Friday, December 23, 2022

Companion Notes for FBMCFE Ask Me Anything Series Video 6

The question from @zannahmariaeva about helping students understand the theory/language as fluently as they understand their first language,for me, opens up the door about education in general and how we are taught and hence how we learn.

Experience and being around other living things gives actual experience where one has to actively engage with life. This is very different from book learning. There is no substitute for getting experience in the "field" of life. I agree there needs to be education about subject matter but being around it (whatever the subject matter is) is the quickest and most complete way of making what we are learning about personal. "On the job" training is invaluable if one does have some basics in the field that they are pursuing.

Think about when you were a kid watching others playing "hide and go seek" or "baseball" or jumping rope etc. You were "studying" it by your observation and soon after trying it out and feeling the ins and outs of the actual participation of the activity. But that would not fly, so to speak, if you wanted to be an airplane pilot. There is a need to understand the plane, rules of navigation and more before even going in the plane. One can easily see from that example,that before one could sit in a band or orchestra certain things would have to be learned like, how to play your instrument, read music etc. So there are levels to learning and building a skill. But the deeper question still remains, "How and why are we teaching?" "What are we transfering when we teach?" This of course is based on what the teacher sees as important and where they think the student should be aiming for as a goal.

For me, an important question is "Are we connecting our subject matter to life and living?" "Does the process of teaching have a naturalness to it?" More soon..

Friday, November 25, 2022

New- Saturday Get Together with Zoom Invitation and New FBMCFE Ask Me Anything Video 5 Link

Hi Everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving and Giving of Thanks to you today and everyday! Hope all of you are well!

This Saturday 11/26 from 11am-12pm EST, I'm having a Saturday Get Together on Zoom This will take the place of the Monthly Masterclass Series. Our get-together will include "warmup - fundamental style" (some with affirmations) exercises we will do together and there will be room for a live "Ask Me Anything" section too! The Zoom invitation is included in this email. For those that want to leave a free-will donation, instructions are also included below which are the same as they always have been. Hope to see some of you this Saturday!

Video 5 of FBMC - Fall Edition "Ask Me Anything" is uploaded to YouTube. It does explore ways to move out of the box or boxes we form that can keep us at distance from our true Self and expression. Here is the link: https://youtu.be/MNOfkqy7bII

This next part is always included in my emails! The Zoom invitation, open to all, is included below these free will donation instructions.

Hope to see some of you on Saturday! I am very grateful for you all and always wish you the best in your life and artistic pursuits.

Onward!

*IMPORTANT NOTE*

BEFORE DONATING, MAKE SURE TO PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS BELOW IT SO IT IS DONE CORRECTLY. THANKS IN ADVANCE!

HOW TO SIGN UP:

(Note especially #6)

1. To pay/donate, please go to:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vierabolter

**(Please COPY and PASTE LINK if needed).***

2. You will arrive at a PayPal window with the Air-ev and Frequency Band symbols and the name Carol Viera (Dr V's name)

3. Click "SEND" option

4. Enter AMOUNT: Saturday Get Together it is a free will donation

5. At the bottom of the same window is the prompt: "What's this payment for?" ENTER A NOTE about which session(s) you are attending (e.g., Saturday Get Together, Musical Meditation Monday or Warm-Up Wednesday or FBSMC or more than one)

6. **IMPORTANT!** Select left box titled "PERSONAL" (because you're not "purchasing" merchandise, which is the default option; selecting that option incurs extra fees and creates an income category error for us; we do declare these personal payments on our taxes, as we would private lessons and coachings)

7. COMPLETE TRANSACTION (make sure your transaction goes through)

8. Feel free to SHARE THIS INFORMATION with anyone who might be interested.

**ZOOM INVITATION** FOR 11/26/22

Norman Bolter & Dr. Carol VIera are inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Saturday Get Together 1 Time: Nov 26, 2022 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Monday, October 17, 2022

Companion Notes for FBMCFE Ask Me Anything Video 4

These particular questions in this video 4, ask very direct questions that are more personal to me. The questions lead me to talk a lot about my own life. One of the things I never put together before this question by Tim,(What has trombone playing taught you about yourself/the world?), was what the trombone taught me about the value of waiting. I had to wait almost 5 years from the point I wanted to play (age 4) until I actually could start to play (age 9). I never lost my interest or desire during that time period. But I had to wait.

Looking at it this way was very interesting and speaks of several things including the potency of desire. Desire in regards to human development, is a double edged sword. I think we all have experienced having desires for things which turned out to be not the best choice for us right? So the power of choice and what influences us to make choices comes into all this.

For example, the body needs food and gets a desire (called hunger) for food and perhaps even a particular kind of food. This can seem very simple, but for someone who is trained in diet and functional health, knows that food is either medicine or poison. It is either healthy and nutritious or is too high in sugar, certain oils, harmful preservatives and actually are "empty" calories that create problems to our health. Also, if we were raised in an environment where food was not really thought about carefully and we relied on food to comfort us in times of stress, we develop habits that take us away from the actual reason for food which is the healthy functioning and good maintenance of the body to live a vibrant life. This requires good nourishment rich in vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, protein and good fiber. So many times our desires are created from conditions we were raised in. Environment is a very strong influence!

In my case, no one in my immediate family was a trained musician except for my uncle who played piano. My grandfather was a self taught violinist who played old Yiddish and Polish folk tunes. My desire to play trombone was sparked when I saw Mr. Greenjeans play a trombone on the old favorite baby boomer television kids show Captain Kangaroo. But that impression was so powerful itgot into me.” I couldn’t let it go. I HAD TO PLAY THE TROMBONE!! Was it a karmic connection from the past? It was such a strong pull. I was certain (when looking back to that time)that we picked each other at the level of instinct and it was an excellent match in so many ways for which I am truly grateful. Music eventually led to spiritual unfoldment with a great thirst for  truth and understanding which pointed in the studying of natural laws and human behavior. As my great life mentor always said, "It's the direction something takes (that is important and telling)." All I can say is what an incredible gift. And the greater gift was where "IT" directed me or should I say, AWAKENED in me!!

TO BE CONTINUED...

Sunday, October 16, 2022

Bolter Offerings Schedule for week 10/17 - /10/22/22

Hi Everyone!

-As of right now, there will be 2 offerings in the course of a week. The combination of Warm-Up and Musical Meditation occurs on Mondays and the Fundamentals session on Saturdays..

 -Videos will also be put out most weeks with companion notes during FBMCFE (Frequency Bone Music Connection-Fall Edition.) A NOTE ABOUT THIS WEEK'S AMA VIDEO (Ask Me Anything video 4) IS LISTED BELOW.   

-The Monthly Masterclass Series will continue monthly. The next one being on Saturday October 29th. Topic: "Addressing Embouchure Issues- Including Injury" This class will include therapeutic playing methods. A donation of $5 - $10 for students and $15 - $ 20 for working people. Let me know if there is a need for financial assistance. 

UPDATE CHANGE: For the sessions to actually take place, there will need to be at least 5 (ideally 10) people signed up for the class. I will need to know this by 8:30pm Eastern time the day before the class. If the number is short of the 5 minimum, the session, there will not be a session that day. Once I know there will be at least 5 signed on, then all involved will be sent a Zoom Invitation.

Thanks In advance for keeping this in mind.

ONLY REMINDRS WILL BE SENT OUT FOR THE MONTHLY MASTERCLASS SERIES

Here is This Week's Schedule of Bolter Offerings (and How To Sign Up):

NOTE - Check out my daily Instagram posts @nbolt2

In the next day or two, FBMCFE,  AMA (ask me anything) video 4 will be uploaded to YouTube. There will be several of these videos where I will take a  good dive into several questions that people sent to my instagram. Video 4will address questions that have to do with my own journey and what I have learned about myself and life as well as the connection between music and spirit.

10/17 Warm-Up and Musical Meditation on Zoom this week will be from 10-11am EDT. For the first half hour we will warm-up together on the horn using certain affirmations. The last half hour will be moving into deeper meditative processes using the horn. :-) Free-will donation of your choice is appreciated but not required.

