Welcome to episode #52 of Music Tech for ME. Well it has been a month and a half since out last podcast. My only excuse is just simply due to the fact that my life has just been very, very busy. But anyway… here we are with a new episode and one I think you will find of great value. I learned a valuable lesson this summer as it relates to loading music software on computers that are setup with multiple accounts. By listening to this episode, I’ll share some information that could save you from running into the same trouble I did this past summer. Please drop me a line and let me know you all are back and are listening to the shows. Blessings!

For a quick news brief, the “Internet” celebrated its 40th birthday yesterday, Sept. 2nd. All this according to BoingBoing over at www.boingboing.net. Great article.

Welcome to episode #51 of Music Tech for ME. This week, I give a brief overview of two “Web 2.0″ based music applications. With the assistance of a computer, internet connection, and a web browser, you can have access to a “Free” music notation program and a “DAW”. Check these out and let me know what you think. Blessings!

Links

• Noteflight
• IndabaMusic

Welcome to the 50th episode of Music Tech for ME. Our guest for this week is Joe Pisano from MusTech.net. Joe and I discuss various topics including his trip to the national MENC conference that was held in Washington, DC this past June.

Link

• MusTech.net
• MENC

Hello everyone. This is a very short podcast announcement explaining why there was not an episode this week. Please stay tuned for the 50th Episode of Music Tech for ME on July 15th. Thanks for your understanding. Blessings!

Over the last several years, users of Macintosh computers have had the opportunity to use the simple, powerful, and very affordable DAW program “GarageBand”. Well Cakewalk, Inc. has now introduced an equivalency for Windows based computers called “Music Creator 5″. For this week’s episode, I interviewed Kate Watt (PR Specialist) and Samuara Krugman (Product Manager for Music Creator 5) from Cakewalk, Inc. to talk about the new DAW. For more info and educational pricing, visit the website from the link below.

Link

• Music Creator 5
• Pricing Information

If you are looking for a versatile, compact, and great sounding guitar effects processor, I suggest you investigate the PX5d from Korg. I provide a short review (with playing examples) of this powerful small form factor processor. You will see and hear that it has many features and functions. It would also make for an excellent  guitar lab device. Blessings!

Korg PX5D

The “Icicle”, from Blue Microphone, offers a flexible option for recording audio into your computer. Check out this week’s podcast as I do a short review of this handy little USB Audio converter.

Link

• The “Icicle” from Blue Microphone

Wayne Lytle, the founder of Animusic LLC, is our very special guest for this week’s show. Wayne is the producer, director, and music composer for those amazing computer animation videos. I was delighted and honored to have the opportunity to interview Wayne Lytle for this week’s episode of Music Tech for ME. Blessings!

Link

• Animusic

I’ve had a history of ear and hearing issues for most of my life. In fact, I just had some minor ear surgery back on April 9th before producing this podcast. So for this week’s episode, I thought I would share with you my history of hearing health as well as my thoughts on how we should be educating others about the importance of hearing health. Please share with me any stories you may have as it relates to musicians and hearing issues.

Links:

• House Ear Institute
• H.E.A.R.

It was a pleasure to have back to the show my friend Joe Pisano from mustech.net. Joe has one of the best web/blog sites for all things music education and technology. I can always count on Joe to have some great tips and information to share with other music educators. I asked Joe to give us his top 4 sites that he is currently visiting on a regular basis. Hope you enjoy the show and don’t forget to drop me a comment or send me an email about this weels episode. Also, if you like the show, do a review for me over at iTunes. I would so appreciate it. Blessings!

