Music Ed Tech Talk

#95 - Dr. Evan Tobias

Robby chats with Evan Tobias (Associate Professor of Music Education at Arizona State University) about imagining new possibilities for music teaching in a rapidly shifting digital landscape–from rethinking what curriculum even means, to the everyday tools that power his research, writing, and thinking. 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 and Notes 00:00:00 Greetings first 00:08:41 Introductions second Evan Tobias, Arizona State University [https://search.asu.edu/profile/1299762] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@etobias_musiced] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@etobias_musiced] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/etobias_musiced/] Podcast [https://evantobias.net/podcast/] AT Protocol [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT_Protocol] Cory Doctorow's Book [https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/enshittification-why-everything-suddenly-got-worse-and-what-to-do-about-it_cory-doctorow/54379440/#edition=72294505&idiq=83080974] 00:26:04 What possibilities that exist when music teachers use technology in different ways Obsidian [https://obsidian.md/] Weight of Light: A Collection of Solar Futures [https://csi.asu.edu/books/weight/] 00:54:38 What is curriculum? Podcast Episode 4: Music Curriculum Perspectives with Brian Laakso [https://evantobias.net/episode/4-music-curriculum-perspectives-with-brian-laakso/] Hal Leonard Modern Band Series [https://www.halleonard.com/series/MODBND] littleBits [https://littlebits.com/] 01:11:25 Research and writing tools: writing, interviews, reading…lots! Connecting ideas across many mediums… Scite.AI [https://scite.ai/] - used to scan across databases, answer questions Hazel [https://www.noodlesoft.com/] - file management DEVONthink [https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink] - store, organize, work zotero [https://www.zotero.org/] - collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research PDF Expert [https://pdfexpert.com/] - PDF editing TextSniper [https://textsniper.app/] - extract text from images 01:26:07 Surveys Qualtrics [https://www.qualtrics.com/free-account/] - creating surveys Calendly [https://calendly.com/] - scheduler that integrates with calendars TextExpander [https://textexpander.com/] - type a keystroke that fills in email body or other text Keyboard Maestro [https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/] - automate applications or websites Fantastical [https://flexibits.com/fantastical] - give your calendar superpowers Craft [https://www.craft.do/] - you know it, you love it 01:42:35 Interviews Descript [https://www.descript.com/podcasting] - record, edit, transcribe Snipd [https://www.snipd.com/] - AI-powered podcast app Airtable [https://www.airtable.com/] - database to help keep track of where people are in the project Notion [https://www.notion.com/] - database in place of Google Doc OmniFocus [https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus/] - Task management ClickUp [https://clickup.com/] - Task and project management Readwise [https://readwise.io/] Reader [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reader/id1179373118] - PDF reader Raindrop.io [https://raindrop.io/] Speechify [https://speechify.com/] - listen to text/PDF files Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others!

#94 - The Many Notes Apps of Robby Burns

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 - Intro & Thank You Patron Supporters [https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=12732464] * 00:02:42 - Apple Creator Studio Suite [https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/] & Affinity [https://affinity.serif.com/] (owned by Canva) * 00:10:39 - What's New in AI * 00:14:55 - The Many Notes of Robby Burns: Apple Notes [https://www.icloud.com/notes] | Evernote [https://evernote.com/] | Bear [https://bear.app/] | DEVONthink [https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink] | Drafts [https://getdrafts.com/] * 00:22:30 - Personal Knowledge Management: METT #58 - Building a Second (Music Teacher) Brain | Obsidian [https://obsidian.md/] | Craft [https://www.craft.do/] | Notion [https://www.notion.so/] * 00:30:41 - What Am I Actually Using These Days: Obsidian Plugins [https://obsidian.md/plugins] | Things [https://culturedcode.com/things/] | GoodNotes [https://www.goodnotes.com/] | Todoist [https://todoist.com/] | Hookmark [https://hookproductivity.com/] * 00:42:08 - Summary & Overall Philosophy Where to Find Us * Robby - robbyburns.com [https://robbyburns.com/] Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others!