10/22 Fundamentals Saturday on Zoom 11am-12pm EDT: $7.50 donation is required for all attendees. TOPIC: "Practice Diet”  This class will work on several things as well.Some new etudes may be sent out to  participants before the class begins!

 

*IMPORTANT NOTE

BEFORE MAKING YOUR DONATION, PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY BELOW THE LINK SO YOU CAN DO IT CORRECTLY. THANKS IN ADVANCE! :-)

HOW TO SIGN UP:

(Note especially #6)

1. To pay/donate, please go to:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vierabolter

(Please COPY and PASTE LINK if needed).  

2. You will arrive at a PayPal window with the Air-ev and Frequency Band symbols and the name Carol Viera (Dr V's name)

3. Click "SEND" option

4. Enter AMOUNT [based on which session(s) you are attending and the fee schedule above]

5. At the bottom of the same window is the prompt: "What's this payment for?" ENTER A NOTE about which session(s) you are attending (e.g., Musical Meditation Monday or Warm-Up Wednesday or FBSMC 14 or more than one)

6. **IMPORTANT!** Select left box titled "PERSONAL" (because your are not "purchasing" merchandise, which is the default option; selecting that option incurs extra fees and creates an income category error for us; we do declare these personal payments on our taxes, as we would private lessons and coachings)

7. COMPLETE TRANSACTION (make sure you transaction goes through)

8. You will receive a ZOOM LINK WITHIN 24 HOURS. If you do NOT receive the link, check that you completed the transaction. If you did complete the transaction, please email me (normtobe at gmail dot com) so I can send you link directly.

Feel free to SHARE THIS INFORMATION with anyone who might be interested in attending any or all of these sessions.

NOTE ALSO: Please have your donation in by 8:30pm the day before your session begins. PLEASE REREAD THE UPDATE CHANGE IN THE FIRST PART OF THis POST.

Hope to see you soon at a session you choose!

Monday, October 10, 2022

Companion Notes for FBMCFE, Ask Me Anything Series, Video 3

Real science is truth. Humans do not see all of it if there is a financial incentive or any other personal motives driving it.

There is human science which is the observations of the natural laws and finding causes and effects and then taking it into everyday life. There are so many examples that have benefited human life and society in all fields of life; agriculture, architecture, travel, communication and on and on.

What is this box?? If you are frozen in the current “box” of what is acceptable, you will never find your personal Art. In the video, the reality that there is always space inside of matter (and our minds), is brought up to encourage finding that space. If we are trapped inside our training, conditioned responses, habits and blindly keep acting from that programming, it will be extremely confining. The acoustics inside of our minds will govern the quality of resonance that we generate out of ourselves.

The box has many rooms! These small boxes within the box attract certain types of people. There is the sound “freaks’ the live and breath sound. There are intonation “sticklers” that can “smell” out of tune like a fine hound. There are rhythm “fanatics” that sense anything that is out of step. NOW, before anyone gets offended by what I am saying, I’m being humorous and I’d love to see an old Monty Python's Flying Circus do a rendition of all those characters! What a funny episode that would be! It’s starting to give me ideas……

My point is that we all have aptitudes and some people have a lot of natural attitudes that are very sensitive and can pick off real subtle changes. I remember Gunther Schuller having a set of ears that were the greatest I ever witnessed. I played in the Boston Pops with Buddy Rich, and his rhythmic virtuosity was a marvel for me to witness. Getting back to the “box” and all of its smaller boxes inside of it, like rhythm box, pitch box, timber box, style box, make up the current box and past boxes of the basic requirements for getting passed the first rounds of auditions and beyond. BUT, inside of those boundaries is SPACE. As they said in Star Trek, “Space, the final frontier.” Finding the space inside of a small space is part of the job of the artist. The instrument itself is a space, a box, a form in which we build a relationship with while finding the means and ways to translate life into it.. Music is a medium which can have enumerable rooms (different genres) all created from  an incredible variety of influences from nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, climate,a particular time period and even astrological.

From taking a partial look into all that, we can see how many holes we can fall into as opposed to embracing them all in a healthy organic fluid way by building a real relationship with them all and seeing how they are all parts of a whole living organism we call Art, here in the medium of music.

1. Build your own relationship with music and your instrument.

2. Find the space inside the current fashions so you don't lose yourself.

3. Let the spirit of the music govern the other smaller boxes, not the other way around.

More to come…

Sunday, October 9, 2022

Bolter Offering Schedule for 10/10 - 10/15/22

Hi Everyone!

-As of right now, there will be 2 offerings in the course of a week. The combination of Warm-Up and Musical Meditation occurs on Mondays and the Fundamentals session on Saturdays..

 -Videos will also be put out most weeks with companion notes during FBMCFE (Frequency Bone Music Connection-Fall Edition.) A NOTE ABOUT THIS WEEK'S AMA VIDEO IS BELOW. NEW Ask Me Anything Video will be up in the next day or so on YouTube.  

-The Monthly Masterclass Series will continue monthly. The next one being on Saturday October 29th. Topic: "Addressing Embouchure Issues- Including Injury"

UPDATE CHANGE: For the sessions to actually take place, there will need to be at least 5 (ideally 10) people signed up for the class. I will need to know this by 8:30pm Eastern time the day before the class. If the number is short of the 5 minimum, the session, there will not be a session that day. Once I know there will be at least 5 signed on, then all involved will be sent a Zoom Invitation. Thanks In advance for keeping this in mind.

Here is This Week's Schedule of Bolter Offerings (and How To Sign Up):

NOTE - Check out my daily Instagram posts @nbolt2

In the next day or two, FBMCFE,  AMA (ask me anything) video 3 will be uploaded to YouTube. There will be several of these videos where I will take a  good dive into several questions that people sent to my instagram. Video 3 will address a question about how to maintain your feeling about an excerpt and still remain in the accepted "box" of how to play it. A very important video for those taking auditions.

10/10 Warm-Up and Musical Meditation on Zoom this week will be from 10-11am EDT. For the first half hour we will warm-up together on the horn using certain affirmations. The last half hour will be moving into deeper meditative processes using the horn. :-) Free-will donation of your choice is appreciated but not required.

10/15 Fun-damentals Saturday on Zoom 11am-12pm EDT: $7.50 donation is required for all attendees. TOPIC: "Practice Diet”  This class will work on several things as well.Some new etudes may be sent out to  participants before the class begins!

 

*IMPORTANT NOTE

BEFORE MAKING YOUR DONATION, PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY BELOW THE LINK SO YOU CAN DO IT CORRECTLY. THANKS IN ADVANCE! :-)

HOW TO SIGN UP:

(Note especially #6)

1. To pay/donate, please go to:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vierabolter

(Please COPY and PASTE LINK if needed).  

2. You will arrive at a PayPal window with the Air-ev and Frequency Band symbols and the name Carol Viera (Dr V's name)

3. Click "SEND" option

4. Enter AMOUNT [based on which session(s) you are attending and the fee schedule above]

5. At the bottom of the same window is the prompt: "What's this payment for?" ENTER A NOTE about which session(s) you are attending (e.g., Musical Meditation Monday or Warm-Up Wednesday or FBSMC 14 or more than one)

6. **IMPORTANT!** Select left box titled "PERSONAL" (because your are not "purchasing" merchandise, which is the default option; selecting that option incurs extra fees and creates an income category error for us; we do declare these personal payments on our taxes, as we would private lessons and coachings)

7. COMPLETE TRANSACTION (make sure you transaction goes through)

8. You will receive a ZOOM LINK WITHIN 24 HOURS. If you do NOT receive the link, check that you completed the transaction. If you did complete the transaction, please email me (normtobe at gmail dot com) so I can send you link directly.

Feel free to SHARE THIS INFORMATION with anyone who might be interested in attending any or all of these sessions.

NOTE ALSO: Please have your donation in by 8:30pm the day before your session begins. PLEASE REREAD THE UPDATE CHANGE IN THE FIRST PART OF THis POST.

Hope to see you soon at a session you choose!

