Music Ed Tech Talk

Brenna C. Horn-Cronin, Executive General Manager at School Music License, joins the show to discuss how the service empowers music educators to navigate performance licensing ethically and efficiently. We cover administrative advocacy, the future of licensing in education, pricing structures, and more.   Show Notes and Links...   School Music License Resources • School Music License Website [https://schoolmusiclicense.com/] • News and Announcements [https://schoolmusiclicense.com/news-and-announcements/] • Options & Prices [https://schoolmusiclicense.com/options-prices/] • Email: info@schoolmusiclicense.com [info@schoolmusiclicense.com] • Promo Code: TechTalk10 – 10 % off your first purchase!   Referenced Podcast • The Brass Junkies Podcast [https://www.brassjunkies.com/]   Chapters 00:00:00 – School Music License Overview 00:06:20 – Working for and with teachers, and calming the fears of “gotchas” 00:08:27 – How the service has positively affected teachers 00:12:10 – What’s coming next? 00:13:35 – Pricing Tiers 00:16:20 – Administrative Advocacy 00:17:58 – Small Scale Licenses 00:20:40 – The importance of educating educators and keeping up with technology 00:22:00 – Visions for other areas of Music Education 00:30:10 – BREAK! Podcasting About Podcasting 00:35:10 – Encouraging LESS technology use (during performances) – how and why 00:42:45 – School Culture and giving credit where credit is due   ⸻ Subscribe to the Blog… RSS [http://www.musicedtechtalk.com/feed] | Email Newsletter [https://t.co/ClXG4q19n5?amp=1]   Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/robby-burns-friends/id1078105776?mt=2] | Overcast [https://overcast.fm/itunes1078105776] | Castro [https://castro.fm/podcast/8588a9f2-59dd-40d5-b23e-67ecf2a949f2] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4DMd44btIO4Z5ymdZObnjB?si] | RSS [http://musicedtechtalk.libsyn.com/rss]   Support Music Ed Tech Talk Become a Patron on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=12732464] Buy Me a Coffee [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/musicedtechtalk]   Where to Find Us Robby – robbyburns.com [https://robbyburns.com] Will – willkuhn.com [https://willkuhn.com]

Websites are back! Robby redid his blog and Stream Deck setups. The Metallica concert in Vision Pro is awesome. AI tools for musicians have always been useful, and we do some music picks. Big topic: Will and I grade Apple.   Subscribe to the Blog… RSS [http://www.robbyburns.com/blog?format=rss] | Email Newsletter [https://t.co/ClXG4q19n5?amp=1]   Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/robby-burns-friends/id1078105776?mt=2] | Overcast [https://overcast.fm/itunes1078105776] | Castro [https://castro.fm/podcast/8588a9f2-59dd-40d5-b23e-67ecf2a949f2] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4DMd44btIO4Z5ymdZObnjB?si] | RSS [http://musicedtechtalk.libsyn.com/rss]   Support Music Ed Tech Talk Become a Patron! Buy me a coffee   Chapters 00:00:28 - Thanks again, Molly! 00:00:52 - RobbyBurns.com, WordPress! 00:03:48 - Blog Highlights & Websites Are Back 00:13:19 - Ableton Updates 00:17:50 - Yamaha SEQTRAK 00:19:35 - Vision Pro + Metallica 00:24:36 - AI Tools for Musicians 00:34:03 - Automation Corner 00:43:15 - Apple Report Card 00:58:37 - Music Picks and Media Recs     Show Notes Intro Thanks to our supporters and a special shoutout to Molly.   News and Mini Topics * The blog has moved! MarsEdit [https://redsweater.com/marsedit/] + WordPress * Recent blog posts:   * forScore 14.4 [https://musicedtechtalk.com/2025/03/19/forscore-14-4/] * Practice Pro [https://musicedtechtalk.com/2025/03/18/practice-pro-an-elegant-all-in-one-practice-tool-with-a-custom-widget-interface/] * Apple Account Migration [https://musicedtechtalk.com/2025/02/21/about-migrating-apple-account-purchases-between-accounts-apple-support/]   * Ableton Updates [https://discord.com/invite/ableton] * Yamaha SEQTRAK [https://usa.yamaha.com/products/music_production/music-production-studios/seqtrak/index.html]   AI * Will’s presentation: AI tools for studio musicians * Timbaland AI Article – Rolling Stone [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/timbaland-ai-artificial-intelligence-suno-music-1235297689/] * Stop Comparing Yourself to AI  [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stop-comparing-yourself-to-ai/id1081584611?i=1000701548970]     