#93 - Apps I'm Using

00:00:00 Music and Introduction 00:01:41 Thank you, Patreon Subscribers! Support me on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/Musicedtechtalk] 00:02:15 Apple Announcement Apple Creative Studio [https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/01/introducing-apple-creator-studio-an-inspiring-collection-of-creative-apps/] launched January 28th, 2026 Educator Bundle has been Discontinued [https://www.reddit.com/r/mac/comments/1qq2cha/apple_has_gotten_rid_of_their_pro_apps_bundle_for/] Notion [https://www.fender.com/pages/fender-notion] 00:09:06 What's New in AI 00:10:16 Apps in My Workflow: On My Mac Group your tabs! [https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2391819?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop] Fantastical [https://flexibits.com/fantastical] Omnigraffle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OmniGraffle] iWork [https://www.apple.com/iwork/] Logic Pro [https://www.apple.com/logic-pro/] iReal Pro [https://www.irealpro.com/] forScore [https://forscore.co/] Farrago [https://rogueamoeba.com/farrago/] Stream Deck [https://www.elgato.com/us/en/p/stream-deck] Mastodon [https://joinmastodon.org/] Discord [https://discord.com/] Readwise [https://readwise.io/] Mars Edit [https://redsweater.com/marsedit/] ChatGPT Mac App [https://chatgpt.com/features/desktop/] Claude Mac App [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/claude-by-anthropic/id6473753684] Gemini [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-gemini/id6477489729] Apple Home [https://www.apple.com/home-app/] Foodnoms [https://foodnoms.com/] CoPilot Money [https://www.copilot.money/] iPhone mirroring [https://support.apple.com/en-us/120421] 00:29:42 Apps in My Workflow: On My iPhone Sonos [https://support.sonos.com/en-us/topic/sonos-apps] Overcast [https://overcast.fm/podcasts] Audible [https://www.audible.com/ep/howtolisten?srsltid=AfmBOoq_YuEAtWohwBDltsNIaaPUtwlbhFigDJ2tfItA0IA-f6lcmZV9] Libby [https://libbyapp.com/interview/welcome#doYouHaveACard] Kindle [https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=16571048011] Apple Health [https://www.apple.com/health/] Peloton [https://www.onepeloton.com/app] Drafts [https://getdrafts.com/] Tonal Energy [https://www.tonalenergy.com/] 00:31:45 Apps in my Workflow: On My iPad HomeCam [https://homecam.app/] AppleTV [https://www.apple.com/apple-tv/] Narwhal [https://narwhal.app/] StaffPad [https://www.staffpad.net/] Dorico [https://www.steinberg.net/dorico/] GoodNotes [https://www.goodnotes.com/]

#92 - Hamburgers All the Way Down, with Will Kuhn and Jaye Mateyko

00:00:00 Welcome, Intros, and a TI:ME Feature [https://ti-me.org/] 00:10:25 Listener Question - what sources do you follow to stay afloat on tech tools and ongoings in and outside the field of music education? RobbyBurns.com [https://robbyburns.com/] cdm [https://cdm.link/] Pirate Wires [https://www.piratewires.com/] Futurism [https://futurism.com/] The Verge [https://www.theverge.com/] Techmeme [https://techmeme.com/] Six Colors [https://sixcolors.com/] Daring Fireball [https://daringfireball.net/] Mac Stories [https://www.macstories.net/] Off the Beaten Path [https://offthebeatenpathinmusic.com/] 00:16:55 Chart-Topping AI Country Song Using Suno [https://suno.com/home]* to make demos 00:27:03 Automation Station Craft [https://www.craft.do/] - a PKM that's hot Drafts [https://getdrafts.com/] - working with Craft Loop [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-loop] - Nice lookin' Google Doc 00:33:20 Segue: Tahoe Issues, iOS 26 Issues, System Issues 00:35:47 Favorites of 2025 * Apps: Sequel [https://www.getsequel.app/], Finch [https://finchcare.com/], Final Cut Pro [https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/] * Music: Bon Iver [https://boniver.org/audio/sable-fable/], David Matthews [https://shop.davematthewsband.com/collections/live-trax-series], Fred Again… [https://www.fredagain.com/], Tame Impala + Justice [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7FU_mqhFGk] * Computing Device: Apple Watch Ultra [https://www.apple.com/apple-watch-ultra-3/], Mac mini m4 [https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-mini/m4], JAYE'S BRAIN [https://seeyaspacecowboy.substack.com/] * Other Tools and Materials: Miyoo Mini Plus [https://officialmiyoomini.com/product-category/miyoo-mini-plus/], Nintendo Switch [https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch/lite/], PAID StudioOne [https://www.presonus.com/pages/studio-one-pro], Ableton Move [https://www.ableton.com/en/shop/move/?hardware_variant=default&live_edition=intro-12&license_type=new&edu=False] * Books: Ideology of Competition in School Music, [https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-ideology-of-competition-in-school-music-9780197570838] Nuclear War: A Scenario [https://sites.prh.com/nuclearwar], Adam Curtis documentaries [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Curtis#Documentaries], fiction, broadly, War & Peace (via Footnotes & Tangents [https://footnotesandtangents.substack.com/]), Meditations * Other Media: * Robby: * Hard games such as Hollow Knight [https://www.hollowknight.com/] * Movies - Arrival [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543164/?ref_=fn_t_1] * Show - Pluribus [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22202452/?ref_=fn_t_1] * Will: * Shows - Pluribus * Game - Balatro [https://www.playbalatro.com/] * Movie - Mulholland Drive [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166924/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_4_nm_4_in_0_q_mulholl] * Jaye * Movies - Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9603208/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_mission%2520impossible] * Sports - Cricket [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Starc] * Museums - The MLB Hall of Fame [https://baseballhall.org/yakyu] * Misc! * @Robby * Presentations and Awards - TMEA * Life - Babys, Costco Executive * @Jaye * Finances - upgraded American Airlines credit card * Travel - Munich, Vienna, Prague by train; Seeing the Cardinals in St Louis * Will * Project: Funkhaus.music [https://www.funkhaus.music/] 01:14:15 Predictions! No show note spoilers… 01:20:48 Tired/Wired Lightening Round Unpressable Buttons [http://www.unpressablebuttons.com/] Marco Polo [https://www.marcopolo.me/]

#91 - Theresa Returns!

