Music Ed Tech Talk

Music Ed Tech Talk

Music Ed Tech Talk (previously Robby Burns + Friends) is a podcast exploring music, education, technology, and the intersections between them.

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January 31, 2026 76 mins

00:00:00 Welcome, Intros, and a TI:ME Feature

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

cdm

Pirate Wires

Futurism

The Verge

Techmeme

Six Colors

Daring Fireball

Mac Stories

Off the Beaten Path

00:16:55 Chart-Topping AI Country Song

Using Suno* to make demos

00:27:03 Automation Station

Craft - a PKM that's hot

Drafts - ...

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    In this episode of Music Ed Tech Talk, Robby sits down with Theresa Hoover 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 guidance on AI, next-gen Siri, automation workflows, and listener questions about sustaining creativity in a distracted world.

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    00:00:00 Cold Open Cold Open: Marvel Slop & Anniversary Release of TMNT

    Holiday Curtain Lights https://twinkly.com/

    A small diversion into…bars!

    Aloha Bars https://aloha.com/

    David Protein Bars https://davidprotein.com/

    00:10:10 Brand (clap) New (clap) Apple (clap) Products

    Robby: New AirPods, New iPhone, New Watch

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    Back to School! In this episode, Robby and David cover Apple upgrades, Obsidian and Craft workflows, automation shortcuts, learning resources, AI in education, and much more.

     

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    Dorico and Ableton updates, Big Tech Keynotes, and new automation workflows.

     

    Show Notes and Links

    Dorico 6 release announcement

    Dorico 6 Scoring Notes post

    Lamy pens

    MuseClass Shuttering It's Service

    SmartMusic

    Sam Altman and Jony Ive AI device project

    Childhood's End (book)

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    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.

     

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    News and Announcements

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    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.

     

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    Jaye joins the show to discuss how our homescreens reflect our tech setups and most-used apps.

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    Chapters

    • 00:00:00 – Welcome to the show, Jaye, and the new Music Ed Tech Team

    • 00:02:25 – Thank you, Molly!

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    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.

     

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    • [00:00:00] New format - expect more Will
    • [00:05:30] News
    • [00:05:45] Widgetsmith update
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    Resources

    • Hal Leonard Intermediate Band Method
    • Beat Elimination as a Means of Teaching Intonation to Beginning Wind Instrumentalists, The Journal of Research in Music Education, Winer 1972
    • The Problem of Tonality in Seventheenth Century Music, Delbert M. Beswick, Music, Ph.D. Di...
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    Robby and David discuss their current computing devices, favorite gift ideas, and lament the use of Microsoft Teams. 

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