Monday, October 3, 2022

Companion Notes to FBMCFE- AMA (ask me anything) Series Video 2

One of the important things for me in doing the work that I do is not falling for what is “expected” from the general trombone and or music community. I hope it would be clear to everyone who follows me at all, that music and trombone are expressions and tools for understanding life for me, hence, music as a living thing. My great life mentor said, “All things are in all things.” I have found that with music and everything else! Nature’s Laws are the core laws that govern life in all of the universe. Even though the Laws might express themselves in what appears to be many ways, the essence of them is always the same.

If you have not seen the video yet, here is the link:https://youtu.be/XeClWOeNWA0

The two questions asked on the video, reflect times when we feel separated from our deeper Self. The questions asked had the phrases inner-child and inner-imagination. In this case, inner can mean pushed way to the back of our feelings and minds eye. Why would that be? Well, that aspect can be changed if we regularly connect to them. But how and why did those vital forces get pushed so far back? Well, ask yourself this; how much are those vital essences talked about in regular cultural-industrial-21st century life in the schools and on the job, even in the arts? It is business driven, money driven, career driven and that needs consumers. Maybe that is part of it? And more too.. Environment is a very strong influence on our unconscious, semi conscious and conscious mind.

Sometimes we might feel dull or unhappy with how things are going. Well, welcome to being a human on planet earth! You can’t avoid ups and downs but you can learn to deal with them better, much better. That is good news!

I started looking into the word flow and came up with an acronym for it being  Floating Lightly Over Waves. This speaks of an attitude and approach and floating lightly over waves implies being upbove the turbulence of the ups and downs of life. Like anything else we want, it needs to be grown, self grown in ourselves. Like a gardener, we need to give it attention by spending time with it, feeding it with our ever evolving intentions, and integrating it into our lives so it can be a part of our life. But, if we do not connect to it in some form or another regularly, we might not even remember to call upon it to help us, let alone feel it as a friend and ally.

It is relationship building isn’t it? To be in touch with the essence parts of our soul-spirit and its many companion parts like- love, care, patience, humility, honesty, compassion, belief, trust, light, joy, happiness, inspiration.. the list goes on and on. This does put the responsibility on us to have a real interest in our own inner personal development. This surely will be tested. No doubtit! Part of the ups and downs we go through helps us to find the inner strength which turns into greater equanimity forming a foundation of resiliency, courage and stability.

This is all part of the Art of Living.

 

More soon!

 

Sunday, October 2, 2022

Bolter Offerings Schedule for 10/3-10/8 PLUS UPDATE AND CHANGE

Hi Everyone!

-As of right now, there will be 2 offerings in the course of a week. The combination of Warm-Up and Musical Meditation occurs on Mondays and the Fundamentals session on Saturdays.

 -Videos will also be put out most weeks with companion notes during FBMCFE (Frequency Bone Music Connection-Fall Edition.) A NOTE ABOUT THIS WEEK'S AMA VIDEO IS BELOW.

-The Monthly Masterclass Series will continue monthly. The next one being on Saturday October 29th.

UPDATE CHANGE: For the sessions to actually take place, there will need to be at least 5 (ideally 10) people signed up for the class. I will need to know this by 8:30pm Eastern time the day before the class. If the number is short of the 5 minimum, the session, there will not be a session that day. Once I know there will be at least 5 signed on, then all involved will be sent a Zoom Invitation. Thanks In advance for keeping this in mind.

Here is This Week's Schedule of Bolter Offerings (and How To Sign Up):

NOTE - Check out my daily Instagram posts @nbolt2

***In the next day or two, FBMCFE,  AMA (ask me anything) video 2 will be uploaded to YouTube.  There will be several of these videos where I will take a  good dive into several questions that people sent to my instagram. In video 2, 2 questions are looked into. One is about the inner child, the other about the inner imagination and how to reconnect to them during times when things are not going as well as you'd like and just not feeling it.

10/3 Warm-Up and Musical Meditation on Zoom this week will be from 10-11am EDT. For the first half hour we will warm-up together on the horn using certain affirmations. The last half hour will be moving into deeper meditative processes using the horn. :-) Free-will donation of your choice is appreciated but not required.

10/8 Fun-damentals Saturday on Zoom 11am-12pm EDT: $7.50 donation is required for all attendees. TOPIC: "A mix of things 5!”  This class will work on several things including "Response.'"Some new etudes may be sent out to  participants before the class begins!

 

*IMPORTANT NOTE

BEFORE MAKING YOUR DONATION, PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY BELOW THE LINK SO YOU CAN DO IT CORRECTLY. THANKS IN ADVANCE! :-)

HOW TO SIGN UP:

(Note especially #6)

1. To pay/donate, please go to:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vierabolter

(Please COPY and PASTE LINK if needed).  

2. You will arrive at a PayPal window with the Air-ev and Frequency Band symbols and the name Carol Viera (Dr V's name)

3. Click "SEND" option

4. Enter AMOUNT [based on which session(s) you are attending and the fee schedule above]

5. At the bottom of the same window is the prompt: "What's this payment for?" ENTER A NOTE about which session(s) you are attending (e.g., Musical Meditation Monday or Warm-Up Wednesday or FBSMC 14 or more than one)

6. **IMPORTANT!** Select left box titled "PERSONAL" (because your are not "purchasing" merchandise, which is the default option; selecting that option incurs extra fees and creates an income category error for us; we do declare these personal payments on our taxes, as we would private lessons and coachings)

7. COMPLETE TRANSACTION (make sure you transaction goes through)

8. You will receive a ZOOM LINK WITHIN 24 HOURS. If you do NOT receive the link, check that you completed the transaction. If you did complete the transaction, please email me (normtobe at gmail dot com) so I can send you link directly.

Feel free to SHARE THIS INFORMATION with anyone who might be interested in attending any or all of these sessions.

NOTE ALSO: Please have your donation in by 8:30pm the day before your session begins. PLEASE REREAD THE UPDATE CHANGE IN THE FIRST PART OF THis POST.

Hope to see you soon at a session you choose!

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Companion Notes for FBMCFE: Video 1 - Introductory Video for AMA Series

Here are the first companion notes to a new series of videos called Ask Me Anything. This introductory video, is the beginning of the Frequency Bone Music Connection Fall Edition. Yes, the FBMC will now go year round! After FBSMC 14, itfelt natural to continue this process and a regular year round transmission with periodic AMA (ask me anything) videos. I am hoping these videos will give those who are interested in the human journey aspect of music as a living thing, a chance to go deeper and periodically meet on Zoom and eventually in-person if possible!

This introductory video gives a taste of some of the nature of the questions asked. Also of prime importance, is the quality and content of the questions asked which allows me to go on a "quest" to look into them. This will bring a broader sense of what the questions hold inside of them and to have my response to them be a living engagement as part of an organic process of discovery.

It is easy to ask questions just to get an answer that might not be worthwhile past the point of getting an "answer." Everyone who takes their art seriously, knows that it is up to them personally to go on the journey. Even if a person could have all the answers delivered to them, they would still need to be in a process to unlock the actual content (essence) and build a relationship with the territory. As my great life mentor said,"Truth cannot be fetched. It comes when you make demand of it."  

This can easily be grasped if we put it into our brass language. If you go to a masterclass and the speaker says "buzzing the mouthpiece can help center your tone." Now, if all you do is write that in a notebook and never do it yourself... not much will happen Obviously.. It could then just become a dry academic answer for a student to answer on a quiz. I bring this up because the times we live in, due to the internet, their are many that become self appointed experts by gathering a ton of information at their fingertips while not having  ANY REAL life experience of what they are proclaiming to know about. There is BIG topic!

Link to Introductory Video for AMA: https://youtu.be/Occrf4F73kk

I'm looking forward to the next AMA video where some of the questions sent to me will be looked at and opened up!

Sunday, September 18, 2022

Bolter Offerings Schedule for week 9/19 - 9/24 Monthly Masterclass included this Saturday!

Hi Everyone!

Please note there are some updates!

Here is This Week's Schedule of Bolter Offerings (and How To Sign Up):

NOTE - Check out my daily Instagram posts @nbolt2

9/19 - PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE - Musical Meditations Monday on Zoom will be 10am-11am EDT this week.
Bring your horn with a harmon mute or plunger. It is ok if you don't bring it but they can aid in the meditative process. PLEASE TEXT OR EMAIL ME NO LATER THAN ONE HOUR BEFORE THE SESSION (9am) TO GET A ZOOM LINK. Free-will donation of your choice is appreciated but not required.