Joe’s Site Picks:

• TechCrunch
• Google.com/news
• Jim Frankel’s Music Technology in Education
• DimDim.com

A few months ago, Korg released a new series of compact USB-controllers. The series is called the “Nano-Series” of midi controllers. The series consist of a “nanoKEY” which is a small 25-key velocity sensitive keyboard, a “nanoPAD” which has 12 responsive trigger pads and an X-Y touchpad surface (all which are great for drum programming), and lastly the “nanoKONTROL” which offers 9 faders, 9 knobs, 18 switches, and a transport section which can be used for controlling numerous functions within a computer based DAW. I purchased the ‘nanoKEY” and the “nanoPAD” last month and thought that I would do a review podcast of these great little devices. I also included a musical sequence I produced using only these two devices as my data entry tools. Check it out and let me know what you think. Blessings!

Links

• Korg “Nano-Series”

Podcasting is not as easy as some make it sound. There is prep work and production work involved that you sometimes don’t realize just how much time it takes to put these episode together. Due to these and other demands, we recently lost one of my favorite podcast shows.. “EdTech Musician”. Todd and Andrew Seymour have been producing podcasts for about 4 years. I salute them for how they helped pioneer the music technology/education podcast shows. They will be missed. Also for this week, I’ll talk about the presentation I gave at the 2009 TIME conference just a couple of weeks ago on the subject of “Screencasting”. I hope you enjoy the episode and please drop me a comment or email. Blessings!

Links

• EdTech Musician
• TMEA
• TIME
• CamStudio
• Camtasia Studio
• Jing
• Teacher Tube
• Screenflow
• Snapz Pro X
• iShowU

On this week’s episode of Music tech for ME, I had the opportunity to respond to my first email question. Needless to say, I was excited and honored to have finally received a question to share with the listeners. Please don’t let this be the last one. Send in those comments and questions to the show. Comments and questions will assist me in giving these episodes a feel of community. So keep them coming. Also for this episode, I did a quick review of a new and powerful virtual instrument called “Omnisphere”. I’ve included in the show a musical production I created using my Godin Classical guitar and “Omnisphere”. I hope you enjoy it!

Links

• Omnisphere
  

With the 2009 TIME National Conference less than a month away, I thought it would be appropriate to have a discussion with the chair for this years TIME conference, Dr. Mark Lochstampfor. Mark and I chat about the very exciting events that will be occurring in San Antonio, Texas from February 11th through the 14th as the TIME Conference convenes with the 2009 TMEA Conference.

• TIME
• Texas Music Educators Association
• Dr. Mark Lochstampfor
• Jordan Rudess

This week, I’m sharing some info about my new Godin Multiac SA Grand Concert classical guitar. Not only is it a fabulous guitar, it also functions as a midi controller along with my Axon AX-50 USB pitch to midi converter. Also this week, I’m asking all those that listen to please send in some feedback concerning the future of the Music Tech for ME Podcast. Changes are in the future and I want to hear some feedback from the listeners as it relates to my plans and the future of the show. Due to the Christmas season, the next podcast will be released on or near January 15th. Till then, blessings to all and have a wonderful Christmas and holiday season.

Links:

Godin Guitars

Axon AX-50 USB

EdTech Musician

This week’s episode of Music Tech for ME is a little unique. I had the opportunity to produce a recording project last Friday. So I decided to use this episode for sharing the recording with the listeners of Music Tech for ME. There is a very informative story that goes along with this project that I think you will find interesting. Please send me some feedback. I’m seriously contemplating producing additional podcast in the future that may take a little different direction than the shows I’ve produced in the past. Feel free to submit comments here at the site or send me an email or audio clip to musictechforme@gmail.com. Blessings!

LInks

• Alzheimer’s Association

I had the opportunity to interview Alex Ruthmann for this week’s episode. Alex is a real expert in the use of using NING in his music courses. Check out the interview and let me know what you think. Are there others out there utilizing NING or any other social networking tools in their music classes? Please let me know and I will share the info in a future episode. Blessings!

Link

• Alex Ruthmann

For this week’s show, I decided to give you an overview of the 2008 ATMI/CMS Pre-Conference that was held on September 24th on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology. This one-day event was by far the highlight of my week. There are links below that will direct you to the various sites that were discussed in the show. Stay tuned for the next several episodes as I plan on bringing you more great material that was gathered from the conference. Blessings!

