Digital Organization Tips for Music Teachers - TMEA 2023 (4:15 pm)

Update! -- February 17, 2023:

Thanks to everyone who came to my session! I received two requests after the session and have since written two complimentary blog posts to address them.

1. I was asked to show off the screenshots of my "Band Wiki" in Craft. You can view those here.
2. I was asked if there are any strategies for making meaningful connections between web-based documents like Google Docs, and the more traditionally type that live on a hard drive. Here is a post about how I use Obsidian and Hookmark to create a personal wiki-style list of links to information of all kinds.

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This blog post and presentation were prepared for the Texas Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference 2023.

This blog post exists to serve as both session notes for conference attendees, show notes for listeners of the podcast episode, and any teacher who wishes to develop intonation in their performing ensemble.

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  • Session Outline and Links to Resources Mentioned in the Session:

    • The three things that have changed the most since my book:

      • Not really a lot

      • I wrote it to be workflow based, not prescriptive. Some ideas are a little out of date but the principles remain

      • Exceptions and developments:

        • Web app proliferation in education - File note found ? The Verge

        • Second Brain and Personal Knowledge Management

        • School systems have bought into to web-based ecosystems (Google, Office 365, etc.)

    • Types of data and where they go

    • Native apps vs. web apps

      • Native apps typically store data locally on your computer, sometimes giving you access to the individual files themselves in your file system
      • Web apps typically require an internet connection and keep your files all inside of the application they were created in

    • Project vs. Category/Tag vs. App organization

      • Files can be organized into Folders on your computer
      • Alternatively, files can be tagged on your computer, giving you a more dynamic and flexible organization system
      • You may also choose to think about your files as stored within the app they were created in (you might not have a choice if they were created using a web app)

    • Email

      • Sanebox
      • Outlook
      • Spark Mail
      • MailSuite Plug-Ins for Apple Mail

    • Tasks and projects

      • GTD - Getting Things Done

      • Reminders app (iOS, macOS, watchOS)

      • Due (iOS, macOS, watchOS)

      • Todoist

      • Options for Power Users on Apple Platforms: OmniFocus/Things

    • Notes

      • Second Brain

      • Evernote

      • Obsidian

      • Craft

      • Notion

      • Readwise

      • GoodNotes

        • Great for Seating charts

    • Files

      • Finder

      • Folders

      • Tags

      • Stacks

      • Syncing iCloud documents

      • Google Drive

        • Strengths and weaknesses

        • Integrating into the system file picker

      • Spotlight and Searching apps (finding it is the key) - Press Command+Spacebar

      • Use apps like Hook to bridge the gap between native and web apps

        • I use a Dashboard in Obsdian

    • Making things digital that are not digital

      • Scanner Pro

      • PlayScore 2

    • Sheet Music Management

      • forScore

    • Audio

      • iTunes

      • Apple Music

      • Spotify

      • IDAGIO

      • Apple Classical?

    • Automation

      • Drafts

      • Hazel

      • TextExpander Shortcuts

      • Keyboard Maestro