Music Tech Teacher Podcast

Looking for music puzzles or games that you can use to reinforce musical concepts in a fun way? There are a number of free websites that let you create your own puzzles super-fast. In the next few podcast episodes, I’ll introduce you to a few of my favourites, starting today with the flexible bingo creation […]

Flipgrid is a fantastic free tool for teachers – it’s a video response platform that allows you to set an assignment for students where they will respond with a video. One of the great things about Flipgrid is the camera that you use to make videos. In this episode of the Music Tech Teacher Podcast, […]

In this episode, we’ll discuss how to use choice boards in music education. We’ll cover what they are, the benefits of using them, how students complete them, and some choice board topic ideas you can use right away. Links mentioned How To Use Choice Boards In The Music Classroom  30 Ideas for Elementary Choice Boards […]

For the past 6 years I have put together a list of free music technology resources in an ebook titled The Ultimate Free Music Tech Resources Guide. In this episode I share the history of the guide and share some of my favourite free music tech resources.   Listen to the episode here (or on [...]

In this episode: Karla McClain uses technology – in particular iPads and Chromebooks – with her choir students to encourage creativity and to improve music literacy skills in her student-centered classes.   Listen to the episode here (or on your favourite podcast app):   Resources and links mentioned Tenuto app for iPad and musictheory.net (customise [...]

In this episode I’m joined by Richard McCready, who runs a popular music tech course for senior students at River Hill High School. He talks about his students’ composition-based projects and the online publishing process they use to share work.   Listen to the episode here (or on your favourite podcast app): Resources and links mentioned [...]

  Composing movie soundtracks – or film scoring – has always been a hugely popular topic with students and teachers alike, but there are always questions around where to find movies, what to do if there is a soundtrack already, which software to use and how to approach the topic with students. I answer those [...]

In this episode: Middle school teacher Josh Emanuel from New York has been running engaging music and coding classes using Scratch software and the MaKey MaKey invention kit. Josh shares his lessons, student responses and some tips.   Listen to the episode here (or on your favourite podcast app): Resources and links mentioned   Josh’s [...]

George Hess has been teaching music tech to tertiary students for more than 25 years in the USA and also in Singapore. We talk about his experience with project based learning and using video to enhance student learning.   Listen to the episode here (or on your favourite podcast app): Resources and links mentioned   [...]

  I chat to Fred Flowerday of MakeMusic and we take a behind-the-scenes look at the new SmartMusic – the widely-used online repertoire and practice tool that speeds up student learning and assessment.   Listen to the episode here (or on your favourite podcast app): Resources and links mentioned   SmartMusic – you can learn [...]

In this episode: Meredith Allen is a music educator from the States who has been using collaborative learning with her students and in professional development workshops that she runs with teachers. During this episode, Meredith shares the “aha moments” she has experienced with technology and discusses her favourite collaborative music tech resources.   Listen to the [...]

In this episode: Barbara Freedman has been teaching electronic music, composition and audio engineering at Greenwich High School since 2001.  She is a leading voice in the music technology in education field and runs professional development courses and has presented at many conferences throughout the world. In 2013 her book – Teaching Music Through Composition [...]

In this episode: Today I welcome elementary music teacher Amy Burns to the Music Tech Teacher podcast.  Amy teaches at Far Hills Country Day School in New Jersey and is a popular music educator who presents regularly at conferences.  In this episode Amy talks about her current favourite tech tools for student collaboration, assessment and digital portfolios. [...]

In this episode: My top tips for success when using technology in music education. In today’s episode I have 7 tips for staying sane and surviving technology in the music classroom.  In addition to the tips I’m going to give you an action step for each one – something you can try straight away.   [...]

In this episode: What types of creative music tech projects can I do with my middle or senior school students? I share my favourites which include film scoring, video game composition, the science of sound, digital storytelling, song writing, recording covers and more.   Listen to the episode here (or on your favourite podcast app): [...]