Music educators Chris Russell and Paul Shimmons catch up after another year away from the podcast, discussing the challenges of the past year and what education looks like in times of the pandemic, as well as the tools they are using at this time to teach their students.

For the brain break videos, look up “UJU” on YouTube!

Happy New Year and New Decade!  Paul and Chris visit at the Michigan Music Conference, at the end of the day and as a college reception begins at the event.  It has been a YEAR since the last podcast (to the day!) was published.  We’re still here…it’s just been busy.  This is a live recording, with all the noises, interruptions, and distractions while recording.  Recorded with “Just Press Record” on an iPhone 11 with a Shure MV88 microphone.

Topics in the podcast are wide-ranging but include:

• Our joint session from earlier in the day
• Where we purchase equipment
• What software we’re using
• And much more

We’re hoping this won’t be the last podcast for 2020!  We enjoy visiting about the technology we use, and we hope that our visits–with each other or with guests–is informative to you, too.

Thoughts or comments?  Send us an e-mail at metpodcast @ gmail.com

https://archive.org/download/METPodcast/MET%20Podcast%20Episode%2015.m4a

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In this episode of the Music Education and Technology Podcast, Chris Russell and Paul Shimmons catch up on some of the happenings since they last issued a podcast episode in June.

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The Music Education & Technology Podcast can be found on Apple Podcasts and Google Play.

Audio Link: https://ia600600.us.archive.org/23/items/METPodcast/MetPodcast-Episode0014.m4a

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In this lengthy episode of the Music Education and Technology Podcast, Chris and Paul catch up about what has been going on in their classrooms since November, including discussions about Notion’s N-Tempo, Luddites, instruction with video, and more.

In the second half of the podcast, Chris and Paul visit with Don Crafton, creator and owner of Sight Reading Factory, a program that Paul uses with high school band and Chris uses with Middle School Choir.  This part of the podcast begins at 58 minutes into the podcast.  Visit sightreadingfactory.com to learn more about Sight Reading Factory.

Feel free to contact us at metpodcast@g m a i l.com, and to visit our WordPress site at metpodcast.wordpress.com.  The podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Play.

Link to audio: https://archive.org/download/METPodcast/MetPodcast013.m4a

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In this episode, Chris and Paul visit with Dan Scott, an Orchestra teacher in Jenison, Michigan.  Dan works at (and has been a key cotributor) to a very large and successful orchestra program (and music program) in Southern Michigan.  Dan uses technology in his teaching, and has ben active in MASTA and has a masters degree in educational technology.  Dan has also presented sessions on technology including “50 Ways to Integrate Technology in Your Music Program,” and he has graciously provided a link to the notes from that session:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KDKvwzv6Z7fdVbaqUGRiavDpyHyOoe5rZZ4vjVNs604/edit?usp=sharing

Here is a “static” PDF of the same document: 50 Easy Ways to use Technology in a Performance-Based Classroom

We hope you enjoy hearing our interview with Dan as much as we enjoyed visiting with him!

Link to Audio: https://archive.org/download/METPodcast/MetPodcast012.m4a

In this episode, Paul and Chris interview Mark Shelton, author of “Give Me a Tablet,” which is available through Heritage Music Press at your local dealer.  The interview was recorded in October and is being posted late on November 4, 2017.

As a side note, the podcast is no longer hosted by SoundCloud, but instead through archive.org.  This blog acts as the RSS feed, which is read by FeedBurner (a Google product), which then reports to Apple Podcasts.

Thank you for your continued support of the MET Podcast, and if you have a topic that you would like to be discussed, or are an author, developer, or manufacturer that would like to discuss your product, please reach out to us (see the “About page” on our website, metpodcast.wordpress.com).

Link to audio: https://archive.org/download/METPodcast/MET%20Podcast%20011.m4a

In this episode, Chris was teaching a session at the Wisconsin Center for Music Education, and had Paul Skype in to talk about some technology, including the use go SeeSaw and Google Classroom.

Link to audio: https://archive.org/download/METPodcast/MET%20Podcast%20010.m4a

In this podcast, we visit with Eckart Burgwedel, the CEO of UberChord

First Half Notes:

• Apple Pro Applications Bundle (Mac OS) for $199: https://www.apple.com/us-hed/shop/product/BMGE2Z/A/pro-apps-bundle-for-education
• LumaFusion (Referral Link for Paul, Referral Link for Chris)
• Chordette (Ukulele Educational Font)
• AirTurn PED Pro (New)
• PageFlip Dragonfly
• PageFlip lineup blog post by Matt Libera
• Soundtrap 
• iCab Mobile (Referral Link for Paul, Referral Link for Chris)
• Other Music Education Podcasts to Follow
  • Our podcast (for subscribing purposes to Apple Podcasts)
  • Katie Wardrobe
  • Robby Burns
  • Music Ed Mentor Podcast (Elisa Jones – MakeMusic)
  • Music Education, and Technology Podcast (Dr. Joseph Pisano & Darren Morton)

Second Half Notes:

• UberChord (Note: not optimized for the iPad screen size…however, it will work on an an iPad)
• UberChord Website

Link to audio: https://archive.org/download/METPodcast/MET%20Podcast%20009.mp3

It has been a while since we have recorded a podcast, but in this podcast we are pleased to introduce David Zemsky, the developer who created Sheet Music Scanner (Referral Link from Paul, Referral Link from Chris), an inexpensive scanning app for iOS.

