The Music Ed Tech Talk Holiday Gift Guide, featuring Dr. David MacDonald

David MacDonald joins Robby to share their favorite books, hardware, apps, services, and musical gift ideas.

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Show Notes:

• METT #43 - iOS 15 and macOS Monterey with Paul Shimmons
• Scoring Notes - Music notation software, macOS Monterey, and Apple Silicon M1 Macs
• Scoring Notes - Use Shortcuts to quickly create score templates on macOS and iOS | Robby Burns
• Noteflight Blog - Connecting the Strands: Teaching Melody and Harmony Writing with Ukulele, Noteflight, and Soundtrap | Robby Burns
• David's last appearance on this show to talk about smart speakers
• Chris Russell's recent appearance on this show to talk ukuleles
• Musician's Friend Stupid Deal of the Day

Books

• Scott L. Phillips - Beyond Sound
• V.J. Manzo - Foundations of Music Technology
• Will Kuhn, Ethan Hein - Electronic Music School
• Jorge Variego - Composing with Restraint
• Peter Perry - Technology Tips for Ensemble Teachers
• Robby Burns - Digital Organization Tips for Music Teachers
• Ronald Kearns - Recording Tips for Music Educators
• The Routledge Companion to Music Theory Pedagogy edited by Lee VanHandel
• Kathryn Finch, Theresa Hoover - Pass the Baton
• Sarah Urist Green - You Are An Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation

Hardware

• HomePod mini
• iPad mini
• MacBook Pro
• AirPods
• Elgato Stream Deck

More Hardware

• Scoring Notes Podcast
• Notation Central Stream Deck Profiles
• AT2020
• AKG P 420
• Røde Lavalier Go
• Røde Wireless GO II
• Scarlet Focusrite Audio Interfaces
• Twelve South StayGo | USB-C Hub
• Amazon Basics Studio Headphones

Software

• Rogue Amoeba Apps - Fission | Audio Hijack | Loopback | SoundSource | Farrago - Offers educator discount
• Drafts
• Craft - Offers educator discount
• OmniFocus - Offers educator discount
• Things
• Dorico - Offers educator discount
• StaffPad
• An evening with StaffPad - YouTube

Services

• Headspace for Educators
• Calm Schools
• Peloton Digital Teacher Discount
• Nebula

Misc

• Anker Nebula Capsule Projector
• Whoosh
• Nintendo Switch Online Subscription
• Atoms Shoes
• Bombas socks
• MacSparky Field Guides
• Paperless Field Guide
• Mac Pro Video
• Dorico Course - Leo Nicholson
• Skillshare
• Lamy Safari Fountain Pens
• Lush
• The Four Hour Chef
• Momofuku Cookbook

Music of the Week

Robby - Sarah Jarosz

David - Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Tech Tip of the Week

Robby - Focus Modes

David - CopyChar.cc

Where to Find Us:

Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book

David - Twitter | Website | Blog

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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:

• Dr. Peter Perry's book → Technology Tips for Ensemble Directors
• File Not Found: A generation that grew up with Google is forcing professors to rethink their lesson plans
• iOS 15 and macOS Monterey - Music Ed Tech Talk
• Take, Leave, Transform! What Do We Keep from Last School Year? - Robby Burns (NAfME)
• Get Back into the Rehearsal with Technology - Peter Perry (NAfME)
• Shure wireless mic
• TE Tuner
• GoodNotes
• forScore
• iStroboSoft
• Scale Exercise Play-Along Tracks
• Focusrite Scarlet Solo
• AT2020 Microphone
• Twelve South StayGo USB Hub
• BandLab
• Soundtrap
• Zoom audio recorders
• Focus Modes
• Rogue Amoeba Apps - Loopback | Soundsource | Audio Hijack | Fission
• Rogue Amoeba Audio Apps with Paul Kafasis | Music Ed Tech Talk
• iReal Pro
• Band in a Box
• AirServer
• Classroom Maestro
• Kahoot
• Black Binder
• Dorico

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:

