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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
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
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
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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
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🎙 forScore for the Mac, featuring David MacDonald (Music Ed Tech Talk #31)
Robby and David talk about forScore for the Mac and its new syncing feature. But also, lots of music theory.
Also included:
Loop-based music theory
GoodNotes for the Mac
Transcribe Apps
Lots of music apps and utility apps
Tech podcasts we like
Music YouTubers we like
Our favorite music, tech tips, and albums of the week
Show Notes:
David’s other appearances on this show: #6 - Paperless iPad Workflows for Teaching Music | #16 - Master Your Virtual Teaching Tech | #30 - Apps for Research and Remembering
Robby’s Tweet Thread about teaching music theory to middle school students
John Gruber and Ben Thompson on what makes the iPad the iPad
Music Ed Tech Talk Episode 23 - Rogue Amoeba Audio Apps, with Paul Kafasis
App of the Week:
Robby - Soro for Sonos
David MacDonald - Diagrams
Album of the Week:
Robby - Lettuce - Elevate
David MacDonald - Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society - Brooklyn Babylon
Where to Find Us:
Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book
David MacDonald - Twitter | Website
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METT Podcast #16 - Master Your Virtual Teaching Tech, with David MacDonald
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.
Topics include:
- New Zoom features for musicians and teachers
- David and Philip Rothman's new podcast, Scoring Notes
- Using Open Broadcaster Software to level up your virtual teaching
- Routing audio from your apps into Zoom and Google Meet calls
- Teaching with Auralia
- LMS integration with third-party music education apps
- Using MainStage and Logic for performing instruments into virtual classrooms
- Touchscreen Macs
- Apple's App Store Policy
Show Notes:
- Optimize Your Zoom Settings for Music Teaching and Performing! | Music Ed Tech Talk
- Better music experiences come to Zoom with high fidelity audio | Scoring Notes
- My Online Teaching Setup (High-Tech Edition) | Music Ed Tech Talk
- My Very Straightforward and Very Successful Setup for Teaching Virtual Private Lessons
- Will Kuhn
- Electronic Music School on Twitch... with Will Kuhn and Ethan Hein
- Open Broadcaster Softwarehttps://obsproject.com/
- Virtual Cam for Mac
- AirServer
- How can I use AirServer for Mac with OBS
- Reflector
- Hyper-Charging Online Classes with Open Broadcaster Software | Music Ed Tech Talk
- Teaching Tech: Live keyboard overlay in Zoom | This Page Left Intentionally Useless
- Loopback
- Virtual Midi Piano Keyboard app (Free)
- Rogue Amoeba's amazing audio apps for Mac
- Farrago soundboard app
- Fission audio editing app
- IDAGIO
- Izotope RX Plugins
- Mac Power Users - #531: Teaching with GoodNotes, with David MacDonald
- East West Composer Cloud - subscribe to plugins
- Music Ed Tech Talk Podcast - #5 - Yours In Quarantine, featuring Julianna Mateyko, Director of Support and Training with MusicFirst
- Music Ed Tech Talk Podcast - #13 - Exploring Noteflight Learn, with John Mlynczak
- Music Ed Tech Talk Podcast - #12 - Making Music and Podcasts Using Soundtrap, with Meredith Allen, Sales Enablement Manager at Soundtrap
- Auralia - Ear Training with Real Music
- OBS Camera App
- Logitech C920 Pro Webcam
- Use iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch to sketch in or mark up Mac documents
- On Stage CM01 Video Camera/Digital Recorder Adapter
- Elago Stream Deck
- Keyboard Maestro
- Philip Rothman's Stream Deck Profiles for Dorico/Sibelius/Musescore
- MainStage
- Apple Pro Apps for Education
- Accidental Tech Podcast
- forScore
- forScore for Mac
- GoodNotes
- Collaboration in GoodNotes
- PDF Expert
- Alfred Clipboard Manager
- StaffPad
Where to Find Us:
Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book
David MacDonald - Twitter | Website | Blog
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