9/21 - Warm-Up Wednesday on Zoom 10-11am EDT:
$5 donation is required for all attendees.

9/22 Frequency Bone Music Connection Fall Edition! This means more videos weekly or thereabouts,on YouTube. Stay tuned!

NOTE: There will be NO Fundamentals Class this week.

*9/24 Monthly Masterclass Series, class 21, will be this Saturday,from 11am to 12:30pm EDT. A $5-$10 for those in school and $15 to $20 for those working and out of school. The title of the masterclass is "Endurance." There are many different kinds of endurance from physical to mental to emotional. Physical endurance has many aspects. This takes us into the unique difference between training and skill. There will most likely be some exercises sent out to those who will attend. PLUS! There will also be new insights into energy sources and usage with methods to connect to them!

*IMPORTANT NOTE

BEFORE MAKING YOUR DONATION, PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY BELOW THE LINK SO YOU CAN DO IT CORRECTLY. THANKS IN ADVANCE! :-)

HOW TO SIGN UP:

(Note especially #6)

1. To pay/donate, please go to:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vierabolter

(Please COPY and PASTE LINK if needed).  

2. You will arrive at a PayPal window with the Air-ev and Frequency Band symbols and the name Carol Viera (Dr V's name)

3. Click "SEND" option

4. Enter AMOUNT [based on which session(s) you are attending and the fee schedule above]

5. At the bottom of the same window is the prompt: "What's this payment for?" ENTER A NOTE about which session(s) you are attending (e.g., Musical Meditation Monday or Warm-Up Wednesday or FBSMC 14 or more than one)

6. **IMPORTANT!** Select left box titled "PERSONAL" (because your are not "purchasing" merchandise, which is the default option; selecting that option incurs extra fees and creates an income category error for us; we do declare these personal payments on our taxes, as we would private lessons and coachings)

7. COMPLETE TRANSACTION (make sure you transaction goes through)

8. You will receive a ZOOM LINK WITHIN 24 HOURS. If you do NOT receive the link, check that you completed the transaction. If you did complete the transaction, please email me (normtobe at gmail dot com) so I can send you link directly.

Feel free to SHARE THIS INFORMATION with anyone who might be interested in attending any or all of these sessions.

NOTE ALSO: Please have your donation in by the end of the evening the day before your session begins. If you are late, please have your donation in no later than one hour before the beginning of the session and email me at normtobe at gmail dot com or text me 617-759-1620 no later than a half hour before the session begins.  Only those that have sent in the donation will get a Zoom link.

Hope to see you soon at a session you choose!

Sunday, September 11, 2022

Bolter Offerings Weekly Schedule 9/12 - 9/17/22 Plus Monthly Masterclass, class 21 date

Hi Everyone!

Please note there are some updates!

Here is This Week's Schedule of Bolter Offerings (and How To Sign Up):

NOTE - Check out my daily Instagram posts @nbolt2

9/1 - PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE - Musical Meditations Monday on Zoom will be 10am-11am EDT this week.
Bring your horn with a harmon mute or plunger. It is ok if you don't bring it but they can aid in the meditative process. PLEASE TEXT OR EMAIL ME NO LATER THAN ONE HOUR BEFORE THE SESSION TO GET AN ZOOM INVITE. Free-will donation of your choice is appreciated but not required.

9/14 - Warm-Up Wednesday on Zoom 10-11am EDT:
$5 donation is required for all attendees.

9/15 Frequency Bone Music Connection Fall Edition! This means more videos weekly or thereabouts,on YouTube. Stay tuned!

9/17 Fundamentals Saturday on Zoom 11am-12pm EDT. A $7.50 donation is required for all attendees.TOPIC: A mix of stuff 3 This class will be working on a variety of things including "DYNamIC ConTrasT." New etudes will hopefully be sent out to attendees before the class begins!

*The next  Monthly Masterclass Series, class 21, will be Saturday, September 24th from 11am to 12:30pm EDT. A $5-$10 for those in school and $15 to $20 for those working and out of school. The title of the masterclass is "Endurance." There are many different kinds of endurance from physical to mental to emotional. Physical endurance has many aspects. This takes us into the unique difference between training and skill. There will most likely be some exercises sent out to those who will attend.

*IMPORTANT NOTE

BEFORE MAKING YOUR DONATION, PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY BELOW THE LINK SO YOU CAN DO IT CORRECTLY. THANKS IN ADVANCE! :-)

HOW TO SIGN UP:

(Note especially #6)

1. To pay/donate, please go to:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vierabolter

(Please COPY and PASTE LINK if needed).  

2. You will arrive at a PayPal window with the Air-ev and Frequency Band symbols and the name Carol Viera (Dr V's name)

3. Click "SEND" option

4. Enter AMOUNT [based on which session(s) you are attending and the fee schedule above]

5. At the bottom of the same window is the prompt: "What's this payment for?" ENTER A NOTE about which session(s) you are attending (e.g., Musical Meditation Monday or Warm-Up Wednesday or FBSMC 14 or more than one)

6. **IMPORTANT!** Select left box titled "PERSONAL" (because your are not "purchasing" merchandise, which is the default option; selecting that option incurs extra fees and creates an income category error for us; we do declare these personal payments on our taxes, as we would private lessons and coachings)

7. COMPLETE TRANSACTION (make sure you transaction goes through)

8. You will receive a ZOOM LINK WITHIN 24 HOURS. If you do NOT receive the link, check that you completed the transaction. If you did complete the transaction, please email me (normtobe at gmail dot com) so I can send you link directly.

Feel free to SHARE THIS INFORMATION with anyone who might be interested in attending any or all of these sessions.

NOTE ALSO: Please have your donation in by the end of the evening the day before your session begins. If you are late, please have your donation in no later than one hour before the beginning of the session and email me at normtobe at gmail dot com or text me 617-759-1620 no later than a half hour before the session begins.  Only those that have sent in the donation will get a Zoom link.

Hope to see you soon at a session you choose!

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Bolter Offerings Schedule for the week of 9/5 - 9/10/22, plus a note about schedule changes

Hi Everyone!

The school year is starting up and people are moving into dorms, traveling, going to orientations and on and on! With that said, there will be some changes in the times of my 3 weekly offerings. This Monday, 9/5, because it is a Labor Day, the time will remain the same 10-11am EDT tomorrow for those who want to come on board.

However, next week starting on Monday 9/12, Musical Meditations Monday will be from 6pm-7pm EDT. Hopefully this will work for some people better than Monday mornings. If people have suggestions for a better meditation time, please feel free to email me.

Warm-Up Wednesday will stay at on the same day and time from 10-11am EDT Wednesdays.

Fundamentals Friday will now be Fundamentals Saturday from 11am-12noon EDT starting this coming Saturday 9/10. We’ll see how that works. That’s it! Here is the regular format for the weekly schedule that you are familiar with.

Here is This Week's Schedule of Bolter Offerings (and How To Sign Up):

NOTE - Check out my daily Instagram posts @nbolt2

9/5 - Musical Meditations Monday

on Zoom 10-11am EDT:
Free-will donation of your choice is appreciated but not required. But you need to text or email me that you plan on coming to get a link.

9/7 - Warm-Up Wednesday on Zoom 10-11am EDT:
$5 donation is required for all attendees.

9/8 FBSMC 14 video 8 will be coming up at some point. Stay tuned!

9/10 - Fundamentals Saturday on Zoom 11am-12pm EDT.

$7.50 donation is required for all attendees.TOPIC: A mix of stuff 2 This class will be working on a variety of things including building articulation endurance! Ever get tongue fatigue?? New etudes will be sent out to attendees before the class begins!

IMPORTANT NOTE

BEFORE MAKING YOUR DONATION, PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY BELOW THE LINK SO YOU CAN DO IT CORRECTLY. THANKS IN ADVANCE! :-)

HOW TO SIGN UP:

(Note especially #6)

1. To pay/donate, please go to:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vierabolter

(Please COPY and PASTE LINK if needed).  

