Monthly Masterclass Series, Class 12, "Ask Norman" 12/18/21

The next Monthly Masterclass Series, class 12, will be this Saturday, December 18th from 11am to 12:30pm EST. The title of the masterclass is "Ask Norman." This is a chance for everyone to ask me any question your mind. It might be about a particular playing issue you are confronting, a pedagogical question, 3 dimensional sound, musical connection, section playing, you name it! If there have been things you have been working on that I've mentioned and you would like some insight or more clarity on it please ask. The space is open for questions and we can see where that takes us! Sorry for the late notice, but after looking more carefully on the calendar, this is the only Saturday that would really even have a chance of some people participating. The Saturday after is Christmas and the one after is New Year's Day, so maybe not! :-) A donation of $10 for students and 15-$20 for all others working and out of school is required. If there is a real hardship with this price for some of you, please get in touch with me soon. Those who are interested in attending, whom I don’t know yet and have never participated in any of my offerings, please send me an email as soon as you are able. Please send your donations to paypal.me/vierabolter. HERE IS SOMETHING IMPORTANT to say about paying on paypal: Once in a while some people press the wrong box and a fee is taken out and we have to pay extra and we actually get less because a fee is taken out of the donation. -There are two choices once you hit paypal.me/vierabolter, 1. in the blue square on the left it says it says personal. 2. in the white square on the right it says purchase. 3.*** YOU WANT TO PRESS THE BLUE BOX ON THE LEFT THAT SAYS PERSONAL.*** If you press the purchase box it is a BIG problem for us. You are not purchasing a material item. PLEASE ONLY PRESS THE BLUE BOX ON THE LEFT THAT SAYS PERSONAL. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation in advance! There is a place to also mark down what you are paying for. Please put Bolter Masterclass in that area. Also feel free to pass this email along to all those that might be interested .If you are sending this email to others whom I might not have emails for, please have them send me an email so they can get a Zoom link and get on the email list. Please have your donation in by Friday, December 17th by the end of the evening. If you are late, please send in your donation as soon as possible on Saturday December 18th and email me at normtobe at gmail.com or text me 617-759-1620 by 10:30am EST. If you have not received an email from me by 10:30am EST on 12/18 and have already paid, PLEASE get in touch with me asap. Only those that have sent in the donation will get the Zoom link. To your well being! Norman Mr. Bolter etc.

Companion notes to video 3, More of What is Music from the series Integrating Technique and Music Making

I hope by now you can see rhythm, pitch and timbre is everwhere! But just leaving that as a fact in the drawer of our minds will never unlock the essence and experince of this truth. To keep it engaged with interest will lead on a journey through a greater understanding of music but also life itself. Try keeping a notebook. At least, find it throughout the day by simple observations. This will deepen your music making because you will be getting more intimate with the trio of music's existence as it appears in our part of creation. Have you been finding the 'RPT' of your attitude in various parts of life??? This work into RPT GOES EVERYWERE! They are shoes that will never wear out! P.S. Beware of the ROBE OF DOOM! :-)

Monthly Masterclass Series, class 11, Odd and Curious Techniques for Brass Players 11/27/21

Hi everyone! Happy Thanksgiving for all those who celebrate this day. I'm grateful for the opportunity to offer some of my life's work to those who are interested. Thank you to all! Technology is born out of need and this masterclass on Odd and Curious Techniques for Brass Players will hopefully offer some techniques and technologies which you may have not encountered. Some of what we will look into (PLEASE BRING YOUR INSTRUMENTS AND A VERY OPEN MIND), will be some techniques and technologies on: 1. breathing in specific rhythmic sequences and more 2. mouthpiece playing (you haven't done this before!) 3. Tone - embouchure conditioners 4. work with colors and anatomy 5. Posture (not your usual!) 6. energy work (some new brain coordination movements) 7. Playing with symbols Lots of experimenting the entire time of the masterclass. Don't worry, everyone will be on mute so you can feel totally free so PLEASE BRING YOUR INSTRUMENTS 😃 If time runs out we will have a continuation of this class at another time. The Monthly Masterclass Series, class 11, Odd and Curious for Brass Players, will be this Saturday, November 27th from 11am to 12:30pm EST. A holiday donation discount will be $5 for students and $10 for all others working and out of school is required. If there is a real hardship with this price for some of you, please get in touch with me soon. Those who are interested in attending, whom I don’t know yet and have never participated in any of my offerings, please send me an email as soon as you are able. Please send your donations to paypal.me/vierabolter. There is a place to mark down what you are paying for. Please put Bolter Masterclass in that area.Thank you in advance. Also feel free to pass this email along to all those that might be interested .If you are sending this email to others whom I might not have emails for, please have them send me an email so they can get a Zoom link and get on the email list. Please have your donation in by Friday, November 26th by the end of the evening. If you are late, please send in your donation as soon as possible on Saturday November 27th and email me at normtobe@gmail.com or text me 617-759-1620 by 10:30am EST. If you have not received an email from me by 10:30am EST 10/30, and have already paid, PLEASE get in touch with me asap. Only those that have sent in the donation will get the Zoom link. Hope to see some of you this Saturday 11/27/21 for an odd and curious time together! To your well being!