In this episode of Music Ed Tech Talk, Robby sits down with Theresa Hoover [https://www.theresahoover.com/] to discuss AI guidance in music education, creativity in the classroom, task management for educators, and what's new in their professional lives. Topics include NAfME [https://nafme.org/] guidance on AI, next-gen Siri, automation workflows, and listener questions about sustaining creativity in a distracted world. 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 & Links Intro & Community * 00:00:00 – Hello and welcome * 00:00:30 – Thanks to new Patreon supporter, Drew Ross News, Blogs, and AI Updates * 00:01:23 – Theresa's newest blog on COPPA and FERPA** - https://offthebeatenpathinmusic.com/play-it-safe/ [https://offthebeatenpathinmusic.com/play-it-safe/] * Affinity [https://www.affinity.studio/] creative apps * 00:10:30 – What's New in AI * Next-gen Siri (expected 2026) * Tim Cook provides update on next-gen Siri development [https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/31/tim-cook-provides-update-on-next-gen-siri-development/] * Sky AI [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/28/sky-ai-mac-app/] and the impact of OpenAI [https://openai.com/] acquiring Sky AI Guidance in Music Education * 00:16:15 – Released guidance in the music education world * Yamaha: AI in the Music Classroom [https://hub.yamaha.com/music-educators/prof-dev/teaching-tips/ai-in-the-music-classroom/] * NAfME: Guiding Principles, Frameworks, and Applications for AI in Music Education * Classroom policy framing * Alignment language for administrators * Practical classroom use cases * Moises AI Studio [https://moises.ai/] — AI-generated, tempo- and harmony-aware accompaniment stems for student compositions and arranging Higher Ed & Classroom Practice * 00:24:15 – What is emerging from Theresa's undergraduate classes? Automation Station * 00:26:34 – Automation Station & task management * Concert planning task templates * Things 3: Organize Your Life [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/things-3/id904280696?mt=12] Ask METT * 00:32:21 – Listener question from Kate Bateman * How do you manage teaching creativity and having opinions about music in a world where kids won't concentrate on anything for longer than a minute? * Reference: Drive [https://www.danpink.com/books/drive/] by Daniel Pink [https://www.danpink.com/] * 00:41:51 – What is music for for kids? What's Up With Theresa * 00:45:18 – New job update * Wrapping up the doctorate * 00:52:08 – Is it finally time for forScore [https://forscore.co/] and an Apple Pencil [https://www.apple.com/apple-pencil/]? What's Up With Robby * 01:00:14 – New OS and first impressions of Apple Vision Pro [https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/] * The "wow factor" is actually wow Music Picks * 01:13:38 * Robby: The New Tango [https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20New%20Tango%20Gary%20Burton%20Astor%20Piazzolla] – Gary Burton & Astor Piazzolla * Theresa: Afterglow [https://open.spotify.com/search/Saint%20Motel%20Afterglow] – Saint Motel (Oct. 2025) Wrap-Up * 01:17:39 – Where to find Theresa * TheresaHoover.com [https://theresahoover.com/] * Pass the Baton - https://passthebatonbook.com/pass-the-baton-podcast/ [https://passthebatonbook.com/pass-the-baton-podcast/] * Book: Empowering Ensembles with Technology [https://fflat-books.com/product/empowering-ensembles-with-technology/?srsltid=AfmBOopm8-L8mWmMI_i0HgOh_y6A44XpyB1iaPObdTUIdNfSfxXqo4uT] * 01:20:20 – Farewell… plus Q&A on Theresa's dissertation on music teachers and educational podcasts Chapters * 00:00:00 – Welcome & Intro * 00:00:30 – Patreon Shout-Out * 00:01:23 – COPPA, FERPA, and Blogs * 00:10:30 – What's New in AI * 00:16:15 – AI Guidance in Music Education * 00:24:15 – Undergraduate Teaching Insights * 00:26:34 – Automation Station * 00:32:21 – Ask METT * 00:41:51 – What Is Music For? * 00:45:18 – What's Up With Theresa * 00:52:08 – forScore & Apple Pencil * 01:00:14 – What's Up With Robby * 01:13:38 – Music Picks * 01:20:20 – Final Q&A & Farewell Where to Find Us * Robby: robbyburns.com [https://robbyburns.com/] * Theresa: theresahoover.com [https://theresahoover.com/]