2. You will arrive at a PayPal window with the Air-ev and Frequency Band symbols and the name Carol Viera (Dr V's name)

3. Click "SEND" option

4. Enter AMOUNT [based on which session(s) you are attending and the fee schedule above]

5. At the bottom of the same window is the prompt: "What's this payment for?" ENTER A NOTE about which session(s) you are attending (e.g., Musical Meditation Monday or Warm-Up Wednesday or FBSMC 14 or more than one)

6. **IMPORTANT!** Select left box titled "PERSONAL" (because your are not "purchasing" merchandise, which is the default option; selecting that option incurs extra fees and creates an income category error for us; we do declare these personal payments on our taxes, as we would private lessons and coachings)

7. COMPLETE TRANSACTION (make sure you transaction goes through)

8. You will receive a ZOOM LINK WITHIN 24 HOURS. If you do NOT receive the link, check that you completed the transaction. If you did complete the transaction, please email me (normtobe at gmail dot com) so I can send you link directly.

Feel free to SHARE THIS INFORMATION with anyone who might be interested in attending any or all of these sessions.

NOTE ALSO: Please have your donation in by the end of the evening the day before your session begins. If you are late, please have your donation in no later than one hour before the beginning of the session and email me at normtobe at gmail dot com or text me 617-759-1620 no later than a half hour before the session begins.  Only those that have sent in the donation will get a Zoom link.

Hope to see you soon at a session you choose!

Monday, August 29, 2022

Bolter Offerings Schedule for the week 8/29 - 9/2/22

Hi Everyone!

Here is This Week's Schedule of Bolter Offerings (and How To Sign Up):

8/29 - Musical Meditations Monday on Zoom 10-11am EDT:
Free-will donation of your choice is appreciated but not required. But you need to text or email me that you plan on coming to get a link.

8/31 - Warm-Up Wednesday on Zoom 10-11am EDT:
$5 donation is required for all attendees.

9/1 FBSMC 14 video 8 will be coming up at some point. Stay tuned!

9/2/ - Fundamentals Friday on Zoom
11am-12pm EDT

$7.50 donation is required for all attendees.
TOPIC: A mix of stuff! This class will be working on a variety of things including building articulation endurance! Ever get tongue fatigue?? New etudes will be sent out to attendees before the class begins!

IMPORTANT NOTE

BEFORE MAKING YOUR DONATION, PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY BELOW THE LINK SO YOU CAN DO IT CORRECTLY. THANKS IN ADVANCE! :-)

HOW TO SIGN UP:

(Note especially #6)

1. To pay/donate, please go to:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vierabolter

(Please COPY and PASTE LINK if needed).  

2. You will arrive at a PayPal window with the Air-ev and Frequency Band symbols and the name Carol Viera (Dr V's name)

3. Click "SEND" option

4. Enter AMOUNT [based on which session(s) you are attending and the fee schedule above]

5. At the bottom of the same window is the prompt: "What's this payment for?" ENTER A NOTE about which session(s) you are attending (e.g., Musical Meditation Monday or Warm-Up Wednesday or FBSMC 14 or more than one)

6. **IMPORTANT!** Select left box titled "PERSONAL" (because your are not "purchasing" merchandise, which is the default option; selecting that option incurs extra fees and creates an income category error for us; we do declare these personal payments on our taxes, as we would private lessons and coachings)

7. COMPLETE TRANSACTION (make sure you transaction goes through)

8. You will receive a ZOOM LINK WITHIN 24 HOURS. If you do NOT receive the link, check that you completed the transaction. If you did complete the transaction, please email me (normtobe at gmail dot com) so I can send you link directly.

Feel free to SHARE THIS INFORMATION with anyone who might be interested in attending any or all of these sessions.

NOTE ALSO: Please have your donation in by the end of the evening the day before your session begins. If you are late, please have your donation in no later than one hour before the beginning of the session and email me at normtobe at gmail dot com or text me 617-759-1620 no later than a half hour before the session begins.  Only those that have sent in the donation will get a Zoom link.

Hope to see you soon at a session you choose!

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Reminder: Monthly Masterclass Series, class 20, SUNDAY 8/28/22 "Adapting to Change"

Hi Everyone!

This is a reminder about the upcoming Monthly Master Series Class 20, SUNDAY 8/28from 11am - 12:30pm EDT called "Adapting to Change." The donation is $10 for those still in school and $15-20 for those out of school.

The object of this class is to embrace change knowing that we have been living and changing our whole lives, from the VERY BEGINNING! With every change in life whether physical, emotional, mental, career, schooling, moving to a different area, new job, leaving a job you name it! And oftentimes with many of these changes there is a need for what is popularly known as lifestyle changes.

So in looking at this we will go from the philosophical to the practical applications in regards to our own playing. The more we incorporate the truth about life changing, we come to realize that there are the "known unknown" changes and the "unknown unknown" changes that happen in life. Of course many changes affect our music making just not physically but mentally and emotionally as well.

We are going to go beyond attitudes that pin us down and can influence our thinking about ourselves as we get on in years. We are going to find the ways and means to embrace change through a bigger picture of what art and life are about. Sounds good uh? We'll see what we can get up to in 90 minutes! :-)

Looking forward to seeing those who participate!

IMPORTANT NOTE

BEFORE JUST CLICKING THE LINK TO DONATE, MAKE SURE TO PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS BELOW IT SO IT IS DONE CORRECTLY. THANKS IN ADVANCE!

HOW TO SIGN UP:

(Note especially #6)

1. To pay/donate, please go to:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vierabolter

(Please COPY and PASTE LINK if needed).  

2. You will arrive at a PayPal window with the Air-ev and Frequency Band symbols and the name Carol Viera (Dr V's name)

3. Click "SEND" option

4. Enter AMOUNT [based on which session(s) you are attending and the fee schedule above]

5. At the bottom of the same window is the prompt: "What's this payment for?" ENTER A NOTE about which session(s) you are attending (e.g., Musical Meditation Monday or Warm-Up Wednesday or FBSMC 14 or more than one)

6. **IMPORTANT!** Select left box titled "PERSONAL" (because your are not "purchasing" merchandise, which is the default option; selecting that option incurs extra fees and creates an income category error for us; we do declare these personal payments on our taxes, as we would private lessons and coachings)

7. COMPLETE TRANSACTION (make sure you transaction goes through)

8. You will receive a ZOOM LINK WITHIN 24 HOURS. If you do NOT receive the link, check that you completed the transaction. If you did complete the transaction, please email me (normtobe at gmail dot com) so I can send you link directly.

Feel free to SHARE THIS INFORMATION with anyone who might be interested in attending any or all of these sessions.

NOTE ALSO: Please have your donation in by the end of the evening the day before your session begins. If you are late, please have your donation in no later than one hour before the beginning of the session and email me at normtobe at gmail dot com or text me 617-759-1620 no later than a half hour before the session begins.  Only those that have sent in the donation will get a Zoom link.

Hope to see you soon at a session you choose!

Sunday, August 21, 2022

Bolter Offerings Schedule for week 8/22 - 8/28/22 *includes Monthly Masterclass Series 8/28

Hi Everyone!

Here is This Week's Schedule of Bolter Offerings (and How To Sign Up):

NOTE - Check out my daily Instagram posts @nbolt2

8/22 Musical Meditations Monday on Zoom 10-11am EDT:Free-will donation of your choice is appreciated but not required. But you need to text or email me that you plan on coming to get a link.

8/24 Warm-Up Wednesday on Zoom 10-11am EDT: $5 donation is required for all attendees.

8/25 FBSMC 14 video 7 will becoming out at some point during the week. Stay tuned!

8/26 Fundamentals Friday on Zoom 11am-12pm EDT: $7.50 donation is required for all attendees.
TOPIC: "Releases." This class will work  on our release of notes by seeing that not all releases are the same. Hint: Can you imagine if all sentences ended in a period?? Some new etudes will be sent out to participants before the class begins!

