Music Ed Tech Talk

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

  1. JAN 31

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

    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 - working with Craft Loop - Nice lookin' Google Doc 00:33:20 Segue: Tahoe Issues, iOS 26 Issues, System Issues 00:35:47 Favorites of 2025 Apps: Sequel, Finch, Final Cut Pro Music: Bon Iver, David Matthews, Fred Again…, Tame Impala + Justice Computing Device: Apple Watch Ultra, Mac mini m4, JAYE'S BRAIN Other Tools and Materials: Miyoo Mini Plus, Nintendo Switch, PAID StudioOne, Ableton Move Books: Ideology of Competition in School Music, Nuclear War: A Scenario, Adam Curtis documentaries, fiction, broadly, War & Peace (via Footnotes & Tangents), Meditations Other Media: Robby: Hard games such as Hollow Knight Movies - Arrival Show - Pluribus Will: Shows - Pluribus Game - Balatro Movie - Mulholland Drive Jaye Movies - Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning Sports - Cricket Museums - The MLB Hall of Fame 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 01:14:15 Predictions! No show note spoilers… 01:20:48 Tired/Wired Lightening Round Unpressable Buttons Marco Polo

    1h 16m

  2. 12/30/2025

    #91 - Theresa Returns!

    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. Support Music Ed Tech Talk Become a Patron Buy Me a Coffee 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/ Affinity creative apps 00:10:30 – What's New in AI Next-gen Siri (expected 2026) Tim Cook provides update on next-gen Siri development Sky AI and the impact of OpenAI acquiring Sky AI Guidance in Music Education 00:16:15 – Released guidance in the music education world Yamaha: 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 — 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 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 by Daniel Pink 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 and an Apple Pencil? What's Up With Robby 01:00:14 – New OS and first impressions of Apple Vision Pro The "wow factor" is actually wow Music Picks 01:13:38 Robby: The New Tango – Gary Burton & Astor Piazzolla Theresa: Afterglow – Saint Motel (Oct. 2025) Wrap-Up 01:17:39 – Where to find Theresa TheresaHoover.com Pass the Baton - https://passthebatonbook.com/pass-the-baton-podcast/ Book: Empowering Ensembles with Technology 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 Theresa: theresahoover.com

    1h 24m

  3. 11/30/2025

    #90 - New Hardware! Lockscreens! Homescreens! Tech Workflows! with Jaye Mateyko

    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 Pro 17: Used as computer-away-from-desk, really good pictures Apple Watch Ultra: Much more computery. Stacked with information. Alarm for when to end classes, water, and more! Working on myself using my watch! Jaye: New iPhone Sweet Baby Air - becoming computer-away-from-desk Tech in Schools: Digital Cameras on the Rise Check in and Track Places https://swarmapp.com/ Fantastical Calendar https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fantastical-calendar/id718043190 00:28:03 Lock Screens/Home Screens Jaye wants to customize MORE! Referenced Throughout: The Demon Dogs https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/89-do-it-for-the-demon-dogs-with-dr-david-macdonald/id1078105776?i=1000728963549 Agile Tortoise https://agiletortoise.com/ Drafts Simple Scan Taking Notes with Draft, ft. Greg Pierce https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taking-notes-with-drafts-featuring-greg-pierce-season/id1078105776?i=1000411001646 Marco Polo https://www.marcopolo.me/ Focus Friend https://apps.apple.com/us/app/focus-friend-by-hank-green/id6742278016 One Sec https://one-sec.app/ 00:47:20 Robby teachers Jaye how to use new buttons! First, Camera! 00:49:04 Action Button 00:51:08 Control Center 00:53:30 Liquid Glass 00:54.53 Three Quick Workflows (put him on the clock folks) Notion https://www.notion.com/ 01:08:33 Music Picks! Robby: D'Angelo, rest in peace Dilla Time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilla_Time Jaye: IAM - L'école du micro d'argent https://open.spotify.com/album/3atPIVCVIIgak6KeB1ANnK?si=vpaAN3RmSkSHcw-V38zheA Jaye's Buddy: https://www.raminamirarjomand.com/