Companion Notes to Video 2, "What is Music" from Integrating Technique and Music Making

It is very easy to get stuck in our default habit life and it takes some motivation to get us to look at things fresh. One way to help that process along is being a ‘detective’ looking for clues and evidence. On the video, as I’ve said many times before, rhythm, pitch and timbre, RPT, is the three limbed body of music’s appearance here in the physical worlds. The contemplation here is doing some detective work and seeing (hearing), where they appear in various aspects of our lives, inside and outside of ourselves. This is one of the gateways to connect to music as a living thing. Here is a simple outline to assist you on your journey: 1. get a notebook and divide it into three sections or get three small notebooks- one for rhythm, one for pitch and one for timbre. 2. every day for a week, jot down where you hear rhythm, pitch and timbre. You can for example follow rhythm for a day, pitch on another day and timbre for another day. This can keep you very tuned to each one with singularity and focus. You can also find other ways to do it. 3. At the end of each day, you can see what you have come up with. 4. You might find that you resonate more with one of these three than the other two. That is fine. That will help you learn more about you. From knowing that one more fully, the others might start to come into more clearly. 5. Get into the spirit of being a detective! You will be amazed at what you discover outside yourself and inside yourself. Your attitude and interest are key. Collect evidence, don’t judge it.

Companion notes to video 1 of Integrating Technique and Music Making

Oftentimes I hear brass players talking about improving their fundamentals. This usually means getting more control over evenness of sound and articulation, greater accuracy percision, improved range etc. This of course is a vital ingredient to the development of skill and dependability which also increases confidence in the player mentally. If the approach to working on the basics gets increasingly stiff and sterile, this can develop in creating a division between technique and music making. Part of my goal in this video series is to take some of the worry and anxiety out of working on the basics by integrating musical shapes and feeling into them. This was done by using the example of blowing out birthday candles as opposed to blowing bubbles since each of them requires a different use of the air. From this example, it tells you there is a technique for each one of those activities. Now, when we have an interest in something (interest anagrams to enters it), we are naturally drawn to be with that something. We actually want to work with that something, find out more about that something, play with that something. With this need of wanting to be with this something, we discover more about it. We start to enter(enters it), the very life of that something. Children do this all the time when they are playing with toys they really love. Sometimes, (I know this well!), it can get pretty frustrating when it seems to be more difficult to be with that something than other times when we can’t get the results we are going for. Some people give up at that point, others get more determined even in the midst of their frustration. It all depends on the potency of the cause that drives you. I always loved to work on the fundamentals. I found it grounding and when done with care, it made my playing feel much better. I didn’t mind working on them for hours, really trying to go after what I could feel and hear in my mind and heart and then have it make its way through the horn. Isn’t it a marvelous feeling when this happens?! This video, which was inspired by the interest of Don Lukas (thanks Don for your support!), gives very simple ways to encourage the integration process of technique and music making by using mental and emotional connections to help energize the concepts you want to materialize into a living reality through your horn. The practice room is your sanctuary and laboratory to experiment and find your living science with your instrument. What a wonderful opportunity! The next video in this series “What is Music and What is Music Making?” will shed more light on the relationship between music and technique, helping to see that they are actually part of the same family. Here is the link to to the video on YouTube: http://frequencybone.blogspot.com/2021/11/companion-notes-to-video-1-of.html

Monthly Masterclass Series, class 10, Integrating technique with Music Making, 10/30/21

