Music and Parenting with Sara Sherman and Mort Sherman: Episode 190

This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is an interview with Sara Sherman and Mort Sherman about their new book Resonant Minds. We discuss the different ways to listen to and engage with music, how to take it “one note at a time” and make the choice to use music in our lives, and how to handle music lessons with our kids. 

We talk about:

• 5:12 Summary of the book Resonant Minds 

• 7:45 The difference between active and passive listening to music

• 14:20 Collective Effervescence- taking in an experience together

• 15:55 Groove- when our brainwaves synchronize to build community

• 17:00 How to help parents bring more music into their kids’ lives

• 21:40 Why music lessons aren’t the only way to bring music mindfully in

• 25:30 Connecting music with emotions

• 29:00 Creating musical habits in our homes

• 34:00 How to take it “one note at a time” 

• 36:00 How to handle Music Lessons with kids (to make them practise or not!)

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Parenting Playlists to shake off stress or to soothe the nervous system 

• Mozart for munchkins 

• Resonant Minds 

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