Links:

• 2008 ATMI/CMS Pre-Conference
• Steve Hargadon/ Classroom 2.0
• NING
• Alex Ruthmann
• Evan Tobias
• Dr. Amy Bruckman

I just retured from the 2008 ATMI conference which was held in Atlanta, GA. It was a great conference and as always, it was wonderful catching up with my old, and some new, friends from around the country. Over the next several episodes, I will be presenting information about the topics that were discussed at the conference along with interviews and testimonials from various educators who were in attendance. For this week’s show, I did a live interview with the managing director of Soundtree, Jim Frankel. This was the first time I recorded a live interview with my hand held digital recorded. I used a Korg MR-1 with an AKG D5 hand held dynamic microphone. There were a few pops on the recording (which was total my fault). But other than that, I was very pleased with the live audio recording.

Links

• Soundtree
• ATMI

For this week’s episode, you will hear a conversation I had with Allan Barnes for his podcast show “Who Cares if You Listen”. Allen and I had a great discussion about teaching music technology. Make sure that you visit the “Who Cares if You Listen” site and check out the other podcast shows as well. Also, don’t forget that the 2008 ATMI conference will be taking place in Atlanta September 24-27. If you are planning on attending, please look me up. I would love to meet some folks who listen to the show. Blessings!

LInks:

• Who Cares If You Listen Podcast

On this week’s show, I will be interviewing Dr. Scott Lipscomb. Dr. Lipscomb is an associate professor of music and the chair of the music education and music therapy departments at the University of Minnesota. Scott is also the president of ATMI (The Association for Technology in Music Insttruction). For this episode, Scott shares some information about the upcoming ATMI Conference and the redesigned ATMI website.

Links

• ATMI
• Scott Lipscomb’s Website

Due to issues with Wordpress and Podpress, this is another attempt at posting episode #32. I so hope and pray it works!

Welcome to episode #32 of Music tech for ME. “How Should Music Technology be Taught?”. As I progress through the summer, I spend time re-evaluating the music technology courses at the university. So for this week’s show, I share my thoughts and questions in regards to teaching music technology. Please share with me your thoughts and ideas about “How and What to Teach” in a music technology class (at the college level). Also for this week, I do three “Shout-Outs” from the 100 ME Blogger list over at mustech.net. Blessings!

Links

• Teaching Music B.S.
• Musicteachers911
• Bandguys

Welcome to episode #31 of Music Tech for ME. It was great to have Joe Pisano back as our special for this week’s show. Joe and I chatted about the 100 ME bloggers campaign along with his new venture called a “Blog Carnival”. For this project, Joe is teaming up with Joel over at “So You Want To Teach”. Blessings!

Links

• Mustech.net/100 ME Bloggers
  
• So You Want To Teach

Welcome to episode #30 of Music Tech for ME. Our special guest this week is Peter Kirn. Many of you may already be very familiar with Peter. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the web site “Create Digital Music”. This site is one of the most popular and resourceful music technology websites on the net. I visit this site often and always discover something new happening in the world of music technology. In the interview, Peter shares some very insightful info that I know you will find of interest. Make sure that you visit his sites. Blessings!

Links

• Create Digital Music
• Peter Kirn’s Site

Welcome to episode #29 of Music Tech for ME. Dr. Floyd Richmond from Valley Forge Christian College will be joining us today to talk about TI:ME Summer Courses. Floyd has served on the TI:ME curriculum committee for many years and is well versed in the workshops and courses that are offered by TI:ME.

Links

• Dr. Floyd Richmond
• TI:ME (Technology Institute for Music Educators)

Welcome to episode #28 of Music Tech for ME. Our special guest this week is Alan O.W. Barnes. Alan is an exceptional composer, musician, technologist, and educator. For this episode, Alan and I chat about “The Art Institute of Atlanta” and about his very interesting creative projects. We will also talk about his new podcast titled “Who Cares If You Listen” which is dedicated to art and entertainment “Not for the Masses”.