Hi Everyone! This is a reminder that the Monthly Masterclass Series number 10, Integrating Technique and Music Making or Moving Beyond the Juggling Act, will be this Saturday, October 30th from 11am to 12:30pm EDT. A donation of $10 for students and 15-$20 for all others working and out of school is required. If there is a real hardship with this price for some of you, please get in touch with me soon. Those who are interested in attending, whom I don’t know yet and have never participated in any of my offerings, please send me an email as soon as you are able. Please send your donations to paypal.me/vierabolter. There is a place to mark down what you are paying for. Please put Bolter Masterclass in that area.Thank you in advance. Also feel free to pass this email along to all those that might be interested .If you are sending this email to others whom I might not have emails for, please have them send me an email so they can get a Zoom link and get on the email list. Please have your donation in by Friday, October 29th by the end of the evening. If you are late, please send in your donation as soon as possible on Saturday October 30th and email me at normtobe at gmail or text me 617-759-1620 by 10:30am EDT. If you have not received an email from me by 10:30am EDT, 10/30, and have already paid, PLEASE get in touch with me asap. Only those that have sent in the donation will get the Zoom link. Hope to see some of you this Saturday! Music + Technique = Art To your well being! Norman Mr. Bolter etc...

Monthly Masterclass Series 8, The A.R.T. of Teaching 8/28/21

Hi Everyone! The 8th masterclass in the Monthly Masterclass Series, The A.R.T. of Teaching, will be this Saturday 8/28 from 11am to 12:30pm EDT. A donation of $10 for students and 15-$20 for all others working and out of school is required. If there is a real hardship with this price for some of you, please get in touch with me soon. Those who are interested in attending, whom I don’t know yet and have never participated in any of my offerings, please send me an email as soon as you are able. Please send your donations to paypal.me/vierabolter. There is a place to mark down what you are paying for. Please put Bolter Masterclass in that area.Thank you in advance! Also feel free to pass this email along to all those that might be interested .If you are sending this email to others whom I might not have emails for, please have them send me an email so they can get a Zoom link and get on the email list. Please have your donation in by Friday, August 27th by the end of the evening. If you are late, please send in your donation as soon as possible on Saturday August 28th and email me at normtobe at gmail dot com or text me 617-759-1620 by 10:30am EDT. If you have not received an email from me by 10:30am EDT on 8/28 and have already paid, PLEASE get in touch with me asap. Only those that have sent in the donation will get the Zoom link. To your well being! Norman Mr. Bolter etc... P.S. You are invited to bring your instruments if you want too. Don't worry, we will be playing together, with the mute button on. 😊

Monthly Masterclass 7, Blinded by Sound, 7/31/21

Hello Everyone! This is a reminder that the 7th masterclass in the Monthly Masterclass Series, Blinded by Sound, will be Saturday July 31st from 11am to 12:30pm EDT. A donation of $10 for students and 15-$20 for all others working and out of school is required. If there is a real hardship with this price for some of you, please get in touch with me soon. Those who are interested in attending, whom I don’t know yet and have never participated in any of my offerings, please send me an email as soon as you are able. Please send your donations to paypal.me/vierabolter. There is a place to mark down what you are paying for. Please put Bolter Masterclass in that area.Thank you in advance. Also feel free to pass this email along to all those that might be interested .If you are sending this email to others whom I might not have emails for, please have them send me an email so they can get a Zoom link and get on the email list. Please have your donation in by Friday, July 30th by the end of the evening. If you are late, please send in your donation as soon as possible on Saturday July 31st and email me at normtobe at gmail dot com or text me 617-759-1620 by 10:30am EDT. If you have not received an email from me by 10:30am EDT on 7/31 and have already paid, PLEASE get in touch with me asap. Only those that have sent in the donation will get the Zoom link. To your well being! Norman Mr. Bolter etc.

FBSMC 13 The Science of Music as a Living Thing, Zoom Session 2 and video 4, "Creating Space."

Hello Everyone! FBSMC 13, The Science of Music as a Living Thing  Zoom Session 2 will be Thursday 7/8 at 6:30pm. This session is called "Creating Space." A video about the inspiration for this title came about through my practice session last night while playing with different mouthpieces, flutter tonguing and fast slurs. It was quite fascinating as I was led down  a road that deepened my understanding and confirmed more of what I've gathered about resistance, pressure and interface as they relate to how space is actually filled. This short video shows a bit of my process. Here is the link to the video:  https://youtu.be/NNDUpZfjTh8  -For those interested in attending the Zoom session, the donation is $10 for students and 15-$20 for everyone else. Please send your donation to paypal.me/vierabolter. Please write that it is for FBSMC 13. Getting the donation sent on Wednesday 7/7 would be best but please no later than 5:30pm EDT on 7/8. If you sent in your payment and your link was not sent to you, please get in touch with me by email normtobe at gmail dot com or text 617-759-1620 no later than 10:15am EDT on 7/8 to make sure you get the Zoom link. This link is only meant for those who donated, please do not share the link. If you want to inform others about this, please have them get in touch with me by email or text so I know who they are. Thank you!  ***Please bring at least 3 mutes, a plastic water bottle, a cloth and a hat of some kind to the session. The experimenting continues as we create space through resistance, pressure and interface! Please watch the video before the session. Looking forward to seeing you there! To your well being, Norman, Mr. Bolter etc.. 

