{"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":"094 - The Curious Mind of Pianist Josef Hofmann","slug":"094-the-curious-mind-of-pianist-josef-hofmann","published_at":"2026-04-15T11:00:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376/094-the-curious-mind-of-pianist-josef-hofmann","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376","url":"https://www.ashleydanyew.com/episodes/094","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/585c710603596e2c47dad93e/t/69de908c88a8f410745508d1/1778510406475/Ep.+094+-+The+Curious+Mind+of+Pianist+Josef+Hofmann.mp3","summary":"What does it look like to be a musician who is also an inventor—someone whose curiosity about how things work shapes the way he approaches his instrument? Pianist Josef Hofmann spent his entire career exploring that, and his story is worth knowing. This year marks the 150th anniversary of Hofmann's birth. He was a Polish-American pianist, born in 1876, and considered by many—including Sergei Rachmaninoff—to be the greatest pianist of the 20th century. And yet, despite his many musical achievements, including a fifty-year performing career, 100 compositions, commercial recordings, a signature tone, and enviable technical precision, he doesn't have the same name recognition as his contemporaries. What do we know about him? What set him apart? And what can we learn from him as musicians and teachers today, over a century later? In this episode, I’m sharing some of my research into Hofmann’s life, career, and contributions to our field. 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! Piano Playing, with Piano Questions Answered (Josef Hofmann) Originals (Adam Grant) Learn Faster, Perform Better (Molly Gebrian) Ep. 089 - The Science of Practicing: What I’m Learning From Molly Gebrian’s Book Josef Hofmann (Mahler Foundation) Josef Hofmann, the Pianist Inventor (Piano Street) Josef Hofmann (Steinway & Sons) Twice The Genius: The Music & Inventions of Józef Hofmann (Culture.pl) Hofmann plays Berceuse (Chopin), 1938 Hofmann plays Waldstein Sonata (Beethoven), 1938 If you enjoyed thi…","meta_description":"What does it look like to be a musician who is also an inventor—someone whose curiosity about how things work shapes the way he approaches his instrument?…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":799,"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/094-the-curious-mind-of-pianist-josef-hofmann/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-265376/094-the-curious-mind-of-pianist-josef-hofmann.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}