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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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.
• (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
• MacStories
• Delta User Guide | Delta
• (5)(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-ed-tech-talk/id1538455772?i=1000510317074)
• DJ Apps | Algoriddim
• Google NotebookLM | Note Taking & Research Assistant Powered by AI
• Genesis - In Too Deep (Official Music Video) - YouTube
• Apple Vision Pro - Apple
• PlayStation®5 | Play Has No Limits | PlayStation
• Move — a compact tool for intuitive music making | Ableton
• Harmony Director - Brass & Woodwinds - Musical Instruments - Products - Yamaha USA
• Studio Neat
• Filterworld — Kyle Chayka
• Chase and Status
• Vampire Weekend - Official Website
• Väsen, Hawktail - Väsen & Hawktail
• Home - DOMi and JD Beck
• SAM GREENFIELD | HOME

Where to Find Us

• Robby - robbyburns.com
• Will - willkuhn.com

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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  ↩︎

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• [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"

• Widgetsmith for iOS
• Apple macOS Updates
• Stream Deck Profiles for Logic - Notation Central
• Affinity Apps for Educators
• Tonal Energy Tuner
• Zildjian Drummer Headphones
• Apple Vision Pro
• iOS 18 Features
• Dorico
• Conquering Finale by Jason Lafredo
• Scoring Notes - Finale’s Finale Episode
• Evan Chapman - Reveries
• Zoom for Window Management
• The Bear - Hulu
• Dark Souls III
• Golf It!

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Show Notes:

• RetroArch
• OP-Z iPad App
• Twinkly lights
• Ray Kurzweil - The Singularity Is Nearer
• Funkhaus Music
• Teenage Engineering Mic - CM-15
• WillKuhn.com
• Two RSS Apps: Reeder app | Reader app
• The Verge | Daring Fireball | Kottke | Techmeme | MacStories | Ethan Hein Blog 
• Delta App for iPad
• Poolside.fm
• Play: Save Videos Watch Later

• ⁃ Ableton Live 12.1

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Show Notes:

• Fantastical

• Music Ed Tech Talk WWDC Episode with Craig McClellan

• Due app

• Things app

• Obsidian

• Craft app

• OmniFocus

• Arc web browser

• Anytune

• Affinity apps

• Canva

• Canva CEO Melanie Perkins thinks the design world needs more alternatives to Adobe

• Dorico

• Musescore

• Scoring Notes

Music, App, Tech Tip of the Week

VELCRO Brand ONE-WRAP Cable Ties, 100Pk, 8 x 1/2” Black Cord Organization Straps, Thin Pre-Cut Design, Wire Management for Organizing Home, Office and Data Centers

Nmixx: Fe3o4: Break

Stray Kids: 5-Star

Classical Session: Hayato Sumino | Apple Music

Bandle

Sequel App

Foodnoms

MusicBox: Save Music For Later

ATEEZ

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Show Notes:

• Watch WWDC Keynote and learn more about upcoming software updates
• Sanebox

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Show Notes:

• Gillian: Website | Spotify | Instagram | LinkedIn
• Steven Bryant - Ecstatic Waters
• [DJ Hapa](https://www.instagram.com/djhovamusic/
• Electronic Music School, Will Kuhn and Ethan Hein
• iPad Pros Podcast - Episode 195 - Gigs and Music Performances with Robby Burns
• Bob Habersat and Shed the Music
• iPad event
• EU links: Apple is bringing sideloading and alternate app stores to the iPhone | Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union
• Delta
• AltStore
• Clip app
• Udio 
• Notion
• [Music Ed Tech Talk #58 - Second Brain for Music Educators, with Dr. Cory Meals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRFN2RcVMsI
• Kits.AI
• Songwriters Pad
• Splice
• Telefunken
• Video - Only Five People Know the Secret to Making Zildjian’s Iconic Cymbals
• YouTube Music

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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. Dissertation, University of North Carolina, 1950
• Musical Performance: Learning Theory and Pedagogy - Daniel Kohut
• Automating Band Warmups, Teaching Auditory Skill, and Managing My Classroom… With Solfege Bingo

Extra Show Notes from the Podcast Episode:

App of the Week

• Obsidian
• Hook
• Jamulus.io

Album of the Week

• Church on Hell Street - Punch Brothers
• Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Tech Tip of the Week

• Numbers & Fantastical for Batch Events
• Craft App
• Craft episode of Music Ed tech Talk

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Show Notes:

• Joanna Stern Apple Vision Pro Review
• Crouton App
• 3 Soundtrap Projects Your Students Will Love - show notes and complimentary blog post

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Thanks to my sponsors this month, Scale Exercise Play Along Tracks.

Show Notes:

• Music Ed Tech Year in Review 2023, Featuring Jim Frankel

• Scoring Notes - Muse Group Acquires Hal Leonard

• Hookmark

• Fantastical

• Todoist

• Things

• OmniFocus

• Due

• Evernote

• SaneBox

• Slack

• Communication and Collaboration Apps for Music Teams

• Craft

• Obsidian

• Notion

• GoodNotes

• forScore

• Sheet Music Scanner

• PlayScore 2

• Scanner Pro

• Apple Music Classical episode of Music Ed Tech Talk

• Drafts

• Hazel

• TextExpander

• Keyboard Maestro

• Raycast

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Show Notes:

• Jim Frankel - Music Tech Helper

• MusicFirst

• Will Kuhn

• Ryan Van Bibber

• School Music License

• MusicProfessor Videos Now Available in the MusicFirst Classroom

• Meet the MusicFirst Assistant

• Jim’s Podcast - Profiles in Teaching with Technology

• Music of the Week: Guthrie Govan, Sierra Hull w/ Cory Wong

• Eddie Barbash

• Robby’s Action Button Blog Post

• Transpose Chrome Plugin

• App of the Week: Todoist, MusicLM

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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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Show Notes:

Books

- Grading for Growth

- Critique is Creative

- unGrading

- On Music Theory

Software/Services

- Audio Hijack

- 1Password

- Things

- Farrago

- Affinity Apps - Designer / Photo / Publisher

- Musio

- Chat GPT Plus

Gadgets

- Anker 3-in-1 Cube with MagSafe

- Anker PowerCore MagGo

- Material Dock

- AirTags

- Hidrate smart water bottle and Ember smart mugs

Games

- Hori Split Pad Pro

- Super Mario Bros Wonder

- Elden Ring

- Baldur’s Gate 3

- Dave the Diver

- Steam Deck

Pens, Notebooks, Misc.

- Mark One

- Mark Two

- Mark Three

- SideKick Notepad

- Studio Neat Pen Tray

- LightDims

App of the Week:

Robby - Narwal 2

David - Sports Alerts / Fotmob

Music of the Week:

Robby - Braxton Cook: Somewhere In Between

David - Darcy James Argue: Dynamic Maximum Tension

Tech Tip of the Week:

Robby - Use things as they are designed to be used

David - LightDims 

Where to Find Us:

Robby - Blog | Book

David - Website

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