Craig McClellan - Twitter | Website Please don’t forget to rate the show and share it with others! Subscribe to Music Ed Tech Talk: Subscribe to the Blog Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS

Nov 17, 2020 • 1h 49min

#20 - Electronic Music School, with Will Kuhn

Will Kuhn joins the show to talk about Apple’s new Macs, teaching electronic music, home automation, and his forthcoming book, Electronic Music School. Show Notes: We recorded this episode right after last week's Apple event! People have now used and reviewed these machines! I recommend this one, this one, and this one. Other topics include: Apple in education M1 chip implications for audio software Other Apple Fall announcements and products Ableton Live 11 Do you have a product or service you would like to promote to music educators? Sponsor Music Ed Tech Talk! Stuff mentioned: Neural Mix Pro METT Season 2, Episode 8 - Will’s Last appearance on Music Ed Tech Talk (previously, Robby Burns and Friends) My Book: Digital Organization Tips for Music Teachers My Scale Play Along Tracks METT Season 4, Episode 2 - Hop-Hop in Music Education, Music Education in Hip-Hop, with Ethan Hein The Ethan Hein Blog Will’s book - Interactive Composition: Strategies Using Ableton Live and Max for Live Apple Silicon, Macs in Education, and App-Centric Learning | Music Ed Tech Talk – Robby Burns Making the Grade: What will Apple Silicon mean for Apple’s education strategy? | 9to5Mac – Bradley Chambers ClassKit | Apple Classroom API Ikea Smart Lighting Philips Hue Smart Lights Nest Hello Doorbell Netatmo HomeKit Doorbell Starling Home Hub - connect Nest to Apple HomeKit Homebridge Dyson hot+cool Air Purifier homebridge-dyson-link | Homebridge Plugin for Dyson hot+cool Hue Sync Lights for TV BT - The Lost Art of Longing Poolside.fm FOR SALE: TRACK 10 ON VULFPECK’S NEW RECORD App of the Week: Robby - Neural Mix Pro Will - Ableton Live 11 Album of the Week: Robby - Vulfpeck | The Joy of Music The Job of Real Estate Will - Machinedrum - A View of U | beabadoobee Where to Find Us: Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book Will - Twitter | Website Please don’t forget to rate the show and share it with others! Subscribe to Music Ed Tech Talk: Subscribe to the Blog Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS Sponsor Music Ed Tech Talk!

Oct 30, 2020 • 1h 42min

#19 - Productivity Boot Camp (Part 2): Email and Calendars, with Dr. Frank Buck

Thanks to my sponsor this month, Flat for Education. Dr. Frank Buck returns to the show for Part 2 of the Productivity Boot Camp mini-series to talk all about managing calendars, handling email, time tracking, and automation! Dr. Frank Buck is a productivity master with a background in band directing and administration. I share my knowledge of Apple products and native third-party apps, and he shares his experience with web-based, cross-platform apps. Show Notes: Google Calendar Fantastical If This Than That Get IFTTT Pro on sale until October 31! Zapier Toggl Timery Evernote If This Then That: My Dozen Most Powerful Applets | Frankbuck.org How to Use Evernote to Track Your Time | Frankbuck.org Screen Snips with 1 Key: My New Favorite Shortcut | Frankbuck.org Spark Email App Outlook Email App Save to Google Drive Extension OmniFocus DEVONthink SaneBox Auto Text Expander for Google Chrome TextEpander Tapes - Screen recorder for Mac. Share screencasts fast. Feedly Feedbin Apollo: Reddit Client for iOS 52 Years Ago, Thelonious Monk Played a High School. Now Everyone Can Hear It. | NTY App of the Week: Robby - Reeder 5 Frank Buck - Snipboard.io Album of the Week: Robby - Palo Alto | Thelonious Monk Frank Buck - Christmas Portrait | The Carpenters Where to Find Us: Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book Frank Buck - Twitter | Website Please don’t forget to rate the show and share it with others! Subscribe to Music Ed Tech Talk: Subscribe to the Blog Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS

Oct 18, 2020 • 1h 12min

#18 - Productivity Boot Camp (Part I): Notes and Tasks, with Dr. Frank Buck

Thanks to my sponsors this month, Flat for Education. Dr. Frank Buck returns to the show for the kick-off of my mini-series, Productivity Boot Camp! Dr. Frank Buck is a productivity master with a background in band directing and administration. I share my knowledge of Apple products and native third-party apps, and he shares his experience with web-based, cross-platform apps. We bounce back and forth about good digital task and note management and share our favorite apps! Show Notes: SSO stands for "Single Sign-On" Dr. Frank Buck's latest appearance on Music Ed Tech Talk (then called Robby Burns + Friends) METT #15 - Double the Burns, Double the Fun!... With Amy Burns METT #16 - Master Your Virtual Teaching Tech, with David MacDonald David Allen - Getting Things Done Steven Covey - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Charles Hobbs - Time Power Robby's Use of OmniFocus Project Templates, including concert planning OmniFocus Workflows with Robby Burns | LearnOmniFocus.com My blog post on Staying on Top of Teaching Responsibilities With Omnifocus Perspectives Remember the Milk Toodledoo OmniFocus Todoist Things Evernote If This Than That Drafts App - Where Text Starts DEVONthink Flute Resources for Home Practice | Dr. Frank Buck OneNote TaskClone Feedly Feedbin Reeder iOS Widgets New Software Updates from Apple: Exploring Widgets! | Music Ed Tech Talk App of the Week: Robby - Sticky Widgets Frank Buck - Feedly Album of the Week: Robby - The Lost Art of Longing | BT Frank Buck - Handel Flute Sonata V - Recording of Dr. Frank Buck Performing Where to Find Us: Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book Frank Buck - Twitter | Website Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others! Subscribe to Music Ed Tech Talk: Subscribe to the Blog Subscribe to the Podcast in... Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS Thanks to this week's sponsor, Flat for Education: Flat for Education offers music educators and their students the most affordable cloud-based music notation software on the market. Empowering teachers to create playful and engaging music activities, creations, assessments on any device at any time. The platform integrates with every well-known learning management system available: Google Classroom, Microsoft 365, Canvas, Schoology, and MusicFirst to name a few. Everything will be synchronized with your existing setup to avoid any time loss. Flat for Education offers an advanced system of assignments allowing you to create playful and stunning music activities with your students. Create a template for all your students to start working from, or simplify the toolbar to have them only working with eighth and quarter notes. The only limit is your imagination. Save a lot of time by generating worksheets and quizzes in just a few clicks for your students to practice music theory. Finally, Bands directors and choirs conductors can have their students directly recording their performance from home for review. Whether you are teaching remotely or in-person, Flat for Education will support you in creating playful and engaging music activities in no time. Try it free for 90 days on flat.io/edu

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!

Get the app

Music Ed Tech Talk

Episodes

Mentioned books

#27 - Catching Up With Shawna Longo, with Shawna Longo

#26 - No One Told Us Our Title, with Katie Wardrobe

#25 - Mastering the Practice Process, with Rob Knopper