Music Ed Tech Talk

Robby explains the software, hardware, and teaching strategies he uses to run engaging and effective music rehearsals in a remote or hybrid environment.

This information was presented earlier this month at the Maryland Music Educators Association conference. The notes and links below are from the session notes of that presentation.

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Abstract

Learn the strategies and technologies to run engaging synchronous rehearsals. Engage students visually and speed up your flow using Open Broadcasting Software. Pump the sound video/music/play-along tracks directly through Zoom or Google Meet for a lag-free experience. Explore play along with resources, student reflection with Google Docs, effective camera/mic practices, and have students working collaboratively in synchronous chamber ensembles with Soundtrap! Software discussed includes: Keynote, Google Slides, Loopback, Soundsource, Farrago, AnyTune, Soundtrap, Smartmusic!

Links

Broadcasting Software

• Open Broadcaster Software
• Blog Post: Hyper-Charging Online Classes with OBS
• AirServer
• Stream Deck
• Teaching Tech: Live keyboard overlay in Zoom (This Page Left Intentionally Useless - David MacDonald's blog)
• Virtual Camera Plug-in
• Instructions for setting up AirServer as a scene in OBS
• Streamlabs OBS
• Tip! - In order to zoom in on your screen on a Mac while presenting, you can do the following: Go to System Preferences—>Accessibility—>Zoom and check on "Use scroll gesture with moifier keys to zoom." I set up my modifier key as Control so that when I hold Control and scroll up, my screen zooms in.

Audio Routing

• Loopback
• Blog Post: Routing Audio From Your Apps Directly Into Your Zoom or Google Meet with Loopback
• Rogue Amoeba Audio Apps - Interview with CEO Paul Kafasis
• Black Hole
• Soundsource
• VB-Audio
• Presonus Revelator Mic (comes with Loopback-like software and Studio One recording software)
• Soundboard apps

Making Play-Along Tracks

• Audio Hijack
• Pietzo
• Farrago
• AnyTune
• Amazing Slow Downer
• Transcribe!
• Smart Music
• Mainstage
• Apple Pro Apps Bundle - Educator Discount

Visual Presentation

• forScore
• GoodNotes
• Classroom Maestro
• VMPK
• Jamboard

Recommended Hardware

• Scarlet Solo (audio interface)
• Audio Technica AT2020 (microphone)
• External monitor
• Twelve South StayGo USB Hub
• Elago Stream Deck
• Stream Deck app - turns your mobile device into a stream deck for a small subscription price

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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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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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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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Richard McCready returns to the show to bring in the new year. We reflect on what we learned over the past year and discuss how music teachers can challenge their perception of tradition, creativity, and learning process, moving forward. Of course we also share our app and album picks of the week.

Show Notes:

METT Season 2, Episode 1 - Digital Organization Tips for Music Teachers with Guest Richard McCready (Richard's last appearance on this show) Maggie Shorb on Twitter Essential Music Technology: The Prestissimo Series (Oxford University Press) RiverHillMusicTech.com Truckin' My Blues Away - Blind Boy Fuller

App of the Week: Robby - Apollo Richard - Jamzone

Album of the Week: Robby - Christmas with Travelin Light Richard - Classic Delta and Deep South Blues from Smithsonian Folkways

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

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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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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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