 The next  Monthly Masterclass Series, class 20, will be SUNDAY (instead of Saturday due to a conflict), AUGUST 28th from 11am to 12:30pm EDT. The donation is $10 for those in school and $15 to $20 for those working and out of school is required. The title of the masterclass is "Adapting to Change." We all, no matter what our age, have experienced change. Whether it be physically, mentally or emotionally, we can't escape it. Wonderful things can happen to our art if we have some tools to deal with and embrace change.

 

HOW TO SIGN UP:

(Note especially #6)

1.To pay/donate, please go to: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vierabolter (Please COPY and PASTE LINK if needed). 

2.You will arrive at a PayPal window with the Air-ev and Frequency Band symbols and the name Carol Viera (Dr V's name)

3.Click "SEND" option

4.Enter AMOUNT [based on which session(s) you are attending and the fee schedule above]

5. At the bottom of the same window is the prompt: "What's this payment for?" ENTER A NOTE about which session(s) you are attending (e.g., Musical Meditation Monday or Warm-Up Wednesday or FBSMC 14 or more than one)

6. **IMPORTANT!** Select left box titled "PERSONAL" (because you're not "purchasing" merchandise, which is the default option; selecting that option incurs extra fees and creates an income category error for us; we do declare these personal payments on our taxes, as we would private lessons and coachings)

7. COMPLETE TRANSACTION (make sure you transaction goes through)

8. You will receive a ZOOM LINK WITHIN 24 HOURS. If you do NOT receive the link, check that you completed the transaction. If you did complete the transaction, please email me (normtobe at gmail dot com) so I can send you a link directly.

Feel free to SHARE THIS INFORMATION with anyone who might be interested in attending any or all of these sessions.

NOTE ALSO: Please have your donation in by the end of the evening the day before your session begins. If you are late, please have your donation in no later than one hour before the beginning of the session and email me at normtobe at gmail dot com or text me 617-759-1620 no later than a half hour before the session begins.  Only those that have sent in the donation will get a Zoom link.

Hope to see you soon at a session you choose!

Sunday, August 14, 2022

Bolter Offerings Schedule for week 8/15 - 8/19/22

Hi Everyone!

Here is This Week's Schedule of Bolter Offerings (and How To Sign Up):

NOTE - Check out my daily Instagram posts @nbolt2

8/8 Musical Meditations Monday on Zoom 10-11am EDT:Free-will donation of your choice is appreciated but not required. But you need to text or email me that you plan on coming to get a link.

8/10 Warm-Up Wednesday on Zoom 10-11am EDT: $5 donation is required for all attendees.

FBSMC 14 video 6 is up! Titled "Beyond Bordogni." In depth 30 minute video. I'll be posting excerpts from it on Instagram all this week. Heads-up: Intense presentation and ends with me playing a meditation on trombone. Link to video: https://youtu.be/Umhs-ewqTeA. Companion notes will be posted this week. Stay tuned!

8/12 Fundamentals Friday on Zoom 11am-12pm EDT:$7.50 donation is required for all attendees.
TOPIC: "Rhythm Alive" Some new exercises will be sent out to participants before the class begins!

HOW TO SIGN UP:

(Note especially #6)

1.To pay/donate, please go to: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vierabolter (Please COPY and PASTE LINK if needed). 

2.You will arrive at a PayPal window with the Air-ev and Frequency Band symbols and the name Carol Viera (Dr V's name)

3.Click "SEND" option

4.Enter AMOUNT [based on which session(s) you are attending and the fee schedule above]

5. At the bottom of the same window is the prompt: "What's this payment for?" ENTER A NOTE about which session(s) you are attending (e.g., Musical Meditation Monday or Warm-Up Wednesday or FBSMC 14 or more than one)

6. **IMPORTANT!** Select left box titled "PERSONAL" (because you're not "purchasing" merchandise, which is the default option; selecting that option incurs extra fees and creates an income category error for us; we do declare these personal payments on our taxes, as we would private lessons and coachings)

7. COMPLETE TRANSACTION (make sure you transaction goes through)

8. You will receive a ZOOM LINK WITHIN 24 HOURS. If you do NOT receive the link, check that you completed the transaction. If you did complete the transaction, please email me (normtobe at gmail dot com) so I can send you a link directly.

Feel free to SHARE THIS INFORMATION with anyone who might be interested in attending any or all of these sessions.

NOTE ALSO: Please have your donation in by the end of the evening the day before your session begins. If you are late, please have your donation in no later than one hour before the beginning of the session and email me at normtobe at gmail dot com or text me 617-759-1620 no later than a half hour before the session begins.  Only those that have sent in the donation will get a Zoom link.

Hope to see you soon at a session you choose!

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Bolter Offerings Schedule for week 8/8 - 8/12/22

Hi Everyone!

Here is This Week's Schedule of Bolter Offerings (and How To Sign Up):

NOTE - Check out my daily Instagram posts @nbolt2

8/8 Musical Meditations Monday on Zoom 10-11am EDT:Free-will donation of your choice is appreciated but not required. But you need to text or email me that you plan on coming to get a link.

8/10 Warm-Up Wednesday on Zoom 10-11am EDT: $5 donation is required for all attendees.

FBSMC 14 video 6 and others will be uploaded to YouTube at various times throughout the week with companion notes. Stay tuned!

8/12 Fundamentals Friday on Zoom 11am-12pm EDT:$7.50 donation is required for all attendees.
TOPIC: "Transitions"  This class will work on going from legato to detached, soft to loud, slurs to lip trills and more. This helps to find gaps in specific areas of our playing. Some new etudes will be sent out to participants before the class begins.

HOW TO SIGN UP:

(Note especially #6)

1.To pay/donate, please go to: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vierabolter (Please COPY and PASTE LINK if needed). 

2.You will arrive at a PayPal window with the Air-ev and Frequency Band symbols and the name Carol Viera (Dr V's name)

3.Click "SEND" option

4.Enter AMOUNT [based on which session(s) you are attending and the fee schedule above]

5. At the bottom of the same window is the prompt: "What's this payment for?" ENTER A NOTE about which session(s) you are attending (e.g., Musical Meditation Monday or Warm-Up Wednesday or FBSMC 14 or more than one)

6. **IMPORTANT!** Select left box titled "PERSONAL" (because you're not "purchasing" merchandise, which is the default option; selecting that option incurs extra fees and creates an income category error for us; we do declare these personal payments on our taxes, as we would private lessons and coachings)

7. COMPLETE TRANSACTION (make sure you transaction goes through)

8. You will receive a ZOOM LINK WITHIN 24 HOURS. If you do NOT receive the link, check that you completed the transaction. If you did complete the transaction, please email me (normtobe at gmail dot com) so I can send you a link directly.

Feel free to SHARE THIS INFORMATION with anyone who might be interested in attending any or all of these sessions.

NOTE ALSO: Please have your donation in by the end of the evening the day before your session begins. If you are late, please have your donation in no later than one hour before the beginning of the session and email me at normtobe at gmail dot com or text me 617-759-1620 no later than a half hour before the session begins.  Only those that have sent in the donation will get a Zoom link.

Hope to see you soon at a session you choose!

Sunday, July 31, 2022

Bolter Offerings Schedule for week 8/1 - 8/5/22

Hi Everyone!

Here is This Week's Schedule of Bolter Offerings (and How To Sign Up):

NOTE - Check out my daily Instagram posts @nbolt2

8/1 - Musical Meditations Monday on Zoom 10-11am EDT:Free-will donation of your choice is appreciated but not required. But you need to text or email me that you plan on coming to get a link.

8/3/27 - Warm-Up Wednesday on Zoom 10-11am EDT: $5 donation is required for all attendees.

FBSMC 14 videos 5 and 6 will be uploaded to YouTube at various times throughout the week with companion notes. Stay tuned!

8/5 - Fundamentals Friday on Zoom 11am-12pm EDT:$7.50 donation is required for all attendees.
TOPIC: "High Range Building" New etudes to be emailed to attendees before the session.

HOW TO SIGN UP:

(Note especially #6)

1.To pay/donate, please go to: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vierabolter (Please COPY and PASTE LINK if needed). 

