Ekanem Ebinne is a musical parenting coach with 15 years of experience as a kids and family music programmer, in a wide range of musical styles. She is trained in developmental musical psychology and certified to teach music for infants and young children by the Gordon Institute for Music Learning. Ekanem has worked with kids and adults from over 15 countries.

  Music has always been about connecting with other people  

"Music has always been about connecting with other people....but right now music is about connecting to what's stable and beautiful and hopeful for me from the past and hopefully going into the future". Ekanem and I explore the world of connection, communication, children and parenting through music. Music and communication.



Have we lost our connection to music? Are we disconnected from the right to be musical? This is explored as part of the Deschooling theme this season. We discuss how we view music as a form of communication and relationship with others, particularly with our children and ourselves.

  In this episode  

In this episode we explore the power and history of music. "All behaviour is musical. Tone, intensity, rhythmic. Tuning in is a way of communicating and relating to each other." If all behaviour is musical, then why do we compartmentalize music in our learning and life? Ekanem takes me on an exploration of:


Music and Communication
The ways we have lost touch with our "music-ing"
The words we use that discourage the musical process and musical communication in our everyday lives. "I can't sing", "tone deaf"...what that really means and how we can shift our words and perspective
Two ways we can improve our basic "Musicman-ship"
Using and introducing instruments to our young children- where and how do we start?
Building an initial vocabulary of music from our children's infancy
Finding and supporting our child's natural rhythm and musical tastes



Ekanem's work focuses on mothers with young children and supporting music from those stages but she says that it is never too late. Even if we didn't start young. We can still bring music into the rhythms of our every day.

  Resources  

You can connect with Ekanem on Clubhouse @Ekanem Ebinne



Instagram @singinghome



Christopher Small Book- Musicking (making music into a verb and not a noun)



The Gordon Institute For Music Learning



Connect with Ekanem Ebinne- https://thesinginghome.square.site/easily-get-kids-to-listen-free-weekly-event



If you have enjoyed this podcast and would like to be part of the community or support our work, join or follow us here.....



Patreon~ https://www.patreon.com/honeyimhomeschoolingthekids



Clubhouse~Honey! I'm Homeschooling Club



Homeschooling With Purpose Master Class



How To Be An Awesome Homeschooler March Summit

Ekanem Ebinne is a musical parenting coach with 15 years of experience as a kids and family music programmer, in a wide range of musical styles. She is trained in developmental musical psychology and certified to teach music for infants and young children by the Gordon Institute for Music Learning. Ekanem has worked with kids and adults from over 15 countries.
 Music has always been about connecting with other people 
"Music has always been about connecting with other people....but right now music is about connecting to what's stable and beautiful and hopeful for me from the past and hopefully going into the future". Ekanem and I explore the world of connection, communication, children and parenting through music. Music and communication.
 
Have we lost our connection to music? Are we disconnected from the right to be musical? This is explored as part of the Deschooling theme this season. We discuss how we view music as a form of communication and relationship with others, particularly with our children and ourselves.
 In this episode 
In this episode we explore the power and history of music. "All behaviour is musical. Tone, intensity, rhythmic. Tuning in is a way of communicating and relating to each other." If all behaviour is musical, then why do we compartmentalize music in our learning and life? Ekanem takes me on an exploration of:
 
<ul>
<li>Music and Communication</li>
<li>The ways we have lost touch with our "music-ing"</li>
<li>The words we use that discourage the musical process and musical communication in our everyday lives. "I can't sing", "tone deaf"...what that really means and how we can shift our words and perspective</li>
<li>Two ways we can improve our basic "Musicman-ship"</li>
<li>Using and introducing instruments to our young children- where and how do we start?</li>
<li>Building an initial vocabulary of music from our children's infancy</li>
<li>Finding and supporting our child's natural rhythm and musical tastes</li>
</ul>
 
Ekanem's work focuses on mothers with young children and supporting music from those stages but she says that it is never too late. Even if we didn't start young. We can still bring music into the rhythms of our every day.
 Resources 
You can connect with Ekanem on Clubhouse @Ekanem Ebinne
 
Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/singinghome/" aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)">@singinghome</a>
 
Christopher Small Book- <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0819522570/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=honeyimhome02-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0819522570&amp;linkId=77185a9ae31184a52f1137c6937c09eb" aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)">Musicking</a> (making music into a verb and not a noun)
 
<a href="https://giml.org/mlt/about/" aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)">The Gordon Institute For Music Learning</a>
 
Connect with Ekanem Ebinne- <a href="https://thesinginghome.square.site/easily-get-kids-to-listen-free-weekly-event">https://thesinginghome.square.site/easily-get-kids-to-listen-free-weekly-event</a>
 
If you have enjoyed this podcast and would like to be part of the community or support our work, join or follow us here.....
 
Patreon~ <a href="https://www.patreon.com/honeyimhomeschoolingthekids">https://www.patreon.com/honeyimhomeschoolingthekids</a>
 
Clubhouse~<a href="https://www.clubhouse.com/club/honey-im-homeschooling" aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)">Honey! I'm Homeschooling Club</a>
 
<a href="https://imhomeschooling.com/homeschooling-with-purpose-master-class-4/" aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)">Homeschooling With Purpose Master Class</a>
 
<a href="https://howtobeanawesomehomeschooler.com/">How To Be An Awesome Homeschooler</a>&nbsp;March Summit

Honey I'm Homeschooling The Kids! - A podcast that steps into alternative education, parenting, and living a fun, fuller family life.

Honey! I'm Homeschooling The Kids

Honey I'm Homeschooling The Kids! - A podcast that steps into homeschooling, alternative education, parenting, and living a fun, fuller family life.

Honey I'm Homeschooling The Kids! - A podcast that steps into homeschooling, alternative education, parenting, and living a fun, fuller family life.

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