Links

• The Art Institute of Atlanta
• alanowbarnes.com
• vsaentertainment.com
• whocaresifyou listen.com

Welcome to episode #27 of Music Tech for ME. Since I’m often asked about the tools and services I use to create Music Tech for ME, I decided to dedicate this show to answering these inquiries. Aside from discussing the tools and services used for MTforME, I will also make recommendations for those of you who have yet to start a blog or podcast. There are several excellent tools and services available for anyone wanting to become a blogger or podcaster.

Links

• Blogging for Dummies
• Podcasting for Dummies
• Godaddy
• Transmit
• Wordpress.com
• Podpress
• Blogger
• Libsyn
• Podomatic
• Podango

Welcome to episode #26 of Music Tech for ME. This episode marks the 1 year anniversary for Music Tech for ME. Thanks to all of you for visiting this site and for listening to the episodes. For this week’s episode, I ask the question… “Does YouTube provide valuable content for music education?”. I give you my 2 cents worth via the podcast. What about you? Do you use YouTube for educational purposes? I also give three new “Shout Outs” from the 100 ME Blogger list. Check out the show and let me know what you think. Blessings!

• YouTube
• Dr. Jonathan Savage
• Alex Ruthmann’s Blog
• Ning
• Owen Bradley / Digital Music Educator

Welcome to episode #25 of Music Tech for ME. Our special guest this week is Marc Schonbrun. Marc is a New York based guitarist, author, technologist, and educator. In this episode, Marc and I talk about utilizing technology in teaching guitar, using midi guitar controllers, and the popularity of guitar labs in schools. Please visit Marc’s website and check out his services and educational materials. Blessings!

• Marc Schonbrun

Welcome to episode #24 of Music Tech for ME. Celemony will be introducing a new music application sometime this coming fall called “Direct Note Access”. This is truly going to be a revolutionary new audio application. You must visit the site and see for yourself what this program will be capable of providing. Also for this week, I did a stroll through a few of the ME Bloggers list over at MusTech.net. I went through the current list and chatted about a few highlights (at least from the ones that caught my attention) from the now “36″ music educators that are now blogging as part of the ME Blogger campaign. I know that Joe is very excited to be over a third of the way to reaching that goal of 100 by the end of this year. Let me know what you think about my take of some of the current ME bloggers. Blessings!

Links: Celemony “Direct Note Access” /Mustech.Net / Make the Most of Notation Software / MusicEdTech / Be a Techie /Music Technology in Education / Music Is Not for Insects / So You Want to Teach /F Sharp B Flat / Double Bass Blog / Draper’s Blogspot / John Wilborn’s Webblog

Welcome to episode #23 of Music Tech for ME. After 25 years, is there soon to be an update to Midi? There seems to be some rumblings about new features and specs within Midi. So…. will it be called Midi 2.0 or HD-Midi?”MySong” is an automatic accompaniment program for audio based melodies. Is there a place for such a program in music education?What about the latest SDK (Software Developers Kit) announcement for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch. Could we be seeing some new and innovative music applications for these devices by mid summer? Check out this podcast epsiode and let me know your thoughts on this week’s topics. Blessings!Links:

• Sonic Talk Podcast
• MMA (Midi Manufactures Association)
• Digitalmedia
• David Battino / “The Art of Digital Music”
• “MySong” Software
• Band-in-a Box
• Docs to Go
• Apple’s SDK for iPhone and iPod Touch

Welcome to episode #22 of Music Tech for ME. Our special guest for this week is Sandi MacLeod from the “Vermont Midi Project”. Since 1995, this program has been a cornerstone for addressing composition in secondary music education. Visit their website and see all the excellent resources they make available to aspiring composers; both students as well as educators. Blessings!

Links:

• Vermont Midi Project

Welcome to episode #21 of Music Tech for ME. For this week’s episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Joseph Pisano. Joe is the author and creator of one of the best music education blog sites on the internet. I think you will really enjoy this interview episode as Joe and I chat about music educators becoming “Bloggers”. Blessings!