• Dorico for iPad: First Impressions | Music Ed Tech Talk
• Sibelius for iPad, Featuring Joe Plazak | Music Ed Tech Talk
• iOS 15
• macOS Monterey
• OmniFocus
• DEVONthink
• Never Miss a Task, with Project Templates | Music Ed Tech Talk
• The Class Nerd podcast - Craig McClellan and Robby Burns
• Robby’s Good Morning Shortcut

• AirServer
• Twelve South StayGo | USB-C Hub
• The Breathing Gym
• My Scale Exercise Play Along Tracks
• OmniOutliner
• My blog post about Safari extension on iOS
• Some Monterey Features of Note - MacSparky

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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The Prime Directive, featuring Will Kuhn and Ethan Hein (Music Ed Tech Talk Podcast #32)

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Ethan and Will join the show to talk about their book Electronic Music School, the Prime Directive, writing apps, and the future of the iPad.

Thanks to this week's sponsor, the DMV Percussion Academy. Leran more and registere here.

Chapters:

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:01:25 - Sponsor: DMV Percussion Academy
• 00:02:03 - Star Trek
• 00:04:18 - Electronic Music School
• 00:10:09 - Teaching Underlying Musical Concepts of Electronic Music Styles
• 00:18:33 - Perceived Threat by Traditional Performing Arts Teachers
• 00:24:28 - Teaching Songwriting
• 00:27:23 - Scaffolding
• 00:37:15 - Fighting Racism with Music Education
• 00:48:37 - The Prime Directive
• 00:52:34 - Staying Relevant?
• 01:07:15 - We Live on Twitter
• 01:07:15 - Writing Apps
• 01:13:21 - Bedtime
• 01:16:07 - The M1 iPad Pro
• 01:35:51 - Tech Tip of the Week
• 01:38:14 - Album of the Week
• 01:41:07 - App of the Week
• 01:43:24 - Closing

Show Notes:

• Electronic Music School - PRE ORDER NOW
• Ethan's student's songwriting projects: example 1 | example 2 | example 3
• Vektroid / Macintosh Plus - Bandcamp | Floral Shoppe | Twitter | Neo Cali full album
• Scrivener
• OmniOutliner
• MindNode
• Music Ed Tech Talk #31 - forScore for the Mac, featuring David MacDonald
• AirServer
• Poolside.fm
• Toggle Rotation Lock when Using YouTube

App of the Week:
Robby - Tot
Will - In Haler Radio
Ethan - Figure

Album of the Week:
Robby - Tauk - Shapeshifter II: Outbreak
Will - Suburban Lawns - Janitor (Original Video)
Ethan - Clipping - The Deep

Where to Find Us:
Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book
Will - Twitter | Website
Ethan - Twitter | Website

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🎙 Music Ed Tech Talk #27 - Catching Up With Shawna Longo, with Shawna Longo

Shawna Longo joins the show to talk about our hybrid teaching gear, social emotional learning, cloud-based music tools, and our favorite apps/albums/tech tips of the week.

Topics include:

• COVID hybrid teaching strategies
• Teaching hardware (on a cart!)
• Teaching performance virtually
• social emotional learning
• music tools in the cloud
• the Canvas mastery grade book

Show Notes:

• Shawna's Microphone (Presonus Revelator)
• Shawna's Generic AirPods (Altec Lansing True Evo Air Wireless Earbuds w/ wireless charging case)
• Universal Control app
• Loopback
• Rogue Amoeba
• Music Ed Tech Talk episode #23 - Rogue Amoeba Audio Apps, with Paul Kafasis
• Presonus Studio One
• Develop Performance Skills Remotely with Cloud Software - My Presentation at the Texas Music Educators Association conference
• Rehearse Your Ensembles Remotely! - My Presentation at the MarylandMEA conference (Session Notes)
• Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators
• The Playful Classroom
• MusicFirst Junior
• Music Ed Tech Talk Episode #10 - Designing Curriculum and Assessing Students with FileMaker, with Ben Denne
• Spark Chasers Podcast
• Brene Brown Podcasts

