{"podcast":{"title":"Field Notes on Music Teaching & Learning","slug":"field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376","podcast_index_feed_id":265376,"rss_url":"https://www.ashleydanyew.com/episodes?format=rss","website_url":"https://www.ashleydanyew.com/episodes/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/585c710603596e2c47dad93e/1676469296913-E6Y2ESYKXHE6TL3M58LD/Field+Notes+on+Music+Teaching+%26+Learning+Cover+-+Ashley+Danyew.jpg?format=1500w","author":"Ashley Danyew","episode_count":103,"summary":"This podcast is a collection of creative ideas, practical strategies, and thoughtful observations from the field of music teaching and learning. Music educator Ashley Danyew will dive into topics like how we learn, developing musicianship, time management, teaching sequences, planning tools and strategies, the art of teaching, practicing, and the creative process, and share personal stories from her own experiences and observations. You’ll find creative and pedagogically-sound teaching tips; fresh, new approaches you can use in your teaching; and insight into a few tried-and-true systems and creative processes designed to help you do your best work.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T00:18:52.276354+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376"},"episode":{"title":"084 - Recital Recap & Year-End Reflection","slug":"084-recital-recap-year-end-reflection","published_at":"2025-06-18T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376/084-recital-recap-year-end-reflection","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376","url":"https://www.ashleydanyew.com/episodes/084","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/585c710603596e2c47dad93e/t/685025f297b6ea026f52407c/1752847740801/Ep.+084+-+Recital+Recap+%26+Year-End+Reflection.mp3","summary":"Earlier this month, I hosted my 14th studio piano recital. There’s always so much that goes into planning and preparing for an event like this: Choosing repertoire Booking the venue Polishing memory Emailing parents Practicing “piano bows” Coordinating with the facilities manager and the piano tuner Borrowing percussion instruments from the music teacher Scheduling duet and ensemble rehearsals Finalizing and printing programs Planning a reception We spend months learning the music and practicing performing. What happens if you play a wrong note or miss a key change? What happens if you forget the repeat or play the first ending twice? We discuss arm movement and phrase shapes, articulation, and projection, and how it feels and sounds different in the big theater vs. the classroom where we have our lessons. We listen and observe. Today, I’m sharing my own recap and reflection on this year’s recital—how it went, what I learned, what I observed, and how it’s shaping my teaching practice for the year ahead. For show notes + a full transcript, click here . Resources Mentioned *Disclosure: some of the links in this episode are affiliate links, which means if you decide to purchase through any of them, I will earn a small commission. This helps support the podcast and allows me to continue creating free content. Thank you for your support! Ep. 070 - The 3-Month Recital Plan Ep. 064 - How I Plan a Year of Student Repertoire Circus Sonatinas (Chee-Hwa Tan) Through the Windowpane and A Child’s Garden of Verses (Chee-Hwa Tan) The Simpsons Theme Celebrated Lyrical Solos, Book 1 and Celebrated Virtuosic Solos, Book 5 (Robert Vandall) Inspired Piano Teaching (Marvin Blickenstaff) Piano Safari Repertoire Level 2 “Criss Cross” (Florence Price) Musikal Husky Ep. 081 - Celebrating…","meta_description":"Earlier this month, I hosted my 14th studio piano recital. There’s always so much that goes into planning and preparing for an event like this: Choosing r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":999,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376/episodes/084-recital-recap-year-end-reflection/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376/084-recital-recap-year-end-reflection.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}