Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword by Don Campbell -- Introduction Jam-Scat-Move-Groove -- Performer, Performance and Audience -- From The Inner Game of Music via The Mastery of Music to Bringing Music to Life -- Comparing The Inner Game to Bringing Music to Life -- The Structure of This Book -- Part I: The Methodology -- Part II: The Three Techniques -- Part III: Inspiration -- Researching and Developing Bringing Music to Life . . . 12 -- Here's the Invitation . . 14 -- PART I: The Methodology -- Chapter 1: Recapturing the Child -- The Importance of Returning to Our Childhood State -- My Own Path Back -- Returning to My Childhood at Music for People -- Darling's Mantras -- Freaking Out -- Egoless Participation -- My Own Return -- The Importance of Allowing Emotions -- From Child to Adult -- Child on the Inside, Adult Outside -- Maintaining the Youthful Approach -- A Natural Exploration -- First Love -- Chapter 2: A Recipe for Inspiration -- Inspiration and Creative Expression Go through the Body -- Breathing Inspiration -- Your Body is the Vessel for Your Creativity -- Multi-skill Integration -- Three-skill Integration in the Creative Process -- Eastern Disciplines that Integrate Mind, Body and Spirit -- If the Body is Stiff and Unyielding, It Cannot Express Life -- Vocalist Rhiannon Gets Inspiration through Her Body -- Integrating the Pulse, Body and Voice through Drumming -- Chapter 3: Finding the Pathway -- Experimental Workshops: 2005, Inspiration in Music, Oakland, California -- The Result Was to Bring Inspiration and Life to Our Music -- Next Stop: VanderCook College of Music, June 2006 -- Golden Gate Bass Camp becomes Fertile Ground for Bringing Music to Life! -- Mega-Session: Voice, Rhythm and Movement with Kristin Korb, Pat Klobas, John Clayton and Alan Scofield!.

Applying These Principles to the High School Orchestra -- Heart, Soul and Stomp! -- The Eyes Have It -- My Second Year with the Heart, Soul and Stomp Schools -- An Ongoing Invitation -- PART II: The Three Techniques -- Chapter 4 Breath (Voice) -- Breath Comes from the Air -- Watch Great Artists and Learn from Them -- Singing in Tune: It's about Resonance -- Activity: Singing in Tune -- Reflection -- Activity: Chanting and Toning -- Activity: Vocal Release an Effortless Voice Practice -- Feeling and Singing -- Activity: Communicating Feeling -- Reflection -- Activity: Feeling One Thing and Communicating Another -- Reflection -- How Indian Ragas Connect Us with Feelings in Music -- East of West Maybe You Don't Have to Choose -- Techniques for Using Breath and Voice -- Arriving at Unison -- Watching Jazz Musicians as They Sing Along -- Activity: Sing Along with Your Playing -- Reflection -- Connecting Your Body with Your Voice -- Singing Louder Inside -- Sing Louder, but also Play Softer -- Back to Resonance -- The Breath Resonates Within -- Chapter 5 Pulse (Rhythm) -- Rhythm Is Everywhere -- Activity: Finding the Pulse -- The Power of Pulse, Groove and Rhythm -- Connecting with Others through Rhythm -- Mindful Drumming and Kokomon Clottey -- Beverly Botsford and Drumming as a Spiritual Experience -- Activity: Even-handed Drumming -- A Musician's Best Friend: the Metronome! -- Subdivisions: Sharing the Groove -- Breath and Upper Body -- Sharing the Groove -- Activity: Sharing the Rhythm with Your Body -- Reflection -- Activity: Sharing the Rhythm with Others in an Ensemble -- Activity: Subdivided Rhythm Melody in the Voice -- Reflection -- Holding the Groove Is Everyone's Responsibility -- Bringing the Groove to Life! -- A Vocal Technique for Instrumentalists -- Being in the Flow Is Like Being Played by the Music -- Chapter 6 Movement (Body).

Letting the Music Flow through the Body -- Eurhythmics -- Activity: Moving to the "Funeral March" in Beethoven's Seventh Symphony -- Activity: Paying Attention to the Body while Hearing Music -- Tai Chi and Martial Arts Are Essential Gifts to Music -- Activity: Breath and Circle -- Activity: Imaginary Tai Chi Movement in Sound -- Reflection -- Activity: Tai Chi Pizzicato -- Reflection -- Grounding -- Nia-a Wonderful Discipline with Many Musical Benefits -- InterPlay Allows for a Free Improvisation Exploration of the Body, Mind and Spirit -- Activity: Put the Feelings in Your Body -- Reflection -- Activity: Three-sentence Story -- Reflection -- Teaching Dances through the Body not the Mind: Just Do It! -- Focusing on Your Core Source of Energy Using Gravity -- Activity: Breathing from the Floor -- Activity -- Movement and Music-the Integration of the Two -- Activity: Embody Words, Feelings, and Sounds -- Movement Rules! -- PART III: Inspiration -- Chapter 7 The Complete Package -- Balance and Integration -- Joshua Bell Plays Debussy -- Activity: Play the Role of Joshua Bell -- Reflection -- Kronos Quartet-Foxy Lady! -- Activity: Capture the Movement! -- Reflection -- Tito Puente "El Rey del Timbal" Trio de Timbales -- The Maestro Is the Model of the Heart and Soul of Every Performer -- Bernstein Conducts the Finale of Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony -- Activity: Play the Role of Leonard Bernstein -- Reflection -- The Complete Package Calls on the Conductor Within -- Gustavo Dudamel/SBYOV: Shostakovich Symphony No. 10, Movement 2: "Allegro" -- Dudamel Uses His Breath to Keep the Music Flowing -- Martin Luther King, August 28, 1963: I Have a Dream -- Chapter 8 Being in the Moment-It's You! -- Jerry Panone: Getting to the Moment -- Jane Buttars: Improvisation: It's spontaneous. It's Me!.

Heather Keller: Getting to the Magic Is about Listening to the Breath . . . . . . . 201 -- Ron Kravitz: Let It Flow from Your Body -- Mindi Turin: Connecting with the Voice of Your Guitar -- Mary Knysh: Finding Your Sound, Finding Yourself-it's You! -- My "In the Moment" Improvisation Experience -- Chapter 9 Chasing the Rainbow -- Touching the Soul Goes Very Deep -- The Nature of Life and Spirit on Earth -- Following the Silence -- Feeding the Soul Is Growing -- The Final Step: Follow Your Rainbow! -- Acknowledgments (Barry Says, "Thank You") -- Resources -- Books -- Instructional DVDs -- Websites -- About the Author.