Tech Tips of the Week:
Robby - Command+K (or Control+K) will create a hyperlink
Shawna - Mute All for Google Meet | Use AirPod mic as input in Google Meet

App of the Week:
Robby - TIDAL Shawna - Scannable

Album of the Week:
Robby - Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa Shawna - Happiness Begins - The Jonas Brothers

Where to Find Us:
Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book
Shawna - Twitter | Website

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🎙 METT Episode #26 - Featuring Katie Wardrobe

Technology trainer and speaker, Katie Wardrobe, joins the show to talk about producing technology training and resources for music teachers. (And way more)

Topics include:

• Katie's exceptional website: Midnight Music
• Free vs. paid software
• Teaching facing / student facing software
• M1 and Intel Macs
• Tools Katie uses to make content
• Canva
• File Management on iPad
• Podcasting
• Managing big projects
• Our recent favorite tech tips, albums, and apps

Show Notes:

• Midnight Music: Simplifying technology for music teachers
• Rogue Amoeba
• Music Ed Tech Talk Episode 23 - Rogue Amoeba Audio Apps, with Paul Kafasis
• Loopback
• MusicFirst
• Noteflight Learn
• Soundtrap
• M1 Macs
• Canva
• Pixelmator
• Affinity Designer
• Affinity Photo
• WeVideo
• Working with Files on the iPad
• Syncing a File Between Logic and GarageBand (iOS) Through iCloud
• Katie's podcast: Music Technology Teacher Podcast
• Profile Pic Maker
• Upgrade Podcast
• Mac Power Users
• Libsyn Podcast Hosting
• Music Ed Tech Talk Episode 14 - Empowering Performing Ensembles at a Distance, With Theresa Hoover Ducassoux
• OmniFocus
• OmniFocus Project Templates
• Music Ed Tech Talk: Never Miss a Task, with Project Templates
• My appearance on LearnOmniFocus.com
• Asana
• Trello
• Todoist
• Loom
• Screenflow
• Screencastify
• Music Ed Tech Talk: Hyper-Charging Online Classes with Open Broadcaster Software
• Broadway Is Closed, But Ratatouille the Musical Is Cooking on TikTok | Vulture
• Ben Thompson: Stratechery
• World Time Buddy
• Calendly
• Doodle
• @_Davidsmith
• Widgetsmith
• Dirty Loops
• Scary Pockets
• The Third Story Podcast, with Leo Sidran - Cory Henry Interview

Katie's Home Screen

Robby's Homescreen

App of the Week:
Robby - CalZones
Katie - DaVinci Resolve

Album of the Week:
Robby - Tye Tribbett Apple Music Essentials Playlist
Katie - The Arcadian Wild | Cory Wong & Metropole Orkest

Where to Find Us:
Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book
Katie - Twitter | Website

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METT Episode #25 - Mastering the Practice Process, with Rob Knopper

Rob Knopper (Metropolitan Opera, auditionhacker, percussionhacker) joins the show to talk about mastering practice, improving the audition process, and using technology to support his multifaceted efforts as a performing percussionist, teacher, and creator of web resources for musicians.

Other topics include:

• How to Practice With Technology
• Technology for Making Content
• Developing Diverse Skills/Remaining Teachable
• Finding Generalized vs. Specialist Mentors
• Comprehensively Studying Masterworks and Making Practice Resources for Them
• Acquiring Phrasing Language
• Teaching Students to Recognize Mastery
• Embracing Failure/Auditions Are Process Not Product
• Our album and app picks of the week

Show Notes:

• Rob Knopper site
• Rob Knopper on The Entrepreneurial Musician, with Andrew Hitz
• Evernote
• Audio-Technica AT4040
• Final Cut Pro - Try free for 90 days
• Adobe Premiere
• Adam Tan
• Ben Thompson - Stratechery
• Music Ed Tech Talk Episode #23 Rogue Amoeba Audio Apps, with Paul Kafasis
• IDAGIO - Classical music streaming service
• Izotope RX Restoration Noise Plugins

App of the Week:
Robby - SoundSource
Rob Knopper - Anki

Album of the Week:
Robby - An Oscar Petersen Christmas
Rob Knopper - Pictures at an Exhibition | Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Where to Find Us:
Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book
Rob Knopper - Twitter | Website

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METT Episode #23 - Rogue Amoeba Audio Apps, with Paul Kafasis

Paul Kafasis, CEO of Rogue Amoeba, joins Robby to talk about the stellar audio apps they make and how Robby is using them in the music classroom both before and during COVID.