• www.MusTech.net
• www.wordpress.com
• www.blogger.com

Welcome to episode #20 of Music Tech for ME. Well the 2008 National TI:ME Conference was a very successful event. There were some excellent sessions presented by some of the best music educators/technologist in the country. For this week’s show, I’m going to chat about the event and about a couple of very special sessions that I attended. I was blown away by what is now available for guitarist when it comes to using a guitar as a midi controller. Marc Schonbrun did a terrific session using a Godin guitar as a midi controller with the assistance of the Axon AX-50 guitar to midi converter.

The other session was presented by our friend Joseph Pisano from MusTech.net. He did a superb job in his session titled “Syndicating your voice on the web; Blogging, RSS, Web 2.0 and Music Education”. He said he would be posting information from his session on his site in the very near future. It was also a real pleasure to finally meet Joe in person. I look forward to having Joe as a guest on a future episode of Music Tech for ME. Blessings!

Links:

• Marc Schonbrun
• Joseph Pisano/ MusTech.net
• Godin Guitars
• Sibelius

Welcome to episode #19 of Music Tech for ME. If you happen to be anywhere near Grand Rapids, MI the 24th through the 25th of this month, I hope you have made plans to attend the 2008 TIME National Conference. It will coincide with the Michigan Music Conference. The conferences are being held at the DeVos Place and Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, MI. You can visit the TIME website to see a full listing of some 80 music technology sessions.“100 Music Bloggers by January 2009″. This is a terrific challenge that has been set forth to all music educators by Joseph Pisano and Owen Bradley. Be a part of this campaign and let’s work on having 100 music educators being a part of sharing our love for music, education, and technology. Just imagine the resources we could all be a part of by having 100 music teachers sharing their experiences, successes, and even the things that don’t always work out.Links:

• TIME
• www.mustech.net
• digitalmusiceducator.com

Welcome to episode #18 of Music Tech for ME. ATMI (Association for Technology in Music Instruction) will be the focus for this week’s episode. After attending the 2007 ATMI Conference in Salt Lake City back in November, I decided to use this show to talk about the conference and the organization. Make sure you visit the ATMI website, and if you are not already a member of this organization, give some consideration about becoming a member. The membership information is available on their website.

Now due to the Christmas and Holiday season, I will be taking a short break from producing the podcast. There will not be an episode for January 1st. I will, however, attempt to produce the next show for January 15th. By February, I plan on getting back to my regular schedule of producing new shows on the 1st and 15th of each month. So until then, please take care and have a wonderful Christmas and Holiday season. Blessings!

Links:

• ATMI
  
• The College Music Society
• Dr. Gil Weinberg

Welcome to episode #17 of Music Tech for ME. If you keep track of music technology news, you will know that there have been numerous changes within the industry over the last few years. Many of these industry changes have had an impact on many of the applications we use within music technology.In this week’s episode, I had the opportunity to interview Robin Hodson. Robin is the Eastern Region Manager for Sibelius. Aside from talking about some interesting products available form Sibelius (by the way…. no discussions about the music notation program Sibelius. This was covered in an interview back in episode #9), Robin talks about the advantages of being a part of a very large music technology conglomerate. We also talk about the future of music technology applications and its impact on music education.

• Sibelius
• Groovy Music
• Avid
• M-Audio

Welcome to the “Corrected Version” of episode #16 of Music Tech for ME. As I stated in my previous post, there was a technical glitch in episode #16. During the interview with Karen Garrett, you could only hear Karen’s side of the conversation and not mine. Again, I apologize for this issue. Thanks for your understanding and please give the episode a listen. You will truly enjoy and be inspired by Karen’s passion for teaching music with technology. Blessings!

