PART A: MUSIC AS A CONNECTION WITH SELF.........................................................1

  CHAPTER 1 - MUSIC IS OUR BIRTHRIGHT...................................................1
  CHAPTER 2 - MUSIC KINETICS.................................6
  CHAPTER 3 - MUSIC AS A LANGUAGE............................9
     Processing Music........................................9
     Is Notation "The Music"?...............................10
     Knowing Your Music Intimately..........................11
     Repertoire -The Vocabulary of the Music Language.......11
     Mastering Styles - Dialects of the Music Language......13
     Sight Reading the Music Language.......................14
     Fake Books - Outlines of the Music Language............15
     How to Practice........................................15
     Overcoming Blocks to Musical Progress..................16
  CHAPTER 4 - THE MUSICIAN'S BODY........................................................19
     Common Problems........................................20
     Health.................................................21
     Diet...................................................22
     Exercise...............................................26
     Rest...................................................27
     Moderation and Stress Reduction........................28

PART B: MUSIC AS A CONNECTION WITH OTHERS...................31

  CHAPTER 5 -INSPIRATION....................................31
  CHAPTER 6 - EMOTION.......................................34
  CHAPTER 7 - ATTITUDE......................................37
    The Guru Syndrome.......................................37
    Moving Into Yourself....................................38
    Sharing Rather Than Showing.............................39
    Imperfect Situations....................................40
  CHAPTER 8 - THOUGHTS ON TEACHING..........................41
    The Art of Teaching.....................................44

PART C: MUSIC AS THE UNIVERSAL CONNECTION...................45

  CHAPTER 9 - THE QUANTUM CONNECTION........................45
    Sound and Matter........................................45
  CHAPTER 10 - BODYMIND STUDIES AND THE WHOLISTIC CONTINUUM.50
    Psychoneuroimmunology...................................51
    From Myth to Reality - Music's Role in Healing..........51
    Effects of Toning.......................................61
    Paradigms I,II,III......................................61
    Complementary Health Care Modalities....................63
    Music and the Bodymind Approach.........................70
    How the Mind and Body Interact..........................71
  CHAPTER 11 - A NEW AND ANCIENT ART - THERAPEUTIC MUSIC....73
    An Intensive Care Experience............................73
    Service vs. Performance.................................74
    Uses of Therapeutic Music...............................76
    Caring Music - Different Styles for Different Patients..77
    Modes...................................................81
    Experiences of Music Practitioners......................83
    Vibroacoustic Harp Therapy..............................89
    Training Programs:......................................90
    Membership Programs:....................................90
    Subscription Publications:..............................91
    Ethics..................................................91
    Sound Pollution.........................................92
    Live vs. Recorded Music.................................93
    Acoustic vs. Electronic Instruments.....................94
    The Human Voice.........................................95
    Music as Self-Help......................................97
  CHAPTER 12 - RESEARCH.....................................99
  CHAPTER 13 - HONORING THE CONNECTION - A PERSONAL MISSION.102
    Music In Clinical Settings..............................102
    More Remarks on Music as Self-Help......................104
    The Feedback Loop: Our Bodies and Our Music.............105
    We Can All Contribute...................................105
ENDNOTES....................................................106