Today we’re going to look at some of the options for free and low-cost notation software which can be used by you - the teacher - or by your students. We’ll discuss some of the things you need to consider when choosing notation software and then look at 6 different options which work on a variety of devices.
In this episode of the Music Tech Teacher podcast, I share a fantastic free software tool that you can use to easily create your own playalong videos that have synchronised notation showing on the screen.
Back in December we asked music teachers to share a favorite tech tip or tool by recording a short message. A number of teachers contributed their tips and I’m going to share 10 of them in today’s episode.
Today I thought I’d tell you about my desk and the tech gear I use on a daily basis. I’ve included the useful, simple and inexpensive accessories and organizational items that have helped simplify and streamline the gear and cables.
In this episode of the Music Tech Teacher Podcast, I’ll be sharing 5 of the 10 rhythm reading apps that I shared in a recent live webinar. This one is a follow-up to the previous episode where I talked about 5 Note Naming Apps of 2023.
Today I’ll be sharing note naming apps that you can use with your students. There are many note naming apps available and each has different features and functionality. I’ve chosen 5 of the 10 apps that I shared in a recent live webinar which was called 10 Top Note Naming Apps of 2023 which is available to members of the Midnight Music Membership Community.
I know many of you are interested in plugging a keyboard into your laptop so that you can play notes into your music software, but you’re not sure….
what to buy
how you would connect the keyboard to the laptop if you had one
whether it will work if all you have is a Chromebook
which software it will work with
and what to do if you’ve connected it but you can’t get it to work
Today we’ll cover all of those areas and more.
In this episode of the Music Tech Teacher Podcast, I’ll be sharing some tips for using the random spinner called Wheel of Names.
At first glance, it’s a very simple free tech tool. You can easily add some names to a wheel and then spin it to randomly pick someone. What I love about Wheel of Names is the ability to think outside the box and use it for more than just a name selection tool.
In this episode I’ll cover two areas:
How to set up and customize your wheel
Music-education specific ideas and examples for using the wheel
If you’ve ever wanted to learn some basic video editing skills, this episode will give you some tips and ideas for application in music education. I’ll run through 5 easy skills you can learn that will apply in any video editing software - including the free software Clipchamp which works for all devices. For additional step-by-step training there is a webinar recording available inside the Midnight Music Membership Community (you can earn a PD certificate!).
Adding music notation to worksheets, documents and presentation files is a necessary skill for music teachers, but what are the options and which one is best? In this episode, I’ll discuss a range of easy techniques for including notation in your teaching resources, plus share my best tips for making your notation look good.
In this episode of the Music Tech Teacher Podcast, you’ll learn how you can use technology to help advocate for your music program by boosting its visibility.
In this episode of the Music Tech Teacher podcast, you’ll learn some easy ways to incorporate animation into your Canva designs.
In this episode of the Music Tech Teacher Podcast, I share a collection of 10 links to tech tools, resources, and tech tips. They are a combination of things that I discovered recently, or I haven’t shared for a while, or that I haven’t shared at all on the podcast. I hope you find them useful!
In this episode of the Music Tech Teacher Podcast, I’m sharing some of the most helpful apps you can use as a musician. We’ll discuss apps that help you practice music or transcribe music. I hope you find them helpful!
In this episode, we’ll be talking about how to research tech gear… things like headphones, bluetooth speakers, microphones, audio interfaces, keyboards, etc. We’ll discuss where to do your research, and how to find the latest options and best solutions for your particular situation.
In this episode, I share another 10 tech tips and links for you to try. These are things I’ve just discovered, haven’t shared on the podcast before, or haven’t shared in a while. I hope this gives you a chance to discover something new and different. Enjoy!
In this episode, we’ll talk about some useful things you can do with the free video editing software, Clipchamp, including making karaoke-style videos.
Working productively can be a struggle and just when you think you have everything worked out, things shift or you let good habits slide and your productivity starts to wane. I’m trying very hard to stay on track with my own productivity and in this episode I share 7 things that are working for me at the moment.
Incredibox is one of the most popular music tech websites and has been around for 13 years or so. I first showed it in a conference presentation I did about free music tech resources in 2009. It has been a constant hit with teachers and students. In this episode I’ll talk about the ways you and your students can access Incredibox - for free and as a paid option.
One of the podcasts I listen to regularly is The Chromebook Classroom podcast by John Sowash. It’s a useful and interesting ed tech podcast even if you and your students don’t use Chromebooks. John does a regular “10 Links You Should Click” episode and I thought I might start something similar on this podcast - 10 Tech Tips and Links that I will share once a month. It will be a collection of new, interesting or useful tech things to check out or try.
If you or your students are creating videos which include music and you intend to share them online, you will need to find audio tracks that you are legally permitted to use. In this episode, I’ll share nine places to find free and legal music for your video and audio projects.
Today I share some of my favorite places to find images and clipart that you might need when creating teaching materials like worksheets, presentations, interactive Google Slides activities and more.
Today - we need to talk….I want to give you all some tough love tech advice.
I want to talk about all those things you know you should be doing but are procrastinating on or burying your head in the sand about.
I’m going to go through 6 things you need to do which will:
I’ve been listening to podcasts for around 12 years now and it’s a daily thing for me. Most of the time I discover new podcasts through word of mouth, so I wanted to share some of my personal favourites in this episode and the next one so that you all might find some new things to listen to.
In this episode and the next one, I’ll be sharing some of the education podcasts that I listen to regularly.
Abelton Live is a hugely popular software choice for professional music producers and DJs and the program that your teenage students probably want to learn the most.
In this episode of the Music Tech Teacher podcast, Abelton’s Education Specialist for Australia/New Zealand Matt Ridgway and I discuss how Abelton is being used in schools, where to find free lesson plans and learning materials and how you can get your hands on free Push controllers.