    1h 14m

  4. 09/28/2025

    #89 - Do it for the Demon Dogs, with Dr. David MacDonald

    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.   Subscribe to the Blog… RSS | Email Newsletter   Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS   Support Music Ed Tech Talk   Become a Patron! Buy me a coffee   Chapters   00:00:00 – iPhone Replacement Plans 00:04:25 – Replacing Apple Watch with Real Watch, Replacing Apples with more Apples 00:11:00 – iOS Windows - Beta Problem or Just Hosed? 00:15:15 – Obsidian (for a minute) 00:17:17 – Just kidding, Finale News 00:26:46 – Okay NOW Obsidian… 00:27:38 – …and Craft 00:45:35 – Video Series Learning Resources?? 00:50:54 – Search terms and how to find the basics 00:59:20 – Automation Station: Robby's "Let's Go To Work" Shortcut 01:11:30 – Siri News - SirAI 01:16:11 – Technology Dreams 01:22:55 – David Bullies Robby… 01:24:25 – Is EVERYONE cheating their way through college? AI in Education 01:33:18 – NAfME's AI Guidance Document   Show Notes and Links • iPhone Replacement Plans • Patreon – Music Ed Tech Talk • David's Last Episode • Scoring Notes • OmniGraffle • Obsidian • Cory Meals – Building a Second Music Teacher Brain • Craft • Obsidian Bases • Things • LinkedIn Learning • Ask.Video • David Sparks – MacSparky Courses • The Focused Calendar • Udemy • Domestika • Govee Smart Kettle • Fantastical • NYMag – Everyone is Cheating Their Way Through College • NAfME AI Guidance Document • KPop Demon Hunters • Merlin Mann Podcasts   Where to Find Us   Robby – robbyburns.com David - davidmacdonaldmusic.com   Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others!

    1h 50m

  5. 08/24/2025

    #88 – Features Coming to Your Apple Devices This Fall

    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) • FoodNoms app • Google I/O 2025 • Sky App • Becca Stevens • I'm With Her – See You Around • Bon Iver – i,i • Hvalfugl – En Dag | Oktober EP • More like K-BOP, amirite? by David MacDonald • E-40 – Tiny Desk Concert     Subscribe to the Blog   RSS | Email Newsletter   Subscribe to the Podcast in…   Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS   Support Music Ed Tech Talk   Become a Patron!   Where to Find Us • Robby - robbyburns.com • Will - willkuhn.com   Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others!

    1h 25m

  6. 06/30/2025

    #87 – School Music License, with Brenna C. Horn-Cronin

    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 • News and Announcements • Options & Prices • Email: info@schoolmusiclicense.com • Promo Code: TechTalk10 – 10 % off your first purchase!   Referenced Podcast • The Brass Junkies Podcast   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 | Email Newsletter   Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS   Support Music Ed Tech Talk Become a Patron on Patreon Buy Me a Coffee   Where to Find Us Robby – robbyburns.com Will – willkuhn.com

    49 min

  7. 06/01/2025

    #86 - Apple Report Card, with Will Kuhn

    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 | Email Newsletter   Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | 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 + WordPress Recent blog posts:   forScore 14.4 Practice Pro Apple Account Migration   Ableton Updates Yamaha SEQTRAK   AI Will's presentation: AI tools for studio musicians Timbaland AI Article – Rolling Stone Stop Comparing Yourself to AI      Automation Corner Robby redid his Stream Decks at home and at work Related: Oxford Word of the Year: "Brain Rot" What Are iPad Kids? Balatro - Wikipedia   Big Topics Six Colors Apple Report Card   Music Picks Robby Mac Miller New Birth - The Funky Knuckles   Will New Panda Bear Album "I'm Deranged" – David Bowie (Lost Highway)     Where to Find Us Robby - robbyburns.com Will - willkuhn.com     Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others!

    1h 4m

  8. 03/23/2025

    #85 - Roast My Homescreen, with Jaye Mateyko

    Jaye joins the show to discuss how our homescreens reflect our tech setups and most-used apps. Subscribe to the Blog… RSS | Email Newsletter Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS Support Music Ed Tech Talk 👉 Become a Patron! ☕ Buy me a coffee 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 • Music Ed Tech Talk on Patreon • Robby Burns' Blog • MarsEdit by Red Sweater • Lutefish Products • Technology Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME) • Leuchtturm1917 Notebooks • STABILO Writing Products • Pilot Vanishing Point Fountain Pens - Goulet Pens • Field Notes Brand • ClickUp • Podcast: "I Don't Want a Valuable Life Lesson…" (Ep. 69) • Readwise Reader Now Syncs Highlights to Apple Notes – Music Ed Tech Talk • Apple iPhone Support – Differentiate or Tone Down Colors • Gruber on Threads • Oura Ring • Lose It! App • FoodNoms App • Arnold's Pump Club • Björk – Post (Official Shop) • Ibrahim Maalouf Official Site • Sam Greenfield on YouTube • Dolphin Hyperspace on Minaret Records • Crunchyroll Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others!

    1h 32m
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Music Ed Tech Talk (previously Robby Burns + Friends) is a podcast exploring music, education, technology, and the intersections between them.

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  • Creator
    Robby Burns
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Music Ed Tech Talk

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