Automation Corner * Robby redid his Stream Decks at home and at work * Related: * Oxford Word of the Year: “Brain Rot” [https://corp.oup.com/news/brain-rot-named-oxford-word-of-the-year-2024/] * What Are iPad Kids? [https://www.parents.com/what-are-ipad-kids-8692488] * Balatro - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balatro]   Big Topics * Six Colors Apple Report Card [https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/02/apple-in-2024-the-six-colors-report-card/]   Music Picks * Robby * Mac Miller [https://www.macmillerswebsite.com/] * New Birth - The Funky Knuckles [https://www.thefunkyknuckles.com/new-birth]   * Will * New Panda Bear Album [https://pandabearofficial.com/] * “I’m Deranged” – David Bowie (Lost Highway) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfZPl0COEJo]     Where to Find Us * Robby - robbyburns.com [https://robbyburns.com] * Will - willkuhn.com [https://willkuhn.com]     Please don’t forget to rate the show and share it with others!

Jaye joins the show to discuss how our homescreens reflect our tech setups and most-used apps. Subscribe to the Blog… RSS [http://www.robbyburns.com/blog?format=rss] | Email Newsletter [https://t.co/ClXG4q19n5?amp=1] Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/robby-burns-friends/id1078105776?mt=2] | Overcast [https://overcast.fm/itunes1078105776] | Castro [https://castro.fm/podcast/8588a9f2-59dd-40d5-b23e-67ecf2a949f2] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4DMd44btIO4Z5ymdZObnjB?si] | RSS [http://musicedtechtalk.libsyn.com/rss] Support Music Ed Tech Talk 👉 Become a Patron! [https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=12732464] ☕ Buy me a coffee [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/musicedtechtalk] Chapters • 00:00:00 – Welcome to the show, Jaye, and the new Music Ed Tech Team • 00:02:25 – Thank you, Molly! • 00:03:41 – I…moved…my blog…to Wordpress • 00:07:11 – Tradeshow Talk • 00:12:50 – What a shock, we’re back on stationary • 00:20:00 – Desks, The Series • 00:22:50 – The Very First “Roast My Home Screen” • 00:28:25 – Quick Pivot back to Tradeshows, but really it’s a rant about Contacts • 00:37:07 – Focus Settings and “Roast My Home Screen” • 01:06:16 – Health Apps • 01:17:30 – The Pump, by Arnold • 01:23:30 – Music and Media Recommendations   Show Notes • See Ya Space Cowboy on Substack [https://seeyaspacecowboy.substack.com/] • Music Ed Tech Talk on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/Musicedtechtalk] • Robby Burns’ Blog [https://www.robbyburns.com/blog] • MarsEdit by Red Sweater [https://redsweater.com/marsedit/] • Lutefish Products [https://lutefish.com/products/lutefish] • Technology Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME) [https://ti-me.org/] • Leuchtturm1917 Notebooks [https://www.leuchtturm1917.us/] • STABILO Writing Products [https://www.stabilo.com/com/products/writing/] • Pilot Vanishing Point Fountain Pens - Goulet Pens [https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/pilot-vanishing-point-fountain-pens?srsltid=AfmBOopbAz8ygLOSjPNbjc5W0AayRt-qemBqM9dvfswVtdgF5ehs8Xv-] • Field Notes Brand [https://fieldnotesbrand.com/] • ClickUp [https://clickup.com/] • Podcast: “I Don’t Want a Valuable Life Lesson…” (Ep. 69) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/69-i-dont-want-a-valuable-life-lesson-i-just-want/id1078105776?i=1000618190607] • Readwise Reader Now Syncs Highlights to Apple Notes – Music Ed Tech Talk [https://musicedtechtalk.com/2025/02/11/readwise-reader-now-syncs-highlights-to-apple-notes/] • Apple iPhone Support – Differentiate or Tone Down Colors [https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/iphone/iph3e2e1fb0/ios] • Gruber on Threads [https://www.threads.net/@gruber/post/DF30_x_vyIl] • Oura Ring [https://ouraring.com/] • Lose It! App [https://www.loseit.com/] • FoodNoms App [https://www.foodnoms.com/] • Arnold’s Pump Club [https://arnoldspumpclub.com/pages/the-pump] • Björk – Post (Official Shop) [https://shop.bjork.com/product/bjork-post/] • Ibrahim Maalouf Official Site [https://www.ibrahimmaalouf.com/en/] • Sam Greenfield on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/SamGreenfield] • Dolphin Hyperspace on Minaret Records [https://www.minaretrecords.com/artists/dolphinhyperspace] • Crunchyroll [https://www.crunchyroll.com/] Please don’t forget to rate the show and share it with others!