Links:

• www.musictechteacher.com

Welcome to episode #15 of Music Tech for ME. Our very special guest for this week’s show is Dr. James Frankel. Jim is no stranger to the world of music technology and music education. In addition to his 15 years of teaching music from the elementary to collegiate levels, Jim has spent countless hours teaching and training other music educators in utilizing technology in their music classrooms. So I hope you enjoy this interview. Also, don’t forget to check out all three of Jim’s websites. You will certainly find some very useful resources at his sites.

As a side note before listing the various links from this week’s show, there were some technical issues (podcast RSS feed) during the last podcast upload to iTunes. If you had problems with your subscription from the last episode, I suggest you go to iTunes and unsubscribe and then re-subscribe to the show. Blessings!

Links:

• Dr. James Frankel Main Website
  
• Dr. James Frankel Blog Site
• Dr. James Frankel Podcasts
• Alfred Music Publishing
• Connect With Music

Welcome to episode #14 of Music Tech for ME. Back on episode #11, I gave a brief news report about an upgrade to the music notation program called “Notion”. On the post and on the show, I stated that I was interested in interviewing someone from Notion Music to talk about this program. Well a few weeks ago, I received a phone call from the marketing department offering me an opportunity to interview their VP of Marketing and Sales. So for this week’s episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jim Boitnott of Notion Music. After chatting with Jim, I quickly discovered that there was much more to this program (and this company) than just simply being another music notation program. I suggest you to go over to the Notion Music website and check out their flagship program “Notion” as well as several other innovative products they are developing. Blessings!

Links:

• Notion Music

Welcome to episode #13 of Music Tech for ME. PDAs (Personal Digital Assistance) and Smart Phones (A cell phone with PDA functions) are very powerful devices. Have you ever thought about using these handheld devices for productivity, educational use, or possibly for creating music? In this week’s episode, I will review some very interesting software programs that can be used with your PDA or Smart Phone. Music educators and music students alike will find many of these programs to be of interest and value as you discover new ways to utilize your PDA/Smart phone. Blessings!

Links:

• Document to Go
• PocketTunes
• Coreplayer
• Free Music Dictionary / Music History
• Music Gadgets / Guitar Power
• Music Bundle Gold
• Handheld Music Suite
• Bhajis Loops

Welcome to episode #12 of Music Tech for ME. Did you ever think, that there would be a day, that you could sit at home and have a music lesson with a teacher who was not physically (in person) in the room with you? Well guess what…. that day has arrived! For this week’s episode, I interviewed Carol Johnson. Carol is the founder and creator of “The Virtual School of Music”. The school is an online source for live music instruction. They provide one-to-one music instruction for various musical instruments. They also provide individual classes in music theory, jazz improvisation, music education courses for music teachers, and their new College Prep Programs. Carol and I chat about the ins and outs of providing music instruction online. What are your thoughts on providing “Online” music instruction? Let me know what you think about his week’s topic by providing a post or sending me an email. Blessings!

Links:

www.thevirtualschoolofmusic.com

www.carolj.net

Welcome to episode #11 of Music Tech for ME. This week’s show contains some brief news about yet another updated version of a music notation program. This latest update comes for the program “Notion”. As soon as I can find a contact person from Notion Music, I hope to provide you with another interview so we can hear about the new features. Also on this week’s show, I will share with you a couple of personal technology experiences that I think you will find of interest. The first story deals with upgrading one of the school’s Audio/Midi labs, and the second story is about my experience using a wireless internet router from home. So download this episode and load it into your favorite mp3 player. Afterwards, drop me post or email and let me hear your thoughts about this week’s show or anything else you think would be of interest to other music educators. Blessings!

Links

• Notion Music
• The New iMac Computer
• The updated version of iLife ‘08
• Linksys
• NetGear
• Belkin
• D-Link
• Apple Extreme Base Station

Welcome to episode #10 of Music Tech for ME. After our interview with Larry Marchese from Sibelius during the last episode, I thought it only fair to have someone from Make Music on the show. So for this week’s episode, I had the opportunity to interview Tom Carruth. Tom is a product specialist for Make Music. Make Music is the developer for the music notation program “Finale”. Back in June, Make Music released their latest version of Finale… “Finale 2008″. Tom took the time for a phone interview to discuss the many new features and updates in Make Music’s flagship program, “Finale 2008″. We also talked about the other music education products that are also being developed by Make Music. The picture below shows one of the very cool new features in Finale 2008. You can load an audio file into your Finale document for playback. This is a great feature for those that need to transcribe music from an audio recording.

