Music Ed Tech Talk

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NOV 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 <3

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/

74 MIN

SEP 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.

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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

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110 MIN

AUG 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

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85 MIN

JUN 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: [email protected]

• 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

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48 MIN

JUN 1, 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.

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