{"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":"091 - Seven Black Composers in the Piano Teaching Repertoire","slug":"091-seven-black-composers-in-the-piano-teaching-repertoire","published_at":"2026-01-14T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376/091-seven-black-composers-in-the-piano-teaching-repertoire","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376","url":"https://www.ashleydanyew.com/episodes/091","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/585c710603596e2c47dad93e/t/696151f54c7a8b2e09c467ed/1770306725413/Ep.+091+-+Seven+Black+Composers+in+the+Piano+Teaching+Repertoire.mp3","summary":"February is Black History Month—a time to honor and celebrate the contributions of African Americans. As a music teacher, this prompts me to pause and evaluate what I’m teaching, but also why. I ask questions like: How much diversity is present in my students’ method books and repertoire? Which pieces should we skip due to their complicated history? How can I make more thoughtful, informed choices about the music I put in front of my students—choices that are pedagogically sound and historically responsible? This year, I want to focus more on the existing repertoire and the creators behind it. In this episode, I’m going to introduce you to seven Black composers of elementary and intermediate piano repertoire. 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. 045 - The Blues Composition Project “This Is What Diversity Sounds Like” by Linda Holzer ( Piano Magazine ) RCM Celebration Series Preparatory A Piano Repertoire A Collection of Florence Price’s Teaching Music, Vol. 2 3 Sketches for Little Pianists (Florence Price) RCM Celebration Series Level 7 Piano Repertoire Expanding the Repertoire: Music of Black Composers, Levels 1 and 2 (compiled & edited by Dr. Leah Claiborne) Arise & Shine: Piano Music by Black Composers for Kids 2022 RCM Piano Syllabus Five Animal Sketches (William Grant Still) Portraits in Jazz (Valerie Capers) Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora, Vol. 1 (compiled & edited by William Chapman Nyaho) RCM Celebration Series Level 6 Piano Repert…","meta_description":"February is Black History Month—a time to honor and celebrate the contributions of African Americans. As a music teacher, this prompts me to pause and eva…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":897,"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/091-seven-black-composers-in-the-piano-teaching-repertoire/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-265376/091-seven-black-composers-in-the-piano-teaching-repertoire.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}