Links:

Make Music (their main home website)

Finale 2008: and other Music Notation Programs

Smart Music

Welcome to episode #9 of Music Tech for ME. Larry Marchese (Southern Education Manager for Sibelius USA) is our special guest for this week’s episode. Larry is going to share some information about the Sibelius product line. He is also going to talk about the exciting new features in their recently updated music notation program, “Sibelius 5″.

Links:

Sibelius

Welcome to episode #8 of Music Tech for ME. “What is the best approach for learning and implementing a new form of technology?”. In this episode, we are going to offer some suggestions for answering this question. We will discuss 8 methods (or, suggestions) you could use for learning a new technology. If you are going to take the time to learn a music notation program, a DAW program, or maybe even a new hardware device, I hope that one or more of these methods will assist you in your learning process. If you have a suggestion or method that you would like to share, please post it or send me an email. Blessings!

Links:

• Thomson Course Technology
• Backbeat Books
• Berklee Press
• Hal Leonard
• Mixbooks
• Sweetwater Music
• MacProVideo
• Focal Press- (I forgot to mention this publisher in the show. However, they too have some great resource books for audio and video technology)

During the episode, I talked about the importance of getting involved in an “On-Line” users group. I will start adding these links to the Resource page. If you know of any, please let me know and I will add them as well.

Welcome to episode #7 of Music Tech for ME. “Hand Held Mobile Recorders” are excellent devices for any music educator. In this week’s show, I will provide a brief overview of several different “Hand Held Recording Devices”. These units are small, light weight, easy to use, and are capable of producing excellent recordings at a very good price. Near the end of the show, you can listen to an excerpt of a recording I did on the Korg MR-1. Are you already using one of these devices? If so, please drop me a line and let me know how you are using it. Blessings!

Links:

• Belkin TuneTalk Stereo for iPod
• Griffin Technology iTalk Pro
• Edirol R-09
• Zoom H4 HandyRecorder
• M-Audio MicroTrack 24/96
• Marantz PMD660
• Sony PCM-D1
• HHB FlashMic
• Korg MR-1

Welcome to episode #6 of Music Tech for ME. Dr. Tom Rudolph is our special guest for this week’s show. Tom is a nationally known music technologist, educator, and clinician. In this interview, Tom shares some very insightful information in the area of music technology within music education.

Links:

• www.tomrudolph.com

• Mac Universal/Intel Compatibility
• VST and AU (Audio Units) support
• Some 185 new sounds from various libraries
• M-Audio’s “Key Rig” is included
• Panorama View (which is the same as “Scroll View” in Finale)
• Much easier Cues and Instrument changes
• More controll of page layout
• Several new Plug-ins (which are now “Undoable”)
• New Mixer (this new mixer is similar to the one that was in Sibelius 1) with audio effect processing. You can bus and create sub-groups)
• Ideas Hub: A nice feature that allows you to capture and re-use snippets of music. These snippets can be saved to a library and accessed at anytime

See for yourself these and other new features of “Sibelius 5″ at the Sibelius website.

Be on the lookout for podcast episode #6 of “Music Tech for ME”. It will be live for download on June 15th. Tom Rudolph (music educator and music technologist) will be my guest for the show. Make sure you check it out!

Blessings!

Keith

Welcome to episode #5 of Music Tech for ME. Over the next few weeks, I will begin the process of creating a Resource Links page. So instead of filling up space in the blog roll, I thought that a dedicated page just for links would be easier to manage and to update. So this week’s podcast episode is dedicated to 10 websites that I find of value for music technology and music education. Per my request in the podcast, please submit to me your 2 to 3 sites that you use or that you think would be of interest to other music educators. Send those to me via the email link on the sidebar. Blessings!