2.You will arrive at a PayPal window with the Air-ev and Frequency Band symbols and the name Carol Viera (Dr V's name)

3.Click "SEND" option

4.Enter AMOUNT [based on which session(s) you are attending and the fee schedule above]

5. At the bottom of the same window is the prompt: "What's this payment for?" ENTER A NOTE about which session(s) you are attending (e.g., Musical Meditation Monday or Warm-Up Wednesday or FBSMC 14 or more than one)

6. **IMPORTANT!** Select left box titled "PERSONAL" (because you're not "purchasing" merchandise, which is the default option; selecting that option incurs extra fees and creates an income category error for us; we do declare these personal payments on our taxes, as we would private lessons and coachings)

7. COMPLETE TRANSACTION (make sure you transaction goes through)

8. You will receive a ZOOM LINK WITHIN 24 HOURS. If you do NOT receive the link, check that you completed the transaction. If you did complete the transaction, please email me (normtobe at gmail dot com) so I can send you a link directly.

Feel free to SHARE THIS INFORMATION with anyone who might be interested in attending any or all of these sessions.

NOTE ALSO: Please have your donation in by the end of the evening the day before your session begins. If you are late, please have your donation in no later than one hour before the beginning of the session and email me at normtobe at gmail dot com or text me 617-759-1620 no later than a half hour before the session begins.  Only those that have sent in the donation will get a Zoom link.

Hope to see you soon at a session you choose!

Sunday, July 24, 2022

Bolter Offerings Schedule for the week of 7/25 - 7/30/22

Hi Everyone!

Here is This Week's Schedule of Bolter Offerings (and How To Sign Up):

7/25 - Musical Meditations Monday on Zoom 10-11am EDT:Free-will donation of your choice is appreciated but not required. But you need to text or email me that you plan on coming to get a link.

7/27 - Warm-Up Wednesday on Zoom 10-11am EDT: $5 donation is required for all attendees.

FBSMC 14 video 5, title TBA. to be posted on the evening of 7/28 or 7/29

7/29 - Fundamentals Friday on Zoom 11am-12pm EDT:$7.50 donation is required for all attendees.
TOPIC: "Multiple Tonguing" New etudes to be emailed to attendees before the session.

7/30 - Class 19 of The Monthly Masterclass Series will be held on 7/30/22 from 11-12:30 EDT: $20 for those out of school and working and $10 for those in school. TOPIC: Beyond Bordogni New mini etudes will be emailed to participants

HOW TO SIGN UP:

(Note especially #6)

1.To pay/donate, please go to: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vierabolter (Please COPY and PASTE LINK if needed). 

2.You will arrive at a PayPal window with the Air-ev and Frequency Band symbols and the name Carol Viera (Dr V's name)

3.Click "SEND" option

4.Enter AMOUNT [based on which session(s) you are attending and the fee schedule above]

5. At the bottom of the same window is the prompt: "What's this payment for?" ENTER A NOTE about which session(s) you are attending (e.g., Musical Meditation Monday or Warm-Up Wednesday or FBSMC 14 or more than one)

6. **IMPORTANT!** Select left box titled "PERSONAL" (because you're not "purchasing" merchandise, which is the default option; selecting that option incurs extra fees and creates an income category error for us; we do declare these personal payments on our taxes, as we would private lessons and coachings)

7. COMPLETE TRANSACTION (make sure you transaction goes through)

8. You will receive a ZOOM LINK WITHIN 24 HOURS. If you do NOT receive the link, check that you completed the transaction. If you did complete the transaction, please email me (normtobe at gmail dot com) so I can send you a link directly.

Feel free to SHARE THIS INFORMATION with anyone who might be interested in attending any or all of these sessions.

NOTE ALSO: Please have your donation in by the end of the evening the day before your session begins. If you are late, please have your donation in no later than one hour before the beginning of the session and email me at normtobe at gmail dot com or text me 617-759-1620 no later than a half hour before the session begins.  Only those that have sent in the donation will get a Zoom link.

Hope to see you soon at a session you choose!

Friday, July 22, 2022

Companion notes to FBSMC 14, Video 4, "The Genius Within"

“The Genius Within”

This is a beginning dip into the territory. More is coming! My hope is that your own interest will keep you moving towards what this means to you and for your life and artistic development.

Getting lost. A person in love with cars, or musical instruments can have a genuine love for wonderful technology. This can be an expression and appreciation of increasing creativity and ingenuity. The question that can help calculate or assess something’s worth and value might be: Does it help life or hurt life? This can be looked at it through the three overlays; is something helping life or hurting life physically (body) overlay 1, mentally/emotionally (mind) overlay 2, soul (spiritually) overlay 3. If one of those has hurt attached to it, there is a problem.

4:40 in the video- In the age of virtual reality, a perfectionist mindset can really grow exponentially. The attitude of "we can fix anything" like photoshopping a picture or recording with lots of "state of the art" cuts with pitch and volume control. Is this really high tech or more virtual reality cop-out? What is the happy balance between technology and the actual state of affairs? Does it matter? To me it does.

The John Henry Story - A man trying to outdo a machine, at great cost to his life. This age of virtual reality is doing something similar. A human is an extraordinary being that lives inside of a marvelous best can do physical model. But, if we use virtual reality "perfection"as the main marker and standard of quality, I'm afraid we will all go the way of John Henry. What are the paths that will help lead us to our higher actual fulfillment?

The genius within us. WE ALL HAVE GENIUS IN OURSELVES. Can we access the genius we have? Once that happens it acts as a tuning fork attracting more to come into you if you keep at it. The first bit of genius might show up as a first overlay gift expressing itself as an aptitude or several talents. What will open those gifts depends upon your interest in them. Interest = “enters it.” You will get to “enter its” domain by pursuing your interest. Oftentimes an interest points to an affinity and aptitude for a subject. Our education system needs to take this equation and sentiment a lot more seriously so that each student can actually be more n touch with their abilities and be encouraged (not forced or coerced) into pursuing them. A great question arises; “What is our public education system doing to foster the uniqueness of each person by giving them ways and means to discover themselves as a living part of the wonder and magnificence of life and its purpose?

“A Drop of Genius Contains the Universe”

If a person wants to take something as far as they can, inspired by a sincere interest and love of a particular territory, it will NEVER stop opening up and revealing more knowledge, understanding, insight and revelation to them. Connecting your interest through a basic understanding of Nature, you will start to see the fundamental laws of Nature in your interest and eventually in all things. How extraordinary is that! The developed interest turns into a powerful lens in which to view the world, people, the natural worlds and everything. But! The lens is only as good as the development of the person looking through it. What a wonderful life to be lived! WE ALL HAVE GENIUS IN OURSELVES. Seek and ye shall find

Sunday, July 17, 2022

Bolter Offerings Schedule for the week of 7/18 - 7/22/22

Hi Everyone!

Here is This Week's Schedule of Bolter Offerings (and How To Sign Up):

7/18 - Musical Meditations Monday on Zoom 10-11am EDT:Free-will donation of your choice is appreciated but not required. But you need to text or email me that you plan on coming to get a link.

7/20 - Warm-Up Wednesday on Zoom 10-11am EDT: $5 donation is required for all attendees.

7/21 FBSMC 14 Video 4 “The Duet Between the First and Second Overlays” to be posted the evening 7/21 or 7/22

7/22 - Fundamentals Friday on Zoom 11am-12pm EDT:$7.50 donation is required for all attendees.
TOPIC: Bona Style Articulation (evenness in playing) Music to be sent out to attendees before the session

HEADS-UP: The next Monthly Masterclass will be held on 7/30/22 from 11-12:30 EDT: $20 for those out of school and working and $10 for those in school TOPIC: Beyond Bordogni

HOW TO SIGN UP:

(Note especially #6)

1.To pay/donate, please go to:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vierabolter

(Please COPY and PASTE LINK if needed).

