{"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":"097 - 24 Ways to Use Piano Safari Sight-Reading Cards in Your Teaching","slug":"097-24-ways-to-use-piano-safari-sight-reading-cards-in-your-teaching","published_at":"2026-07-22T11:00:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376/097-24-ways-to-use-piano-safari-sight-reading-cards-in-your-teaching","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/field-notes-on-music-teaching-learning-265376","url":"https://www.ashleydanyew.com/episodes/097","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/585c710603596e2c47dad93e/t/6a5a3c8d40cbd31eeb03a41d/1784298641368/Ep.+097+-+24+Ways+to+Use+Piano+Safari+Sight-Reading+Cards+in+Your+Teaching.mp3","summary":"I started using Piano Safari in my studio five years ago. There are a lot of things I like about the curriculum and pedagogical approach, but one of my favorite resources is their correlated sight-reading cards. Piano Safari has three levels of sight-reading cards available, corresponding with the three levels of their method book series. Each pack includes 80-98 unique cards (depending on the level), divided into color-coded units for easy organization. Each card includes 1-2 sight-reading examples and a rhythmic-reading example. Level 1 starts with off-staff notation, moving to staff notation beginning on Treble G and Bass C. Exercises include unisons, 2nds, and 3rds. Level 2 introduces 4ths and 5ths, sharps and flats, and dotted quarter note rhythms. Level 3 includes exercises in C major, A minor, G major, E minor, F major, and D minor. Meters include 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, and 6/8, and rhythms include eighth rests and sixteenth notes. The cards can be used as a supplement with any standard reading method, with children or adults, in private or group settings. In this episode, I’ll share my 7-step teaching process for using these cards in lessons with elementary and early-intermediate students, and 24 creative ways to incorporate them into your teaching. For show notes + a full transcript, click here . Resources Mentioned Piano Safari Sight-Reading Cards, Level 1 Piano Safari Sight-Reading Cards, Level 2 Piano Safari Sight-Reading Cards, Level 3 Piano Safari Sight-Reading Card Pack (Levels 1-3) If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review in Apple Podcasts >> Find me on Instagram: @ashleydanyew Whenever you’re ready, here are three ways we can work together: 1️⃣ Need fresh teaching ideas? In this quick 25-min. call , you’ll get focused answers, creative ideas, a…","meta_description":"I started using Piano Safari in my studio five years ago. There are a lot of things I like about the curriculum and pedagogical approach, but one of my fa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":741,"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/097-24-ways-to-use-piano-safari-sight-reading-cards-in-your-teaching/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-265376/097-24-ways-to-use-piano-safari-sight-reading-cards-in-your-teaching.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}