Dedication
To Irma Jarrett, who along with being a nurturing teacher would have also
been an excellent Jedi knight, but for the fact that for her the Dark Side
doesn’t exist. — ScottTo Sherman, Wolfegang, and Astrid, without whose love and support I am
nothing. — HollyAuthors’ Acknowledgments
I would like to express my deeply felt thanks to my 10th-grade English
teacher, Mr. Sims, wherever he may be, for his encouragement. I would also
like to thank Ruth Sweet for introducing me to the effort shapes and their
many uses. Stu Kuby and Louise Messina deserve credit for giving me some
of my first professional music-composition opportunities. My heartfelt grati-
tude goes out to Tom Day, Mike Bogle, and Steve Horlick for their generous
help, support, and resources. And lest I forget from whose well of patience I
drink and whence springs my motivation, I acknowledge my wife, Meg, and
my two sons, Garner and Colin. — ScottI’d like to thank the amazing musicians whose invaluable advice was essential
to the writing of this book: Jonathan Segel, Genesis P-Orridge, Steve Reich,
Philip Glass, and Mark Mothersbaugh. I’d also like to thank Corbin Collins,
Matt Wagner, and especially my father, Tom Day, for helping make music such
an important part of my life. A special thank you goes to Katherine Tondra,
whose help during the deadline crunches is immensely appreciated. — Holly01_224212 ffirs.qxp 12/18/07 11:14 PM Page v