The sound that most people call music is so filtered by the time we hear it that I question whether it is actually music and whether it is possible, in fact, to truly hear it.
Listening implies a kind of vulnerability, openness to whatever it might turn out to be. Music is too often a fait accompli: it's already been done; I know how it goes; it does not require my attention in order to unfold. (Been there; done that.)
We need to relearn how to hear incorrectly. Tonal Refraction gives permission to do exactly that. This freedom has been life-changing for many people whose vulnerable hearing was never given room to develop within the context of music. Such people may actually develop negative responses to that restrictive approach: stage fright, muscle tension, even focal dystonia.
All it takes for most people is three private sessions to unlock the floodgate of unfiltered hearing--so profound is it within us.
