<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Robby chats with Evan Tobias (Associate Professor of Music Education at Arizona State University) about imagining new possibilities for music teaching in a rapidly shifting digital landscape–from rethinking what curriculum even means, to the everyday tools that power his research, writing, and thinking.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Subscribe to the Blog…&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.musicedtechtalk.com/feed"&gt;&lt;span class= "s2"&gt;RSS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href= "https://t.co/ClXG4q19n5?amp=1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Email Newsletter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Subscribe to the Podcast in…&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/robby-burns-friends/id1078105776?mt=2"&gt; &lt;span class="s2"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href= "https://overcast.fm/itunes1078105776"&gt;&lt;span class= "s2"&gt;Overcast&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href= "https://castro.fm/podcast/8588a9f2-59dd-40d5-b23e-67ecf2a949f2"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt; Castro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/4DMd44btIO4Z5ymdZObnjB?si"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt; Spotify&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href= "http://musicedtechtalk.libsyn.com/rss"&gt;&lt;span class= "s2"&gt;RSS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Support Music Ed Tech Talk&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=12732464"&gt;Become a Patron!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s4"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.buymeacoffee.com/musicedtechtalk"&gt;&lt;span class="s5"&gt;Buy me a coffee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapters and Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;00:00:00 Greetings first&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;00:08:41 Introductions second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://search.asu.edu/profile/1299762"&gt;Evan Tobias, Arizona State University&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@etobias_musiced"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.tiktok.com/@etobias_musiced"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/etobias_musiced/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://evantobias.net/podcast/"&gt;Podcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT_Protocol"&gt;AT Protocol&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/enshittification-why-everything-suddenly-got-worse-and-what-to-do-about-it_cory-doctorow/54379440/#edition=72294505&amp;idiq=83080974"&gt; Cory Doctorow's Book&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;00:26:04 What possibilities that exist when music teachers use technology in different ways&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://obsidian.md/"&gt;Obsidian&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://csi.asu.edu/books/weight/"&gt;Weight of Light: A Collection of Solar Futures&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;00:54:38 What &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; curriculum?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s4"&gt;Podcast Episode 4: &lt;a href= "https://evantobias.net/episode/4-music-curriculum-perspectives-with-brian-laakso/"&gt; &lt;span class="s5"&gt;Music Curriculum Perspectives with Brian Laakso&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.halleonard.com/series/MODBND"&gt;Hal Leonard Modern Band Series&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://littlebits.com/"&gt;littleBits&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;01:11:25 Research and writing tools: writing, interviews, reading…lots! Connecting ideas across many mediums…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://scite.ai/"&gt;Scite.AI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- used to scan across databases, answer questions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.noodlesoft.com/"&gt;Hazel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- file management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink"&gt;DEVONthink&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- store, organize, work&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.zotero.org/"&gt;zotero&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href="https://pdfexpert.com/"&gt;PDF Expert&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- PDF editing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://textsniper.app/"&gt;TextSniper&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- extract text from images&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;01:26:07 Surveys&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.qualtrics.com/free-account/"&gt;Qualtrics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- creating surveys&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://calendly.com/"&gt;Calendly&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- scheduler that integrates with calendars&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://textexpander.com/"&gt;TextExpander&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "s1"&gt;- type a keystroke that fills in email body or other text&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/"&gt;Keyboard Maestro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- automate applications or websites&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://flexibits.com/fantastical"&gt;Fantastical&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- give your calendar superpowers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.craft.do/"&gt;Craft&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- you know it, you love it&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;01:42:35 Interviews&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.descript.com/podcasting"&gt;Descript&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- record, edit, transcribe&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.snipd.com/"&gt;Snipd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- AI-powered podcast app&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.airtable.com/"&gt;Airtable&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- database to help keep track of where people are in the project&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.notion.com/"&gt;Notion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- database in place of Google Doc&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus/"&gt;OmniFocus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- Task management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://clickup.com/"&gt;ClickUp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- Task and project management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://readwise.io/"&gt;Readwise&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reader/id1179373118"&gt;Reader&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- PDF reader&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://raindrop.io/"&gt;Raindrop.io&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://speechify.com/"&gt;Speechify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;- listen to text/PDF files&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Music Ed Tech Talk

Robby Burns

#95 - Dr. Evan Tobias

MAY 1, 2026125 MIN
Music Ed Tech Talk

#95 - Dr. Evan Tobias

MAY 1, 2026125 MIN

Description

Robby chats with Evan Tobias (Associate Professor of Music Education at Arizona State University) about imagining new possibilities for music teaching in a rapidly shifting digital landscape–from rethinking what curriculum even means, to the everyday tools that power his research, writing, and thinking. 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 and Notes 00:00:00 Greetings first 00:08:41 Introductions second Evan Tobias, Arizona State University YouTube TikTok Instagram Podcast AT Protocol Cory Doctorow's Book 00:26:04 What possibilities that exist when music teachers use technology in different ways Obsidian Weight of Light: A Collection of Solar Futures 00:54:38 What is curriculum? Podcast Episode 4: Music Curriculum Perspectives with Brian Laakso Hal Leonard Modern Band Series littleBits 01:11:25 Research and writing tools: writing, interviews, reading…lots! Connecting ideas across many mediums… Scite.AI - used to scan across databases, answer questions Hazel - file management DEVONthink - store, organize, work zotero - collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research PDF Expert - PDF editing TextSniper - extract text from images 01:26:07 Surveys Qualtrics - creating surveys Calendly - scheduler that integrates with calendars TextExpander - type a keystroke that fills in email body or other text Keyboard Maestro - automate applications or websites Fantastical - give your calendar superpowers Craft - you know it, you love it 01:42:35 Interviews Descript - record, edit, transcribe Snipd - AI-powered podcast app Airtable - database to help keep track of where people are in the project Notion - database in place of Google Doc OmniFocus - Task management ClickUp - Task and project management Readwise Reader - PDF reader Raindrop.io Speechify - listen to text/PDF files Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others!