{"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":"090 - Nine Supplemental Books for Elementary and Early Intermediate Piano Students","slug":"090-nine-supplemental-books-for-elementary-and-early-intermediate-piano-students","published_at":"2025-12-17T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376/090-nine-supplemental-books-for-elementary-and-early-intermediate-piano-students","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376","url":"https://www.ashleydanyew.com/episodes/090","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/585c710603596e2c47dad93e/t/693c47750bfd75560ec44049/1767889336962/090+-+Nine+Supplemental+Books+for+Elementary+and+Early+Intermediate+Piano+Students.mp3","summary":"It’s my last week of teaching for the year, and I've been reflecting on the supplemental books that have been most successful with my elementary and early intermediate students this year. The new year can be a great time to start fresh: with new repertoire, new technical routines, or new creative challenges for our students. As we prepare for the Spring semester and look forward to lessons resuming in January, I want to share nine collections I’ve been using with my students this year. Some are etudes based on specific technical patterns, others are solo repertoire books. Most of these are available through Piano Safari, though they can be used alongside any method book. For reference, my elementary and early intermediate students are in Piano Safari Levels 1-3 and range from 2nd-7th grade. If you're looking to refresh your teaching materials for January or add some variety to your studio library, I hope you'll find a few gems here that spark your interest. 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! Miniatures (Juan Cabeza) Piano Safari Level 3 Through the Windowpane (Chee-Hwa Tan) A Child’s Garden of Verses (Chee-Hwa Tan) Diversions , Books 1 and 2 (Juan Cabeza) Free download: 12 Variations on Diversion 12 (Juan Cabeza) Friends at Last (Amy Glennon) Here Comes Treble (Amy Glennon) Audio recordings Piano Safari Level 1 The Kitchen Suite, Op. 26 (Charles Stier) 21 Amazingly Easy Pieces (Barbara Arens) If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review in Apple Podcasts >>…","meta_description":"It’s my last week of teaching for the year, and I've been reflecting on the supplemental books that have been most successful with my elementary and early…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":887,"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/090-nine-supplemental-books-for-elementary-and-early-intermediate-piano-students/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-265376/090-nine-supplemental-books-for-elementary-and-early-intermediate-piano-students.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}