TWO REMINDERS - MONTHLY MASTERCLASS SERIES ON 6/26 AND FBSMC 13 ON 6/24, ZOOM SESSION

Hello everyone! Just wanted to send these two reminders out for those who are interested in what's being offered this week. -This Thursday 6/24/21, starting at 6:30pm EDT, will be the first regular Zoom Session for FBSMC 13 which is The Science of Music as a Living Thing. For those interested, the donation is $10 for students and 15-$20 for everyone else. Please send your donation to paypal.me/vierabolter. Please write that it is for FBSMC 13. The sooner you send in your donation the better but please no later than 5:30am EDT on 6/24. *People who are participating will need to bring their instruments, an apple, a flower, a piece of aluminum foil and a plastic bag. These items will be a big part of our experiments this Thursday. If you sent in your payment and your link was not sent to you, please get in touch with me by email normtobe at gmail dot .com no later than 10:15am EDT on 6/24 to make sure you get the Zoom link -Monthly Masterclass 6, Finding the Right Vibrato for You, will be Saturday June 26th, from 11-12:30pm EDT. Send your donation to paypal.me/vierabolter ($10 for students and 15-$20 for everyone else) by 6/25 and no later than 6/26 by 10am EDT to receive a Zoom link. If you sent in your payment and your Zoom link was not sent to you, please get in touch with me by email normtobe at gmail dot com no later than 10:15am EDT on 6/26 to get the Zoom link. Please write in the paypal that it is for Monthly Masterclass 6. This topic is truly an untalked about subject in regards to psycho-emotional configuration of the individual player. Really a fascinating look at vibrato from a 3 overlay perspective. If there is a true financial difficulty, please get in touch with me as soon as you can. If you would like to tell others about these events and if they are interested, please have them email me so I know who they are. You never know who will like these approaches so take a chance and tell others. Thank you! Hope to see you at one or both of these offerings. To go where few have gone before... To your well being! Norman

FBSMC 13 Free Introductory Zoom Session and link to 3 introductory videos!

Hi Everyone! Sorry for the late notice! Frequency Bone Summer Music Connection 13, FBSMC 13, is having an introductory Zoom session tomorrow night JUne 17th 2021 at 6:30pm EDT. Last year FBSMC 12vwas on Zoom for the first time and it will be again this year. Tomorrow night is a FREE introdction to the amazing territory that we will be working into this summer which is The Science of Music as a Living Thing. There have been 3 introductory videos so far with the 3rd one being put up yesterday. At the bottom of this post, there will be the links to those 3 videos. If you are interested in joining this Zoom sessision tomorrow, get in touch with me at normtobe at gmail dot com. I will send you a Zoom link if you get in touch with me NO LATER THAN 6pm EDT. Looking forward to working and discovering with you all! Norman Links to introductory videos. Vdieo 1 is about 20 minutes, videos 2 and 3 are 10 minutes or so each. Video 1 https://youtu.be/9IVvSeMuoTY video 2 https://youtu.be/h4NzaJytWWY video 3 https://youtu.be/RAYyQzDSuFQ

Let's Warm-Up! (19) 5/3/21

 Hello to all who warm-up!

The next Let’s Warm-Up! will be this coming Monday, 5/3, at 11am EDT for one hour. The suggested donation is a $3.50 minimum. Please send your donations to paypal.me/vierabolter and make a note on paypal indicating what your donation is for. Thanks in advance for that! To make sure you can get a Zoom link to the session, please send your donations in by 5/2. If you are late coming, text or email me at normtobe@gmail.com NO LATER THAN 10:30am EDT on 5/3 to let me know. I will do my best to see it and send you the Zoom link.