Links:

1. www.jamesfrankel.com
2. www.musictechteacher.com
3. www.musictheory.net
4. www.berkleeshares.com
5. Worldwide Internet Music Resources
6. www.cmeabaysection.org/resources
7. www.harmony-central.com
8. www.keyboardmag.com
9. emusician.com
10. metmagazine.com
11. www.soundtree.com

Welcome to episode #4 of Music Tech for ME. John Dunphy, Executive Director of TI:ME, is our special guest for this week’s episode. Who is TI:ME (The Technology Institute for Music Educators)? Allow me to quote the mission statement from the TI:ME website:

“… TI:ME is a non-profit corporation …. whose mission is to assist music educators in applying technology to improve teaching and learning in music”.

During this interview, John talks about the history, mission, and resources of TI:ME. I know you will enjoy this episode as John expresses his passion for music technology and music education.

Link:

TI:ME (The Technology Institute for Music Educators)

Music Tech for ME Episode #3

Hello everyone. I’m so sorry, but I have to post Episode #3 again. As you all know, I am very new at all of this and I’m making a few mistakes. I posted episode #3 yesterday but made an error in getting the show to post in the iTunes search. So thanks for your patience as I go through my learning stage. But on a brighter note, I also have another resource for you to check out. In episode #3, I talk about the basic components of the computer based DAW. One of which, is the Keyboard Midi Controller. Right after I attempted my post yesterday, I came across the 2007 February issue of “Keyboard Magazine”. The main feature for that issue was “Controller Keyboards” where they reviewed over 20 different Midi Keyboard controllers. It was a great article! Check out the link to Keyboard Magazine and try to get a back copy of that issue.

Have a blessed day!

Welcome to episode #3 of Music Tech for ME.

This episode includes the following:

1. Show and website have been receiving some positive feedback
2. Plans are to upload a new podcast show on the 1st and 15th of each month
3. Title for this week’s episode, “The Basic Tools for the Desktop Musician”.
4. This show will be dedicated to the basic “Hardware Components” for the computer based DAW.
5. Component #1: The Computer and its different configurations
6. Component #2: The Keyboard Midi Controller
7. Component #3: The Midi Interface
8. Component #4: The Audio Interface
9. Closing Comments

Links from the show:

• “All in One” Computer by Apple, Inc.
• “All in One” Computer by Cybernet
• “All in One” Computer by Sony
• Keyboard Midi Controllers by M-Audio
• Keyboard Midi Controllers by Korg
• Midi Interfaces
• Audio Interfaces

Speaking of podcast, the next episode is scheduled for May 1st. In this episode, I will talk about the projected release dates for all future podcast shows. The topic for the next show will deal with the “Bare Necessities” of the computer based “DAW” (Digital Audio Workstation)

Until then…. have a blessed day!

Welcome to episode #2 of Music Tech for ME. In this episode, we deal with the following topic: “When should I upgrade or update my computer’s OS (Operating System) and my music applications?”. All computer users will sooner or later be face this dilemma . As music educators, the “Timing and Budgeting Issues” for upgrades and updates can often be a real struggle. Please listen to the show and send me your thoughts and experiences with this topic.

Links from the show:

• Finale 2007 / Make Music, Inc.
• Windows “Vista”
• Finale 2007 and Vista Compatibility
• Macintosh OS X “Leopard”

Episode 1 of Music Tech for ME

Welcome to the first podcast of Music Tech for ME. There are three points that I want to convey in this first episode:

1. A brief introduction and bio of myself.
2. How this podcast and website came to be.
3. To state the purpose and mission for the podcast and website.

Please send me your comments (either text or audio), ideas, and thoughts that you have concerning this podcast and website to musictechforme@gmail.com.

Thanks for being a part of this new venture. Until next time… have a blessed day!