Audio changes for Menu themes

The menu themes in Premiere Elements 12 do not allow a change to the volume on the preset music scores in the Main Menu page; or allow for a change-out to another music choice on the presets for the "Scene Selection" page – how do I do those two things?
The menu theme I selected for my video is SCREAMING loud and prompts the viewer to quickly turn down the volume, but then they have to crank it back up to hear the video. I converted a VHS tape to a DVD video and then I added photos at the end for a wedding project. This sound thing is driving me nuts every time I preview it and does the same thing on the DVD when I burn it.
All of the tutorials I've checked, and the manual, show how to alter the pictures, but absolutely nothing about the audio needing to be corrected. :-(

TKpix
Fine-Tuned....
Premiere Elements 12/12.1
Windows 7 64 bit
Movie Menu: Entertainment/(A) Art-in-Motion
Finding the theme's audio file to lower its volume
Local Disk C
Program Data
Adobe
Premiere Elements
12.0
Online
DVD Templates
All_Lang
Entertainment
(A) Art-in-Motion
and in the (A) Art-in-Motion Folder is the music file that we seek....its name is Artistic Theme Menu_bg_audio.mp3.
Right click the file, select Copy, and paste it to the computer desktop.
Changing the Artistic Theme Menu_bg_audio.mp3 volume in Premiere Elements 12/12.1 (Go with the default project preset)
Expert workspace
Add Media
Files and Folders
Project Assets
from Project Assets drag the music file to the Soundtrack
Select/Highlight the music file in the Soundtrack, go to Adjust Tab/Adjustments Palette/Volume Panel expanded and use the
volume slider there to adjust the music clip volume.
Then Publish+Share/Computer/Audio with Presets = MP3 - High Quality.
Replacing Original with volume adjusted one
Go back to the (A) Art-in-Motion Folder and move the original Artistic Theme Menu_bg_audio.mp3 from there to a place for
safe keeping, maybe Libraries/Music.
Then move the volume lowered Artistic Theme Menu_bg_audio.mp3 from its save location that you designated at its export
from Premiere Elements to the (A) Art-in-Motion Folder.
Make sure that the name of the music file in the (A) Art-in-Motion Folder is exactly the same before and after all this.
Note: Adobe has set the file name so that this music file applies to both the main menu and the scene menu.
Any questions or need clarification, please do not hesitate to ask.
Looking forward to your results.
ATR

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