 IF YOU HAVE PAID AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A ZOOM LINK NO LATER THAN 10:30AM  EDT ON 5/3, PLEASE TEXT (text is the best) 617-759-1620 OR EMAIL ME TO ENSURE YOU CAN GET A LINK.  If you are sending this email to others whom I might not have emails for, please have them send me an email so they can get a Zoom link and get on the email list.

 Looking forward to seeing you then!

To your well being, 

Norman

Mr. Bolter

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Let's Warm-Up (18) 4/26/21

 Hello to all who warm-up! 

Sorry for getting this to you so very late! 

The next Let’s Warm-Up! will be this coming Monday, 4/26, at 11am EDT for one hour. The suggested donation is a $3.50 minimum. Please send your donations to paypal.me/vierabolter and make a note on paypal indicating what your donation is for. Thanks in advance for that! To make sure you can get a Zoom link to the session, please send your donations in by 4/25. If you are late coming, text or email me at normtobe@gmail.com NO LATER THAN 10:30am EDT on 4/26 to let me know. I will do my best to see it and send you the Zoom link.

 IF YOU HAVE PAID AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A ZOOM LINK NO LATER THAN 10:30AM  EDT ON 4/26, PLEASE TEXT (text is the best) 617-759-1620 OR EMAIL ME TO ENSURE YOU CAN GET A LINK.  If you are sending this email to others whom I might not have emails for, please have them send me an email so they can get a Zoom link and get on the email list.

 Looking forward to seeing you then!

To your well being, 

Norman

Mr. Bolter

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Monthly Masterclass Series 4, ART-Iculation 4/24

Greetings to all! 

The 4th masterclass in my Monthly Masterclass Series will be Saturday, April 24th from 11-12:30pm EDT . This masterclass is called ART-iculation. This masterclass will look into many aspects of articulation and what it is when applied to Art and its origins. It will also tie in many of the aspects from the previous 3 masterclasses together. On the practical level of brass playing we will be looking into how the consonants used in articulation are mixed with their companion vowels of tone. We will also take a peek at why many times playing problems can manifest in articulation. Not a one size fits all masterclass for sure! 

A donation of $10 for students and 15-$20 for all others working and out of school is required. If there is a real hardship with this price for some of you, please get in touch with me soon. Those who are interested in attending, whom I don’t know yet and have never participated in any of my offerings, please send me an email as soon as you are able. Please send your donations to paypal.me/vierabolter. There is a place to mark down what you are paying for. Please put Bolter Masterclass in that area.Thank you in advance. Also feel free to pass this email along to all those that might be interested .If you are sending this email to others whom I might not have emails for, please have them send me an email so they can get a Zoom link and get on the email list. 

Please have your donation in by Friday, April 23rd by the end of the evening. If you are late, please send in your donation as soon as possible on Saturday (the 24th), morning and email me at normtobe (at) gmail (dot) com or text me 617-759-1620 by 10:30am EDT. If you have not received an email from me by 10:30am EDT on 4/24 and have already paid, PLEASE get in touch with me asap. Only those that have sent in the donation will get the Zoom link. 

This masterclass will be beneficial for all performers, professionals and students at all levels and of course those that teach.

 I’m looking forward to seeing and working with many of you on April 24th! 

To your well being, 

Norman 

Mr. Bolter 

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P.S. Bring your instruments. :-)

Let's Warm-Up! (16), 4/12

Hello to all who warm-up! The next Let’s Warm-Up! will be this coming Monday, 4/12, at 11am EDT for one hour. The suggested donation is a $3.50 minimum. Please send your donations to paypal.me/vierabolter and make a note on paypal indicating what your donation is for. Thanks in advance for that! To make sure you can get a Zoom link to the session, please send your donations in by 4/11 . If you are late coming, text or email me (normtobe@gmail.com), by 10:30am EDT on 4/12 to let me know. I will do my best to see it and send you the Zoom link. IF YOU HAVE PAID AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A ZOOM LINK BY AT LEAST 10:30AM EDT ON 4/12, PLEASE TEXT 617-759-1620 OR EMAIL ME at (normtobe@gmail.com ),TO ENSURE YOU CAN GET A LINK. If you are sending this email to others whom I might not have emails for, please have them send me an email so they can get a Zoom link and get on the email list. Looking forward to seeing you then! To your well being, Norman Mr. Bolter etc..

