Music – Basslines, Birth Songs & Listening With Your Whole Body

About this episode

Tim and Elliot explore the multifaceted experience of music through listening, feeling, and playing.

This month on Homegrown Faith, Tim and Elliot explore music not just as something to listen to, but as something to notice, feel, and play with. Together they try a series of simple music meditations, listening to everything from ambient soundscapes and classical piano to Radiohead, jazz and Gregorian chant. Along the way they discover that music can calm the body, stir the imagination, and sometimes simply leave you searching for the right words. The episode also includes Elliot composing the intro and outro tune for the podcast, memories attached to meaningful songs, a trip to see Wallace & Gromit accompanied by a live orchestra, and a slightly ridiculous game exploring the songs that were number one when they were born. It’s a playful exploration of how music can shape our attention, carry our memories, and invite us to listen a little more deeply — with our ears, our bodies, and our curiosity. If you’re enjoying Homegrown Faith and want to support what we’re doing, you can head over to our Patreon page for bonus episodes and a bit of behind-the-scenes goodness. If signing up isn’t your thing but you’d still like to send some encouragement our way, a quick rating or review…

People in this episode

Host: Tim Nash

Guest: Elliot

Topics covered

• music exploration
• music meditation
• listening
• memory
• imagination
• body awareness

Keywords

• music
• meditation
• listening
• memory
• imagination
• soundscapes
• classical
• jazz
• Gregorian chant

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Instagram, Facebook

Books & works: Radiohead, Gregorian chant, Wallace & Gromit

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