First Half Notes:

• Handwriting Based Notation Apps
  • Komp (Referral Link from Paul, Referral Link from Chris)
  • Music Jot (Referral Link from Paul, Referral Link from Chris)
  • Touch Notation by Kawai (Referral Link from Paul, Referral Link from Chris)
  • NotateMe(Referral Link from Paul, Referral Link from Chris)
  • Notion for iOS (Referral Link from Paul, Referral Link from Chris)
  • StaffPad (Windows)
  • MyScript (makes the engine behind some handwriting recognition software)
• Music Notation Apps (standard)
  • Noteflight (Learn) (web based)
  • Flat.io (web based)
  • Dorico (great cross grade price for education; time may be running out on that price)
  • Notion for Mac/Windows
  • MuseScore
  • Finale
  • Sibelius
• Incredibox
  • Interactive Web Site
  • iOS App (Referral Link from Paul, Referral Link from Chris)
  • M&Ms Web Interface
• Note-taking Apps
  • GoodNotes (Referral Link from Paul, Referral Link from Chris)
  • Notability (Referral Link from Paul, Referral Link from Chris)
• GVIDO E ink Tablet
• Some Blogs and Podcasts
  • Robert Puff’s Website
  • Scoring Notes Blog (formerly the Sibelius Blog)
  • Katie Wardrobe’s Podcast (Midnight Music)
• RSS Readers
  • Mr. Reader, mention by Paul, is no longer available
  • Feedly (Referral Link from Paul, Referral Link from Chris)
• UberChord (providing the funding for this year on SoundCloud).  Thank you!
  • Uberchord (Referral Link from Paul, Referral Link from Chris)
  • Monster Chord (Referral Link from Paul, Referral Link from Chris)  (Powered by UberChord)

Second Half Notes:

• Sheet Music Scanner (Referral Link from Paul, Referral Link from Chris)
• PhotoScore (the class leading scanning software by Neuratron, basic version comes as part of Sibelius; there is a mobile version in NotateMe as an In-App Purchase)

Link to audio: https://archive.org/download/METPodcast/MET%20Podcast%20008.m4a

In this episode, Paul and Chris, after seven years of communication have finally met in person and record an episode with each other in the same room!  Topics of the conversation include the 2017 Michigan Music Conference (particularly the Thursday Technology Pre-Conference), and news from NAMM including Komp, IK Multimedia products, and big changes to GarageBand for iOS and Logic.

Links:

• Michigan Music Conference: http://www.michiganmusicconference.org/
• Komp notation software for iOS (Not yet avaialble): https://www.semitone.audio/
• The Sibelius Blog news item about Komp: http://www.sibeliusblog.com/news/namm-2017-komp-a-music-handwriting-app-for-ios-is-in-development/
• IK Multimedia iRig IO: http://www.ikmultimedia.com/news/?item_id=9995
• IK Multimedia iRig Acoustic Stage: http://www.ikmultimedia.com/news/?item_id=9994
• GarageBand (now with the Alchemy synthesizer, multiple takes, and more): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/garageband/id408709785?
• Logic Pro: http://www.apple.com/logic-pro/

Link to audio: https://archive.org/download/METPodcast/MET%20Podcast%20007.m4a

In the sixth episode of the Music Education and Technology Podcast, Chris and Paul discuss Dorico’s new 30 day trial, Google Classroom, Showbie, SeeSaw, and the latest update to Uberchord.  Google Classroom, Showbie, and SeeSaw are web-based services that can be used with many platforms (Showbie still has more features for iOS, but has expanded much of its functionality to web based interactions).   In the second half of the podcast, our guest is Raphael Schumann, the CEO of Newzik.  Newzik is a relatively new (nine months) app that is used for music reading–with both PDFs and MusicXML files.  The app has a special focus on group distribution, and has already been used for a complete orchestral concert with the Opera de Rouen.  Newzik also offers equipment rentals to orchestras and ensembles.  We also want to continue to thank Uberchord for its sponsorship of SoundCloud hosting for this podcast this year.

Show Links:

• Google Classroom
• Showbie
• SeeSaw
• Uberchord
• Newzik
• Newzik App (referral links: Paul or Chris)
• Sheet Music Scanner (referral links: Paul or Chris)
• Gustaf
• Chromatik
• Blackbinder
• TomPlay
• Evernote (referral links: Paul or Chris)

See Newzik’s use with the Opera de Rouen:

Link to audio: https://archive.org/download/METPodcast/MET%20Podcast%20006.m4a