Let's Warm-Up! 15, 4/5

Hello to all of the warmup kind! The next Let’s Warm-Up! will be this coming Monday, 4/5, at 11am EDT for one hour. The suggested donation is a $3.50 minimum. Please send your donations to paypal.me/vierabolter and make a note on paypal indicating what your donation is for. Thanks in advance for that! To make sure you can get a Zoom link to the session, please send your donations in by 4/4 . If you are late coming, text or email me by 10:30am EDT on 4/5 to let me know. I will do my best to see it and send you the Zoom link. IF YOU HAVE PAID AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A ZOOM LINK BY AT LEAST 10:30AM EDT ON 4/5, PLEASE TEXT 617-759-1620 OR EMAIL ME normtobe (at) gmail (dot) com TO ENSURE YOU CAN GET A LINK. If you are sending this email to others whom I might not have emails for, please have them send me an email so they can get a Zoom link and get on the email list. Looking forward to seeing you then! To your well being, Norman Mr. Bolter etc..

Let's Warm-Up! (14) 3/29

Hello to all of the warmup kind! The next Let’s Warm-Up! will be this coming Monday, 3/29, at 11am EDT for one hour. The suggested donation is a $3.50 minimum. Please send your donations to paypal.me/vierabolter and make a note on paypal indicating what your donation is for. Thanks in advance for that! To make sure you can get a Zoom link to the session, please send your donations in by 3/28 . If you are late coming, text or email me by 10:30am EDT on 3/29 to let me know. I will do my best to see it and send you the Zoom link. IF YOU HAVE PAID AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A ZOOM LINK BY AT LEAST 10:30AM EDT ON 3/29, PLEASE TEXT 617-759-1620 OR EMAIL ME normtobe (at) gmail (dot) com TO ENSURE YOU CAN GET A LINK. If you are sending this email to others whom I might not have emails for, please have them send me an email so they can get a Zoom link and get on the email list. Looking forward to seeing you then! To your well being, Norman Mr. Bolter etc..

Monthly Masterclass Series 3, The Wonderful World of Vowels!

 Greetings to all!

This is a reminder that my 3rd masterclass in my Monthly Masterclass Series will be this coming Saturday Saturday, March 27  from 11-12:30pm EDT . This masterclass is called The Wonderful World of Vowels! This masterclass has an underlying meaning which has to do with transitions. Transitions are a very important part of developing subtlety in our awareness, listening and playing. It also works on range, articulation, dynamic contrast, sound stability, timbre variations and the interior and exterior embouchure anatomy! What does this have to do with vowels? you might ask. The short answer is a TON! And actually much more than that. No joke or exaggeration.  We will be a lot of experimenting together in this masterclass. 

AND! How can you really speak about vowels and not bring up consonants??  :-)

A donation of $10 for students and 15-$20 for all others working and out of school is required. If there is a real hardship with this price for some of you, please get in touch with me soon.  Those who are interested in attending, whom I don’t know yet and have never participated in any of my offerings, please send me an email as soon as you are able.  Please send your donations to paypal.me/vierabolter. There is a place to mark down what you are paying for. Please put Bolter Masterclass in that area.Thank you in advance. Also feel free to pass this email along to all those that might be interested .If you are sending this email to others whom I might not have emails for, please have them send me an email so they can get a Zoom link and get on the email list.  

Please have your donation in by Friday, March 26th by the end of the evening. If you are late, please send in your donation as soon as possible on Saturday (the 27th), morning and email me normtobe (at) gmail (dot) com or text me 617-759-1620 by 10:30am EDT. If you have not received an email from me by 10:30am EDT on 3/26 and have already paid, PLEASE get in touch with me asap. Only those that have sent in the donation will get the Zoom link.

This masterclass will be beneficial for all brass players, performers professionals, students at all levels and of course those that teach. 

I’m looking forward to being and working with many of you this Saturday March 27th!

To your well being,

Norman

Mr. Bolter

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P.S. Bring your instruments. and an open mind! :-) No one will ever be asked to play or called upon to speak. All will be muted unless asking a question or commenting.

Let's Warm-Up! (13), 3/22

  Hello to all who warmup!

 The next Let’s Warm-Up! will be this coming Monday, 3/22, at 11am EDT for one hour. The suggested donation is a $3.50 minimum. Please send your donations to paypal.me/vierabolter and make a note on paypal what your donation is for. Thanks in advance for that! To make sure you can get a Zoom link to the session, please send your donations in by 3/21 . If you are late coming, text or email me by 10:30am EDT on 3/22 to let me know. I will do my best to see it and send you the Zoom link.