Show Notes:

Rogue Amoeba Website: Macaudio.com

Robby's Scale Exercise Play-Along Tracks
Stream Deck

Rogue Amoeba Apps:

Audio Hijack
Loopback
Sound Source
Piezo
Farrago
Fission
Airfoil
Ultimate Podcast Bundle
Educator Discount and Volume Pricing

My blog post on Audio Hijack
My blog post on Loopback

Mimeo Photos Extension for the Mac | Make premium printed photo projects right on your Mac

Acorn | Full Featured Photo Editor for the Mac

App of the Week:
Robby - Pixelmator Pro
Paul - Tot

Album of the Week:
Robby - Charlie XCX | How I'm Feeling Now
Paul - The Colour and the Shape | Foo Fighters

Where to Find Us:
Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book
Paul - Twitter | Website

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App of the Week: OmniOutliner 3

I am kicking off a new series this week where I will highlight an app I am making use of lately. 

Hundreds of the apps I experiment with never make it into any of my conference presentations, longer form blog posts, or every day conversations. In effort to start sharing how I am taking advantage of these (and to get me posting here more consistently), I am going to do my best to write about one app a week. 

My goal is to very briefly explain what the app does and how I am using it in my life. I will leave full length reviews to the professionals. 

This week’s app is OmniOutliner. OmniOutliner comes from Omni Group who makes my task manager of choice (and number one most used app), OmniFocus. OmniOutliner is a writing tool that emphasizes features for creating outlines. It is far more intuitive, beautiful, and user customizable than what you are probably using to do this kind of work now, which is most likely a word processor like Microsoft Word or Google Docs. These traditional word processors are a clunk-fest of digging through menu options and formatting settings.

Hierarchical, list-types of documents are what this app handles best, though you can really do anything with it...budget, draft your next novel...anything. OmniOutliner has friendly keyboard shortcuts to make outlining fast. Pressing Enter goes to the next line of text. Command+Right Bracket or Left Bracket makes the current line of text you are typing go one level deeper or shallower in the hierarchy. Collapsible arrow buttons can be clicked to expose or hide entire sections of your outline. A theme can be stylized and applied across the entire document, or even just one level of the hierarchy.

Things I have used this app to write in the past few years: my book, every music presentation I have ever given at a conference, and lesson plans. The last one, lesson plans, I have especially come to love doing in OmniOutliner. My daily lesson plan is permanently left open on both my iPad and Mac. When I have something I want to add to my warm up or announcements, I add it from my Mac (or iPhone, depending on what is in front of me), type the extra line of text, and then wait. When I open up OmniOutliner on my iPad alongside my score reader of choice, forScore, the edits automatically sync to my iPad’s copy and I have an up to date version of my plan, ready to rehearse from.

For an actual review of OmniOutliner, check out this great one from MacStories. BTW, OmniOutliner now has a 10 dollar “Essentials” version that gives you most of the compelling features of the app without going all in on the powerful stuff I did not mention here (like cross-platform automation, for example). 

Download here:

OmniOutliner 3 by The Omni Group

OmniFocus 2 by The Omni Group

Watch the Video Trailer for My New Book

The video trailer for my new book, Digital Organization Tips for Music Teachers, is out!

Thanks to all who helped to make it happen...

Video produced by Four/Ten Media
Narration: Terry Eberhardt
Acting: Jennifer Retterer, Cecilia Bullough, Martin Vandenberge, Robby Burns
Editing: Kevin Eikenberg
Music: Square Peg Round Hole