Music Ed Tech Talk

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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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

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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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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)

   

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• Robby - robbyburns.com

• Will - willkuhn.com

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Jaye joins the show to discuss how our homescreens reflect our tech setups and most-used apps.

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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

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Will is here! We discuss forthcoming changes to the show, automation, apps of the year, tech we're thankful for, and some of our favorite media we’ve been engaging with.

This episode was recorded in late December 2024.

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Chapters

00:00:00 Here he goes taking about Dark Souls again

00:08:15 MCU (Muppet Cinematic Universe)

00:15:14 Introducing…Will Kuhn, now a METT Regular! And Jaye, podcast editor!

00:20:23 2025 Mike Kovins TI:ME Teacher of the Year Robby Burns - acknowledgments and thank yous.

00:27:04 Thank you Patreon Supporter Susan!

00:27:46 MacStories’ App of the Year: Delta Emulator

00:40:31 Siri Shortcuts App

00:43:32 Current AI uses - productivity, creativity, philosophy

00:51:31 Robby’s National Board Certification Application and NotebookLM

00:57:51 What are we really trying to do [with AI and our students]?

01:02:58 Three Holiday Topic Blitz - Tech We’re Thankful For; Tech We’re Thankful For In the Workplace; Gifts and Gift Cards

01:16:54 How about music?!

Show Notes and Links

• Robby Burns named 2025 Mike Kovins TI:ME Teacher of the Year.
• (1)(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-ed-tech-talk/id1538455772?i=1000597634283)
• (2)(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-ed-tech-talk/id1538455772?i=1000544778961)
• (3)(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-ed-tech-talk/id1538455772?i=1000544778961)
• (4)(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-ed-tech-talk/id1538455772?i=1000577043856)
• Robby Burns | creating Music Ed Tech Talk | Patreon
• MacStories
• Delta User Guide | Delta
• (5)(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-ed-tech-talk/id1538455772?i=1000510317074)
• DJ Apps | Algoriddim
• Google NotebookLM | Note Taking & Research Assistant Powered by AI
• Genesis - In Too Deep (Official Music Video) - YouTube
• Apple Vision Pro - Apple
• PlayStation®5 | Play Has No Limits | PlayStation
• Move — a compact tool for intuitive music making | Ableton
• Harmony Director - Brass & Woodwinds - Musical Instruments - Products - Yamaha USA
• Studio Neat
• Filterworld — Kyle Chayka
• Chase and Status
• Vampire Weekend - Official Website
• Väsen, Hawktail - Väsen & Hawktail
• Home - DOMi and JD Beck
• SAM GREENFIELD | HOME

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• Will - willkuhn.com

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1. 79 - Teaching Music Tech, with Gillian Desmarais - Music Ed Tech Talk  ↩︎
2. 61 - Music Technology 101, with Heath Jones - Music Ed Tech Talk  ↩︎
3. 61 - Music Technology 101, with Heath Jones - Music Ed Tech Talk  ↩︎
4. 69 - I Don’t Want a Valuable Life Lesson, I Just Want An Ice Cream - Music Ed Tech Talk  ↩︎
5. 52 - Dorico Updates! with Daniel Spreadbury - Music Ed Tech Talk  ↩︎

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Show Notes with Timestamps

• [00:00:00] New format - expect more Will
• [00:05:30] News
• [00:05:45] Widgetsmith update
• [00:08:00] Apple updates out
• [00:11:00] Stream deck profile for Logic - Notation Central
• [00:14:30] Affinity free for educators
• [00:17:00] Tonal Energy on Mac through iPhone
• [00:19:30] Zildjian headphones
• [00:22:00] New Apple products
• [00:27:00] Apple Intelligence Preview
• [00:35:00] What to do if you are a Finale user
• [00:50:00] Segments
• [00:50:30] Music of the week
• [00:54:00] App of the week
• [00:56:00] Media picks aka "something you like"

Links to Resources Mentioned

• Widgetsmith for iOS
• Apple macOS Updates
• Stream Deck Profiles for Logic - Notation Central
• Affinity Apps for Educators
• Tonal Energy Tuner
• Zildjian Drummer Headphones
• Apple Vision Pro
• iOS 18 Features
• Dorico
• Conquering Finale by Jason Lafredo
• Scoring Notes - Finale’s Finale Episode
• Evan Chapman - Reveries
• Zoom for Window Management
• The Bear - Hulu
• Dark Souls III
• Golf It!

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Show Notes:

• RetroArch
• OP-Z iPad App
• Twinkly lights
• Ray Kurzweil - The Singularity Is Nearer
• Funkhaus Music
• Teenage Engineering Mic - CM-15
• WillKuhn.com
• Two RSS Apps: Reeder app | Reader app
• The Verge | Daring Fireball | Kottke | Techmeme | MacStories | Ethan Hein Blog 
• Delta App for iPad
• Poolside.fm
• Play: Save Videos Watch Later

• ⁃ Ableton Live 12.1

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Show Notes:

• Fantastical

• Music Ed Tech Talk WWDC Episode with Craig McClellan

• Due app

• Things app

• Obsidian

• Craft app

• OmniFocus

• Arc web browser

• Anytune

• Affinity apps

• Canva

• Canva CEO Melanie Perkins thinks the design world needs more alternatives to Adobe

• Dorico

• Musescore

• Scoring Notes

Music, App, Tech Tip of the Week

VELCRO Brand ONE-WRAP Cable Ties, 100Pk, 8 x 1/2” Black Cord Organization Straps, Thin Pre-Cut Design, Wire Management for Organizing Home, Office and Data Centers

Nmixx: Fe3o4: Break

Stray Kids: 5-Star

Classical Session: Hayato Sumino | Apple Music

Bandle

Sequel App

Foodnoms

MusicBox: Save Music For Later

ATEEZ

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Show Notes:

• Watch WWDC Keynote and learn more about upcoming software updates
• Sanebox

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