 IF YOU HAVE PAID AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A ZOOM LINK BY AT LEAST 10:30AM EDT ON 3/22, PLEASE TEXT 617-759-1620 OR EMAIL ME TO ENSURE YOU CAN GET A LINK.  If you are sending this email to others whom I might not have emails for, please have them send me an email so they can get a Zoom link and get on the email list.

I’m getting very positive feedback from those who are participating and hope to see those who can attend this Monday, March 22nd! These sessions have a lot of elements of a group lesson filled with discovery and humor!

To your well being,

Norman

Mr. Bolter

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Let's Warm-Up! 12, 3/15

 Hello to all who warmup!

 The next Let’s Warm-Up! will be this coming Monday, 3/15, at 11am EDT for one hour. The suggested donation is a $3.50 minimum. Please send your donations to paypal.me/vierabolter and make a note on paypal what your donation is for. Thanks in advance for that! To make sure you can get a Zoom link to the session, please send your donations in by 3/14 . If you are late coming, text or email me by 10:30am EDT on 3/15 to let me know. I will do my best to see it and send you the Zoom link.

 IF YOU HAVE PAID AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A ZOOM LINK BY AT LEAST 10:30AM EDT ON 3/15, PLEASE TEXT 617-759-1620 OR EMAIL ME TO ENSURE YOU CAN GET A LINK.  If you are sending this email to others whom I might not have emails for, please have them send me an email so they can get a Zoom link and get on the email list.

I’m getting very positive feedback from those who are participating and hope to see those who can attend this Monday, March 15th! These sessions have a lot of elements of a group lesson filled with discovery and humor!

To your well being,

Norman

Mr. Bolter

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Let's Warm-Up! 11, 3/8/21

 Hello to all who warmup!

This is to inform you that the next Let’s Warm-Up! will be this coming Monday, 3/8, at 11am EST for one hour. The suggested donation is a $3.50 minimum. Please send your donations to paypal.me/vierabolter and make a note on paypal what your donation is for. Thanks in advance for that! To make sure you can get a Zoom link to the session, please send your donations in by 3/7 . If you are late coming, text or email me by 10:30am EST on 3/8 to let me know. I will do my best to see it and send you the Zoom link.

 IF YOU HAVE PAID AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A ZOOM LINK BY AT LEAST 10:30AM EST ON 3/8, PLEASE TEXT 617-759-1620 OR EMAIL ME TO ENSURE YOU CAN GET A LINK.  If you are sending this email to others whom I might not have emails for, please have them send me an email so they can get a Zoom link and get on the email list.

I’m getting very positive feedback from those who are participating and hope to see those who can this Monday March 8th!

To your well being!

Norman

Mr. Bolter

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The Monthly Masterclass Series #2, Bolter Embouchure Anatomy

Hello embouchure enthusiasts!

The second masterclass in The Monthly Masterclass Series, Bolter Embouchure Anatomy, will be held on Zoom Saturday, February 27th from 11am-12:30 EST.  The suggested donation is $10 for students and 15-$20 for all others working and out of school. If there is a real hardship with this price for some of you, please get in touch with me soon.  Those who are interested in attending, whom I don’t know yet and have never participated in any of my offerings, please send me an email as soon as you are able.  Please send your donations to paypal.me/vierabolter. Please feel free to pass this post along to all those that might be interested .If you are sending this post to others whom I might not have emails for, please have them send me an email so they can get a Zoom link and get on the email list.  

Please have your donation in by Friday, February 26th by the end of the evening. If you are late, please send in your donation as soon as possible on Saturday morning and email me or text me 617-759-1620, so you can get the link. Only those that have sent in a donation will get the Zoom link.

I’m looking forward to working with many of you on February 22nd. This view of embouchure anatomy and function has the possibility to open up some new ways of thinking and feeling about this amazing structure vital to all brass players. 

 Onward with new discoveries! 

P.S. You are invited to bring your instruments. :-) 

Let's Warm-Up!

 Hello Everyone!

Hope all is well! This is to inform you that the next Let’s Warm-Up! will be this coming Monday, 3/1, at 11am EST for one hour. The suggested donation is a $3.50 minimum. Please send your donations to paypal.me/vierabolter. To make sure you can get a Zoom link to the session, please send your donations in by 2/28 . If you are late coming, text or email me by 10:30am EST on 3/1 to let me know. I will do my best to see it and send you the Zoom link.

