TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM "LET YOUR MUSIC SOAR"

INTRODUCTION: EXPLORING THE HORIZONS OF MUSICAL EXPRESSION
The Secret is Out
The Method
Easy to Grasp, Difficult to Hold
This Book's Intent

PART ONE: PUTTING THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE
THOR, OR THE STORY OF HOW MUSIC WAS BORN
Sound and Silence
Cleaning the Slate
The Search for a Good Definition of Music
The Importance of Music in the World
Thick Mythology
A Nice Description
The Importance of Individuality
Out of the Box

THE CRITIC
The Artist and The Critic
The Artist: Creativity
The Ideal Critic
What's Not to Like?
Criticizing a Flavor of Ice Cream

NON-JUDGMENT
The Beginner's Advantage
Creative Energy - the oh, ooooh, ah! Experience
Intuitive Differentiation
Why Be Afraid of Mistakes?

PART TWO: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF DYNAMICS
WHAT DYNAMICS DOES AND HOW IT WORKS
Three-Dimensional Quality
From Expansive to Intimate Qualities
Spectrum of Emotional Qualities
Richness in Tone
Technical Advantage
Rhythm
The Sweet Spot

INTENSITY VARIATION
It's About Feel
A Microscopic View
The Controlling Factors
Intention, Motion of Preparation, Motion of Follow-through, Pressure
Instantaneous Experience Factors
Kinesthetic Experience, Touch Experience, Physical Vibration
The Passive Factors
Vibrating Air, Hearing/Listening, Reverberation
Air Guitar
The Emotional Connection
The Revised Language of Dynamics

THE LISTENING SECTION
About Listening
Audio Examples and Illustrations
No Dynamics-Some Dynamics-More Dynamics
The Important Questions
Cross Dynamics - A closer look
Block Dynamics
The Wiggles: Phrasing, Flow, and Micro Dynamics

PREPARING FOR THE EXPLORATION
Coaxing Yourself
Using the full Range
Some Cases for Exaggerating Dynamics
Understanding Your Challenge

ZONES OF PHYSICAL INTENSITY
The Comfort Zone
The Safety Zone
The Extreme Zone
The Outrageous Zone
Exercises For Physical Intensity
Forceful, Delicate
Extreme Dynamics and The Wiggles
Large Jumps

PART THREE: PLAYING AND EXPLORING
Details for the One-Minute Exercise
Establishing Dynamic Range
Establish Forceful, Establish Delicate, Wiggles
A Note to Teachers, Directors, and Band Leaders

ONE-MINUTE EXERCISE

FAQ'S AND ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS
Dry Room
Live Room-Too Loud
Amplified Music: What Is Too Loud?
Control
Not Ready For Dynamics

MORE AUDIO EXAMPLES

CREDITS AND GRATITUDE

More About "Let Your Music Soar":
Peter Krammer's Preface to the Book
Corky Siegel's Introduction to the Book
Table of Contents
Three Excerpts from the Book
     The Artist and the Critic      Definition of Music      Out of the Box
Graphic: Zones of Physical Intensity (and how they might feel)