<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of &lt;strong&gt;Music Ed Tech Talk&lt;/strong&gt;, Robby sits down with &lt;a href="https://www.theresahoover.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Theresa Hoover&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 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 &lt;a href="https://nafme.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;u&gt;NAfME&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; guidance on AI, next-gen Siri, automation workflows, and listener questions about sustaining creativity in a distracted world.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Support Music Ed Tech Talk&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=12732464" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/musicedtechtalk" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Buy Me a Coffee&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes &amp; Links&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Intro &amp; Community&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;00:00:00&lt;/strong&gt; – Hello and welcome&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;00:00:30&lt;/strong&gt; – Thanks to new Patreon supporter, &lt;strong&gt;Drew Ross&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;News, Blogs, and AI Updates&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;00:01:23&lt;/strong&gt; – Theresa's newest blog on COPPA and FERPA** - &lt;a href= "https://offthebeatenpathinmusic.com/play-it-safe/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://offthebeatenpathinmusic.com/play-it-safe/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.affinity.studio/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Affinity&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; creative apps&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;00:10:30&lt;/strong&gt; – What's New in AI&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;Next-gen Siri (expected 2026)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/31/tim-cook-provides-update-on-next-gen-siri-development/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Tim Cook provides update on next-gen Siri development&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/28/sky-ai-mac-app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Sky AI&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and the impact of &lt;a href="https://openai.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;OpenAI&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; acquiring Sky&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AI Guidance in Music Education&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;00:16:15&lt;/strong&gt; – Released guidance in the music education world&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;Yamaha: &lt;a href= "https://hub.yamaha.com/music-educators/prof-dev/teaching-tips/ai-in-the-music-classroom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;AI in the Music Classroom&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;NAfME: &lt;em&gt;Guiding Principles, Frameworks, and Applications for AI in Music Education&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;Classroom policy framing&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;Alignment language for administrators&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;Practical classroom use cases&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://moises.ai/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Moises AI Studio&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; — AI-generated, tempo- and harmony-aware accompaniment stems for student compositions and arranging&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Higher Ed &amp; Classroom Practice&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;00:24:15&lt;/strong&gt; – What is emerging from Theresa's undergraduate classes?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Automation Station&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;00:26:34&lt;/strong&gt; – Automation Station &amp; task management&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;Concert planning task templates&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/things-3/id904280696?mt=12" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Things 3: Organize Your Life&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ask METT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;00:32:21&lt;/strong&gt; – Listener question from Kate Bateman&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;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?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;Reference: &lt;a href="https://www.danpink.com/books/drive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;Drive&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href="https://www.danpink.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Daniel Pink&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;00:41:51&lt;/strong&gt; – What is music &lt;em&gt;for&lt;/em&gt; for kids?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What's Up With Theresa&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;00:45:18&lt;/strong&gt; – New job update&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;Wrapping up the doctorate&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;00:52:08&lt;/strong&gt; – Is it finally time for &lt;a href= "https://forscore.co/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;u&gt;forScore&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and an &lt;a href= "https://www.apple.com/apple-pencil/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Apple Pencil&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What's Up With Robby&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;01:00:14&lt;/strong&gt; – New OS and first impressions of &lt;a href="https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Apple Vision Pro&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;The "wow factor" is actually wow&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Music Picks&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;01:13:38&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Robby:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20New%20Tango%20Gary%20Burton%20Astor%20Piazzolla" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;The New Tango&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; – Gary Burton &amp; Astor Piazzolla&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Theresa:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/search/Saint%20Motel%20Afterglow" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;Afterglow&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; – Saint Motel (Oct. 2025)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wrap-Up&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;01:17:39&lt;/strong&gt; – Where to find Theresa&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://theresahoover.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;u&gt;TheresaHoover.com&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pass the Baton&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;a href= "https://passthebatonbook.com/pass-the-baton-podcast/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://passthebatonbook.com/pass-the-baton-podcast/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;Book: &lt;a href= "https://fflat-books.com/product/empowering-ensembles-with-technology/?srsltid=AfmBOopm8-L8mWmMI_i0HgOh_y6A44XpyB1iaPObdTUIdNfSfxXqo4uT" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;Empowering Ensembles with Technology&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;01:20:20&lt;/strong&gt; – Farewell… plus Q&amp;A on Theresa's dissertation on music teachers and educational podcasts&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;00:00:00 – Welcome &amp; Intro&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;00:00:30 – Patreon Shout-Out&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;00:01:23 – COPPA, FERPA, and Blogs&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;00:10:30 – What's New in AI&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;00:16:15 – AI Guidance in Music Education&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;00:24:15 – Undergraduate Teaching Insights&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;00:26:34 – Automation Station&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;00:32:21 – Ask METT&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;00:41:51 – What Is Music For?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;00:45:18 – What's Up With Theresa&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;00:52:08 – forScore &amp; Apple Pencil&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;01:00:14 – What's Up With Robby&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;01:13:38 – Music Picks&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;01:20:20 – Final Q&amp;A &amp; Farewell&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where to Find Us&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Robby:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://robbyburns.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;u&gt;robbyburns.com&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Theresa:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://theresahoover.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;u&gt;theresahoover.com&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Music Ed Tech Talk

Robby Burns

#91 - Theresa Returns!

DEC 30, 202584 MIN
Music Ed Tech Talk

#91 - Theresa Returns!

DEC 30, 202584 MIN

Description

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