 IF YOU HAVE PAID AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A ZOOM LINK BY AT LEAST 10:30AM EST, PLEASE TEXT 617-759-1620 OR EMAIL ME to ensure you can get a link. Also, make a note on paypal what your donation is for which will help us keep better track of who is coming to what offering. If you are sending this to email to others whom I might not have emails for, please have them send me an email so they can get a Zoom link and get on the email list.

Hope to see some of you this Monday March 1st!

Norman

Mr. Bolter

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Let's Warm-Up! 8, Presidents Day Special!

 Hello Everyone!

Since it is Presidents Day weekend and a lot of us are on break and maybe would like to try a Let’s Warm-Up!, this Monday February 15th, from11-12pm EST is free! Here is the Zoom link for all those who would like to attend. Please feel free to send the link to whomever you would like.

Looking forward to seeing you Monday!

To your well being!

Norman Bolter is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Let's Warm-Up! 8, President's Day Special

Time: Feb 15, 2021 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Let's Warm-Up!

 This new series Let's Warm-Up!, started almost two months ago and we have been having a great time! I plan on it being once a week but sometimes it could be less or more. :-) The donation for this is a minimum of $3.50 US for each warm-up session. Please send your donation to paypal.me/vierabolter. The sessions are one hour in length. Those who want to donate more are of course welcome. Lots of people told me they like group warm-ups so here is one all can try. (They will not all be the same!). Anyone under 18 yrs. needs to make sure they have parental consent because of the use of paypal. If an interest develops, I will have a younger player version of Let’s Warm-Up! These regular sessions in general might not be as useful for middle school or young high school players but, there are always exceptions. NEXT Let's Warm-Up! is Monday 2/8, 11-12pm EST. 

Hope to see you there!

New Monthly Masterclass Series!

 Hello All!

I am starting my new Monthly Masterclass series this coming Saturday 1/23, at 11am EST. The title is The Mechanics of Warming-Up. Please send in your donations a day in advance (1/22), so you can get a Zoom link. Send your donations to paypal.me/vierabolter. If you are late, please text me no later than a half hour before the class at six-one-seven, seven-five-nine, one-six-two-zero. or email me at normtobe at gmail dot com. The donations are $10 for students and 15-$20 for non students, professionals and teachers. Please feel free to email me and ask to be put on the email list for updates about all the masterclasses and other offerings.

Monthly Masterclass Series topics snd more information!

This series of masterclasses will be given monthly. The donation for these classes will be $10 for all students and $15-20 for everyone else. The classes will meet once a month, exact dates to be determined but they generally will be near the end of the month usually on Saturday mornings.The first one is being planned for Saturday January 23rd from 11-12:30pm EST. These masterclasses will cover a wide range of territories. Here is a partial list:

-The Mechanics of Warming -Up 1/23/21,11-12:30pm EST on Zoom

- Bolter Embouchure Anatomy 

- Methods of Creative Practice

-The A.R.T. of Teaching

-The A.R.T. of the Student

- The Personal Art

- Building Your Relationship with Music

- Blinded by Sound

- To Thyself Be True

- High Range Development

- 3 Dimensional Sound

- The Trinity of Rhythm, Pitch and Timber

- Finding the Right Vibrato for You 

- Art-iculation 

- Airmbouchure

- The Many Ways of Breathing 

- It’s Not All in the Air-or is it?

- The Book of Can Do

- Concepts and Mechanics

- Recovering from a Playing Injury

- Approaching an Embouchure Change; Teachers Take Note

-  Teacher’s Guide to Unlocking a Student’s Potential

- What Does it Mean to be a Natural Player?

- Odd and Curious Techniques for Brass Players

- A Beginning Look into the Overlay System

- Section Playing, an energy worlds perspective

- New Routes for Old Ruts

- Music as a Living Thing

- Excerptitis, Excerptmania, Excerptphobia; how to deal with them

- The Wonderful World of Vowels

-What Does It Mean To Be Musical?

- The Personal Science

- and more....

Quite an extensive list that will go on for more than two years! Of course if there are those of you that see ones you would like me to do, or would like a masterclass on a topic you do not see on this list, please let me know. Teachers might also want to have certain ones done (or suggest other ones), at their schools for their students. I am certainly open and happy to this! The price would have to be negotiated. 

I hope these prices are doable for most people. From what I have seen around the place, I feel they are reasonable especially considering their depth of content, live interaction and approach that they come with. If someone is truly in need, please get in touch with me. 

Hope to see you at some of these soon!