Holiday Gift Guide 2022, with David MacDonald and Craig McClellan

I've got a new podcast episode out, and while it's probably not in time for most of your shopping, the stuff we discussed are amongst my favorite things of 2022 and are certainly great ideas to treat yourself with down the road, if not sooner.

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Show regulars Craig McClellan and Dr. David MacDonald join the show to talk about stuff we like.

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Show Notes:

Music Ed and Tech News

• Music Ed Tech Talk Episode 62
• Free Form
• Ableton Note
• Ableton Link in Logic

Books

• Two from Dan Charnas:
  • Dilla Time
  • Clean Work
• Liz Lerman and John Borstel: Critique is Creative
• New Standards: 101 Lead Sheets By Women Composers

Software

• 1Password Gift Cards
• Farrago
• Affinity Apps - Designer / Photo / Publisher
• Drafts
• AirBuddy
• Fantastical

Services

• Trade Coffee
• YESPLZ Coffee
• Apple Fitness+
• Peloton Educator Pricing
• Headspace for Educators
• Duolingo Family

Hardware and Gadgets

• Apple MagSafe Battery Pack
• AirPods
• Kindle Paperwhite

• Stream Deck Notation Express Stream Deck Profile for Dorico - Notation Central

• Anker 733 Power Bank, 2-in-1 Hybrid Charger, 10,000mAh 30W USB-C Portable Charger with 65W Wall Charger, Works for iPhone 13, Samsung, Pixel, MacBook, Dell, and More https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09W2H224F?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details) Anker 733 Power Bank (GaNPrime PowerCore 65W), 2-in-1 Hybrid Charger, 10,000mAh 30W USB-C Portable Charger with 65W Wall Charger, Works for iPhone 13, Samsung, Pixel, MacBook, Dell, and More

• Insta360 Link Webcam

Bags, Pens, and other Misc stuff

The Pen Addict Podcast

Pilot Metropolitan - 6 Cartridges https://www.jetpens.com/Pilot-Iroshizuku-Shin-kai-Ink-Deep-Sea-6-Cartridges/pd/34517)

JetPens.com - Pilot Iroshizuku Shin-kai Ink (Deep Sea) - 6 Cartridges

Rhodia Notepad

Plotter

Tom Bihn Bags

• Paragon
• Medium Cafe
• Freudian Slip
  • Peak Design Everyday Backpack
  • BAGSMART Electronic Organizer Small Travel Cable Organizer Bag for Hard Drives, Cables, USB, SD Card Grey BAGSMART Electronic Organizer Small Travel Cable Organizer Bag for Hard Drives, Cables, USB, SD Card Grey

App of the Week:

Robby - Spring for Twitter

David MacDonald - Cleanshot X / Spaceteam (Board game version)

Craig McClellan - Timery

Music of the Week:

Robby - Carly Rae Jepsen: The Loneliest Time

David MacDonald - Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall and Edgar Meyer: Uncommon Ritual

Craig McClellan - Bonny Light Horseman: Rolling Golden Holy

Tech Tip of the Week:

Robby - Curating your social media experience

David MacDonald - Firefox add-on: Display Anchors https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/display-_anchors/

Craig McClellan - Focus Mode Updates

Where to Find Us:

Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book

David MacDonald - Twitter | Website

Craig McClellan - Twitter | Website

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#48 - Holiday Special 2021, featuring Will Kuhn, Craig McClellan, David MacDonald, and Jon Tippens

Friends of the show join to answer burning questions about music, education, and technology in 2021 (and beyond).

Patreon subscribers get some extra discussion about Dune and Foundation.

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Show Notes:

• David MacDonald, composer
• Scoring Notes - Will Kuhn
• Will Book 1 - Electronic Music School
• Will Book 2 - Interactive Composition
• The Class Nerd Podcast
• Jon's new song - Another Night
• Obsidian - a second brain for you, forever.
• Craft - Taking notes to the next level
• Craft episode of Music Ed Tech Talk --> #47 - Craft for Music Educators, with Dr. David MacDonald
• OBS Studio (Open Broadcaster Software)
• OBS Cam app
• How to set up and use a Focus on iPhone and iPad
• DJI Pocket 2 camera
• Slack - a new way to communicate with your team.
• Todoist
• Trello
• Muse meditation headband
• Kirk Franklin
• Robby's book - Digital Organization Tips for Music Teachers
• Hazel - Hazel watches whatever folders you tell it to, automatically organizing your files according to the rules you create.
• How to Organize Your Mac's Desktop with Stacks in macOS Mojave
• Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive
• File Not Found, a generation that grew up with Google is forcing professors to rethink their lesson plans | The Verge
• I Gave My Mom a Crypto Wallet: A Simple Guide to NFTs, Blockchain and More | The Wall Street Journal
• Dyson cordless vacuum
• Pen Chalet
• iRobot Brava
• How Machines Learn - CPG Grey
• The Most Human Human: What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive
• Google is trying to make its image processing more inclusive
• iPad Mini
• Shure SM7B Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Microphone
• Elago Ring Light
• Ableton Push 2
• APC 40
• Instapaper - Save Anything. Read Anywhere.
• AirPods Max
• Tom Bihn Bags
• Tom Bihn Synik 30
• Tom Bihn Road Buddy Duffel 36
• Tom Bihn Parental Unit - Robby's bag for baby stuff
• Peloton Digital
• Headspace for Educators
• Will's car - Fiat Dino Spider (1967)
• Soda Stream Fizzy One Touch
• Matter - smart home alliance
• Teenage Engineering
• Playdate
• Apple VR AR Rumors - Bloomberg
• Soothe2 vocal processer
• Band in a Box
• iReal Pro
• Robby's play along tracks
• Pianoteq 7
• Loopback - cable-free audio routing for Mac
• OP1
• OPZ
• The Dirty Loops and Cory Wong - TURBO
• The Wheels on the Bus - Cocomelon
• Julius Eastman: Stay On It
• Sound Painting
• Animal Collective - My Girls
• One of a Kind | Vivo
• POWRIG 6" Elastic Cable Ties Bungee Cords Adjustable Cable Management Reusable - Red (10-pack)
• DEVONthink - Get Organized -- Unleash Your Creativity
• OmniFocus - Accomplish more every day
• The Verge - EMAILS shirt
• Loki
• Foundation
• Only Murders in the Building
• Doom Patrol
• Chillin Island
• The Expanse
• Animal Crossing
• The Breath of the Wild
• Overcooked 2
• Star Wars Squadrons
• Dark Souls
• Fortnight
• League of Legends
• Google Stadia
• The Plot Thickens by Turner Classic Movies
• Hit Parade
• Sound Expertise
• William Robin | musicologist
• Robot or Not
• Do By Friday
• Election Profit Makers

• The 4-Hour Chef - The best steak recipe I have is in this book

• Recent episodes of Music Ed Tech Talk that the guests have been on:

  • #20 - Electronic Music School, with Will Kuhn
  • #1 - The Inner Game of Everything, with Jon Tippens
  • #47 - Craft for Music Educators, with Dr. David MacDonald
  • #34 - New SOftware Coming from Apple (And What You Can Do With It), with Craig McClellan

Album of the Year - Nate Smith: Kinfolk 2 | Stevie Wonder: Talking Book | Magdalena Bay: Murcurial World | John Mayer: Sob Rock | Cory Wong and Dirty Loops: Turbo

App of the Year - Obsidian | Fin Timer | OP-Z App | Pixelmator Photo | Molskine Actions

Tech Tip of the Year - Focus Modes (some discussion about how I am using these on episode 44 of this show) | camelcamelcamel.com | Use OBS for everything | Feedbin | Press and hold the spacebar on iOS to move your cursor around

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New Software Coming from Apple (And What You Can Do With It)

Its been a busy few weeks as I have been wrapping up the end of a tough school year. While I am late to getting this week’s podcast episode out, I have been working on this site and have a bunch of content to share in the coming week.

I managed to sneak in enough time during the last week of school to watch Apple’s WWDC Keynote and to talk about it on Music Ed Tech Talk with Craig McClellan (cohost of my other podcast, The Class Nerd).

It was an opportunity to take a nice break from the challenging end-of-year procedures, and to think about how Apple’s fall software updates will impact how I get work done in the classroom. Listen below.

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Robby and Craig break down the announcements from Apple's Word Wide Developer Conference and discuss how teachers might use the upcoming features to their latest software updates.

Show Notes:

• The Class Nerd podcast
• Support the show on Patreon
• WWDC Keynote
• iOS 15 Preview | iPadOS 15 Preview | macOS Monterey Preview | watchOS 8 Preview
• Apps for Research and Remembering, with David MacDonald
• Overcast
• Dark Noise
• Apple Watch In the Classroom (The Class Nerd podcast episode)
• The Social Dilemma on Netflix

Album of the Week: Robby - Bones by Michael Mayo Craig McClellan - Sour by Olivia Rodrigo

App of the Week: Robby - Timery for the Mac Craig McClellan - Music Harbor

Tech Tip of the Week: Robby - Transpose Chrome Extension Craig McClellan - Feedbin

Where to Find Us: Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book
Craig McClellan - Twitter

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METT Episode #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.

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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

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