Will is here! We discuss forthcoming changes to the show, automation, apps of the year, tech we're thankful for, and some of our favorite media we’ve been engaging with. This episode was recorded in late December 2024.   Subscribe to the Blog… RSS [http://www.musicedtechtalk.com/feed] | Email Newsletter [https://t.co/ClXG4q19n5?amp=1] Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/robby-burns-friends/id1078105776?mt=2] | Overcast [https://overcast.fm/itunes1078105776] | Castro [https://castro.fm/podcast/8588a9f2-59dd-40d5-b23e-67ecf2a949f2] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4DMd44btIO4Z5ymdZObnjB?si] | RSS [http://musicedtechtalk.libsyn.com/rss] Support Music Ed Tech Talk Become a Patron! [https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=12732464] Buy me a coffee [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/musicedtechtalk]   Chapters 00:00:00 Here he goes taking about Dark Souls again 00:08:15 MCU (Muppet Cinematic Universe) 00:15:14 Introducing…Will Kuhn, now a METT Regular! And Jaye, podcast editor! 00:20:23 2025 Mike Kovins TI:ME Teacher of the Year Robby Burns - acknowledgments and thank yous. 00:27:04 Thank you Patreon Supporter Susan! 00:27:46 MacStories’ App of the Year: Delta Emulator 00:40:31 Siri Shortcuts App 00:43:32 Current AI uses - productivity, creativity, philosophy 00:51:31 Robby’s National Board Certification Application and NotebookLM 00:57:51 What are we really trying to do [with AI and our students]? 01:02:58 Three Holiday Topic Blitz - Tech We’re Thankful For; Tech We’re Thankful For In the Workplace; Gifts and Gift Cards 01:16:54 How about music?!   Show Notes and Links * Robby Burns named 2025 Mike Kovins TI:ME Teacher of the Year. [https://ti-me.org/2024/12/22/robby-burns-named-2025-mike-kovins-time-teacher-of-the-year/] * (1)(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-ed-tech-talk/id1538455772?i=1000597634283) * (2)(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-ed-tech-talk/id1538455772?i=1000544778961) * (3)(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-ed-tech-talk/id1538455772?i=1000544778961) * (4)(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-ed-tech-talk/id1538455772?i=1000577043856) * Robby Burns | creating Music Ed Tech Talk | Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/robbyburns] * MacStories [https://www.macstories.net/] * Delta User Guide | Delta [https://faq.deltaemulator.com/] * (5)(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-ed-tech-talk/id1538455772?i=1000510317074) * DJ Apps | Algoriddim [https://www.algoriddim.com/] * Google NotebookLM | Note Taking & Research Assistant Powered by AI [https://notebooklm.google.com/] * Genesis - In Too Deep (Official Music Video) - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep4GduF_U3g] * Apple Vision Pro - Apple [https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/] * PlayStation®5 | Play Has No Limits | PlayStation [https://www.playstation.com/en-us/ps5/] * Move — a compact tool for intuitive music making | Ableton [https://www.ableton.com/en/move/] * Harmony Director - Brass & Woodwinds - Musical Instruments - Products - Yamaha USA [https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/winds/harmony_director/index.html] * Studio Neat [https://www.studioneat.com/] * Filterworld — Kyle Chayka [https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250898095/filterworld] * Chase and Status [https://chaseandstatus.co.uk/] * Vampire Weekend - Official Website [https://www.vampireweekend.com/] * Väsen, Hawktail - Väsen & Hawktail [https://hawktail.bandcamp.com/album/v-sen-hawktail] * Home - DOMi and JD Beck [https://www.domijdebeck.com/] * SAM GREENFIELD | HOME [https://www.samgreenfieldmusic.com/] Where to Find Us * Robby - robbyburns.com [https://robbyburns.com/] * Will - willkuhn.com [https://willkuhn.com/] Please don’t forget to rate the show and share it with others!   1. 79 - Teaching Music Tech, with Gillian Desmarais - Music Ed Tech Talk  ↩︎ 2. 61 - Music Technology 101, with Heath Jones - Music Ed Tech Talk  ↩︎ 3. 61 - Music Technology 101, with Heath Jones - Music Ed Tech Talk  ↩︎ 4. 69 - I Don’t Want a Valuable Life Lesson, I Just Want An Ice Cream - Music Ed Tech Talk  ↩︎ 5. 52 - Dorico Updates! with Daniel Spreadbury - Music Ed Tech Talk  ↩︎

Subscribe to the Blog... RSS [http://www.robbyburns.com/blog?format=rss] | Email Newsletter [https://t.co/ClXG4q19n5?amp=1] Subscribe to the Podcast in... Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/robby-burns-friends/id1078105776?mt=2] | Overcast [https://overcast.fm/itunes1078105776] | Castro [https://castro.fm/podcast/8588a9f2-59dd-40d5-b23e-67ecf2a949f2] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4DMd44btIO4Z5ymdZObnjB?si] | RSS [http://musicedtechtalk.libsyn.com/rss] Support Music Ed Tech Talk Become a Patron! [https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=12732464] Buy me a coffee [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/musicedtechtalk] Show Notes with Timestamps * [00:00:00] New format - expect more Will * [00:05:30] News * [00:05:45] Widgetsmith update * [00:08:00] Apple updates out * [00:11:00] Stream deck profile for Logic - Notation Central * [00:14:30] Affinity free for educators * [00:17:00] Tonal Energy on Mac through iPhone * [00:19:30] Zildjian headphones * [00:22:00] New Apple products * [00:27:00] Apple Intelligence Preview * [00:35:00] What to do if you are a Finale user * [00:50:00] Segments * [00:50:30] Music of the week * [00:54:00] App of the week * [00:56:00] Media picks aka "something you like" Links to Resources Mentioned * Widgetsmith for iOS [https://widgetsmith.app/] * Apple macOS Updates [https://www.apple.com/macos/] * Stream Deck Profiles for Logic - Notation Central [https://www.notationcentral.com/] * Affinity Apps for Educators [https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/education/] * Tonal Energy Tuner [https://tonalenergy.com/] * Zildjian Drummer Headphones [https://zildjian.com/] * Apple Vision Pro [https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/] * iOS 18 Features [https://www.apple.com/ios/] * Dorico [https://www.steinberg.net/dorico/] * Conquering Finale by Jason Lafredo [https://www.conqueringfinale.com/] * Scoring Notes - Finale’s Finale Episode [https://www.scoringnotes.com/] * Evan Chapman - Reveries [https://evanchapman.bandcamp.com/] * Zoom for Window Management [https://zoom.us/] * The Bear - Hulu [https://www.hulu.com/series/the-bear] * Dark Souls III [https://store.steampowered.com/app/374320/DARK_SOULS_III/] * Golf It! [https://store.steampowered.com/app/571740/Golf_It/] Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others!