Music educators Chris Russell and Paul Shimmons catch up after another year away from the podcast, discussing the challenges of the past year and what education looks like in times of the pandemic, as well as the tools they are using at this time to teach their students. For the brain break videos, look up “UJU” on YouTube! https://archive.org/down…

Happy New Year and New Decade! Paul and Chris visit at the Michigan Music Conference, at the end of the day and as a college reception begins at the event. It has been a YEAR since the last podcast (to the day!) was published. We’re still here…it’s just been busy. This is a live recording, with all the noises, interruptions, and distractions while …

In this episode of the Music Education and Technology Podcast, Chris Russell and Paul Shimmons catch up on some of the happenings since they last issued a podcast episode in June. Thanks for listening to the podcast, and feel free to reach out to us at metpodcast@gmail.com The Music Education & Technology Podcast can be found on Apple Podcasts and …

In this lengthy episode of the Music Education and Technology Podcast, Chris and Paul catch up about what has been going on in their classrooms since November, including discussions about Notion’s N-Tempo, Luddites, instruction with video, and more. In the second half of the podcast, Chris and Paul visit with Don Crafton, creator and owner of Sight…

In this episode, Chris and Paul visit with Dan Scott, an Orchestra teacher in Jenison, Michigan. Dan works at (and has been a key cotributor) to a very large and successful orchestra program (and music program) in Southern Michigan. Dan uses technology in his teaching, and has ben active in MASTA and has a masters degree in educational technology. …

In this episode, Paul and Chris interview Mark Shelton, author of “Give Me a Tablet,” which is available through Heritage Music Press at your local dealer. The interview was recorded in October and is being posted late on November 4, 2017. As a side note, the podcast is no longer hosted by SoundCloud, but instead through archive.org. This blog acts…

In this episode, Chris was teaching a session at the Wisconsin Center for Music Education, and had Paul Skype in to talk about some technology, including the use go SeeSaw and Google Classroom. Link to audio: https://archive.org/download/METPodcast/MET%20Podcast%20010.m4aΑπό τον Paul Shimmons and Chris Russell

In this podcast, we visit with Eckart Burgwedel, the CEO of UberChord First Half Notes: Apple Pro Applications Bundle (Mac OS) for $199: https://www.apple.com/us-hed/shop/product/BMGE2Z/A/pro-apps-bundle-for-education LumaFusion (Referral Link for Paul, Referral Link for Chris) Chordette (Ukulele Educational Font) AirTurn PED Pro (New) PageFlip Dra…

It has been a while since we have recorded a podcast, but in this podcast we are pleased to introduce David Zemsky, the developer who created Sheet Music Scanner (Referral Link from Paul, Referral Link from Chris), an inexpensive scanning app for iOS. First Half Notes: Handwriting Based Notation Apps Komp (Referral Link from Paul, Referral Link fro…

In this episode, Paul and Chris, after seven years of communication have finally met in person and record an episode with each other in the same room! Topics of the conversation include the 2017 Michigan Music Conference (particularly the Thursday Technology Pre-Conference), and news from NAMM including Komp, IK Multimedia products, and big changes…

In the sixth episode of the Music Education and Technology Podcast, Chris and Paul discuss Dorico’s new 30 day trial, Google Classroom, Showbie, SeeSaw, and the latest update to Uberchord. Google Classroom, Showbie, and SeeSaw are web-based services that can be used with many platforms (Showbie still has more features for iOS, but has expanded much…

In the first part of Episode 005, Paul and Chris discuss BLE MIDI (Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI) which is a newer standard found on Apple Products (iOS and macOS) and there are some solutions for other platforms. They also discuss Sheet Music Scanner which recently added the ability to export to MusicXML and reads PDF files (see links below). In the s…

Chris and Paul discuss the release of Dorico, the latest update for Notion for iOS (and some of the problems with the handwriting feature/in-app purchase), Sheet Music Plus, Gustaf, Sample Tank, and some classroom management tips. The second half of the podcast is an interview with Aron Nelson, developer of unrealBook. Special thanks to Aron for jo…

In the third episode of the Music Education & Technology Podcast, Chris and Paul start off by reviewing the latest developments, as well as discussing tips and tricks. Afterwards, Paul and Chris talk with Catie Dwinal about Quaver Music, elementary music education, and how Catie found herself involved with Quaver Music. Show Notes: Chris Russell’s …

In this podcast, Chris and Paul have the opportunity to visit with Micah Blouin, from PreSonus about Notion 6, Studio One, and other solutions from PreSonus. Show Notes: Chris Russell’s blog: techinmusiced.com Paul Shimmon’s blog: ipadmusiced.wordpress.com Notion 6. A new version of Notion (music notation program) from PreSonus. Notion is fast and …

In the inaugural episode of the ME&T Podcast, Paul Shimmons and Chris Russell introduce themselves and the purpose of the podcast. They then cover news items, and offer tips and tricks that can help music educators and musicians integrate technology into their lives. Show Notes: Chris Russell’s blog: techinmusiced.com Paul Shimmon’s blog: ipadmusic…