  2. You will arrive at a PayPal window with the Air-ev and Frequency Band symbols and the name Carol Viera (Dr V's name)

3. Click "SEND" option

4. Enter AMOUNT [based on which session(s) you are attending and the fee schedule above]

5. At the bottom of the same window is the prompt: "What's this payment for?" ENTER A NOTE about which session(s) you are attending (e.g., Musical Meditation Monday or Warm-Up Wednesday or FBSMC 14 or more than one)

6. **IMPORTANT!** Select left box titled "PERSONAL" (because you're not "purchasing" merchandise, which is the default option; selecting that option incurs extra fees and creates an income category error for us; we do declare these personal payments on our taxes, as we would private lessons and coachings)

7. COMPLETE TRANSACTION (make sure you transaction goes through)

8. You will receive a ZOOM LINK WITHIN 24 HOURS. If you do NOT receive the link, check that you completed the transaction. If you did complete the transaction, please email me (normtobe at gmail dot com) so I can send you a link directly.

Feel free to SHARE THIS INFORMATION with anyone who might be interested in attending any or all of these sessions.

NOTE ALSO: Please have your donation in by the end of the evening the day before your session begins. If you are late, please have your donation in no later than one hour before the beginning of the session and email me at normtobe at gmail dot com or text me 617-759-1620 no later than a half hour before the session begins.  Only those that have sent in the donation will get a Zoom link.

Hope to see you soon at a session you choose!

Sunday, July 10, 2022

Bolter Offerings Schedule for the week of 7/11-7/15/22

Hi Everyone!

Here is This Week's Schedule of Bolter Offerings (and How To Sign Up):

7/11 - Musical Meditations Monday on Zoom 10-11am EDT:
Free-will donation of your choice is appreciated but not required. But you need to text or email me that you plan on coming to get a link.

7/13 - Warm-Up Wednesday on Zoom 10-11am EDT:
$5 donation is required for all attendees.

7/14 FBSMC 14 Zoom Session 3
from 6:30pm-8pm EDT, donation of $10 for students and $20 for those working and out of school. A discounted rate is being offered to those who plan on being more regular which is $35 for two sessions for those out of school and $15 for two sessions for those who are in school. Please let me know if you want this. TOPIC: Deeper look into video 3 concerning "Skill and Choice." (Bring your horns)

7/15 - Fundamentals Friday on Zoom
11am-12pm EDT

$7.50 donation is required for all attendees.
TOPIC: Legato

HOW TO SIGN UP:

(Note especially #6)

1. To pay/donate, please go to:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vierabolter

(Please COPY and PASTE LINK if needed).  

2. You will arrive at a PayPal window with the Air-ev and Frequency Band symbols and the name Carol Viera (Dr V's name)

3. Click "SEND" option

4. Enter AMOUNT [based on which session(s) you are attending and the fee schedule above]

5. At the bottom of the same window is the prompt: "What's this payment for?" ENTER A NOTE about which session(s) you are attending (e.g., Musical Meditation Monday or Warm-Up Wednesday or FBSMC 14 or more than one)

6. **IMPORTANT!** Select left box titled "PERSONAL" (because your are not "purchasing" merchandise, which is the default option; selecting that option incurs extra fees and creates an income category error for us; we do declare these personal payments on our taxes, as we would private lessons and coachings)

7. COMPLETE TRANSACTION (make sure you transaction goes through)

8. You will receive a ZOOM LINK WITHIN 24 HOURS. If you do NOT receive the link, check that you completed the transaction. If you did complete the transaction, please email me (normtobe at gmail dot com) so I can send you link directly.

Feel free to SHARE THIS INFORMATION with anyone who might be interested in attending any or all of these sessions.

NOTE ALSO: Please have your donation in by the end of the evening the day before your session begins. If you are late, please have your donation in no later than one hour before the beginning of the session and email me at normtobe at gmail dot com or text me 617-759-1620 no later than a half hour before the session begins.  Only those that have sent in the donation will get a Zoom link.

Hope to see you soon at a session you choose!

Saturday, July 9, 2022

Companion Notes for FBSMC 14, Video 3, Part 2, Building Connections

Building connections is a natural part of living. But if our connections have stopped growing, then we are subject to the ones that already live in us. That might be fine for some and very inhibiting for others. We were designed to never stop growing as person! As a great mentor of mine said, “The spider has many fixings.” So can a human being make a web with growing connections. We have the potential for unlimited connections which can be joined to the interconnectedness of ALL things.

Life in the bigger sense, is a cosmic web of interconnectedness. The material worlds express this on a physical level. Life has its essence in the very subtle unseen planes of existence which lead to the transcendental realms.

Ask yourself: are you interested in having connection to the causative worlds in Nature? The spider makes a web to catch its food. What kind of food (energy) does your web of connection catch?

Companion Notes to FBSMC 14, Video 3 Part 1, Choice, The Great Opportunity

- 30 seconds into the video, I’m saying “What is looking at the habit life?” My answer was the second overlay is looking at the habit life. But it would have been more accurate to say my second overlay is accessing what the third overlay is witnessing. I’ll leave that as a contemplation for now. :-)

-Incorporating standards and principles into ones life- walking the walk and talking the talk. Standards and principles in a person’s life offer stability and definition, especially if they are on a journey of ongoing personal development taking responsibility for their actions.

  Relating to 6:11 in the video I mention the incredible opportunity of being a human being.

The Great Opportunity in choice therefore, is a human being, endowed with the gift of choice, has the ability to deliberately decide to be closer to its actual true purpose. Their standards and principles at that point are directed towards that higher purpose which then naturally directs the quality of their actions and behavior. At this stage of growth, Self development is activating the potential of our second overlay to be in step with the third overlay (purpose) functioning as a liaison between the third and first overlays. This is what is meant by the third overlay being  named Integration and Art. When the living overlay system is truly thriving, the three overlays work in unison and become One Living Life.

Throw yourself into the pool! (relating to points made starting from 8:12 in the video). Observe habit life in people, flora and fauna. This is a wonderful way to build an understanding of habit life and that which goes beyond robotic habit life. It does take time and interest to want to do this, just like anything else one wants to develop. Jump in the water to feel it! If we want to actually understand activity, it is imperative to engage ourselves in a process that will set us on a path for this to become possible. This state of knowledge is a far cry from just repeating what someone else has come up with coming from no work of our own.

-What prevents one from going on a quest of discovery? Is it because it is easier (habit) to not think and fall back on doing what you are told instead of having the self initiative driven by personal interest to question and experiment to find out what works for you? Interest here equals a desire born out of need. If we need something badly enough, to the point where we feel desperate and/or compelled, we usually keep pushing on until we find what we need to fulfill that desire/need.

-Question things for the sake of purpose- even in career- life, i.e. like taking an audition. It’s not what we do, it’s the reason why we do it.

-Sometimes our choices take us in a different direction than we initially thought.

-Endemic in the video here meaning natural to the internal habitat of ourselves.

-Everything has a first overlay, including a civilization. Think about the past civilizations and present ones. They have customs, laws, social “norms” and so on which become automatic in the members of that society. Unfortunately, in todays present global civilization, success and failure, distrust, fear and other characteristics that are damaging to life coming from centuries of repeating the same mistakes, are part of what makes up our societal first overlay. This same overlay has influenced civilizations for thousands of years. NOT a healthy state of affairs!

-Change- healthy change and unhealthy change. Not all change is healthy..

-Working inside the parameters- do we have the courage and adherence to truth to admit our mistakes and say when something is not working? Our current environment (and in times past) does not support those who “go against the grain” of mainstream thinking and set protocols of behavior coming from those in charge of pushing and enforcing a particular narrative.

-Brass instrument makers: Other options exist in this age of more and more customization of which there are many examples, one of which is accommodating specifics for a brass player’s individual needs. Some industries however still go by one size fits all, but that is a whole other conversation.

-Other kinds of technologies

The importance of building living relationships to Nature’s laws, color, the elements, number, imagery, finer human qualities etc, is that it can be used in simple yet very scientific ways. Remember everything contains an energetic vibrancy. Think of all the different kinds of music that can enhance and/or be assistive for certain types of activity whether they be mental, physical, emotional or spiritual because of the energetic vibrancy inside of it. Energetic vibrancy is the potency and type of energy something is. Energetic vibrancy is the quality of a particular frequency.

Anything can be built or printed into our first overlay automatic robotic systems. This depends on what we have built connections to and how deep our understanding is of those connections. This knowledge (which comes from the third overlay in essence) will inform our second overlay (skill and choice) of how (skill) and when (choice) to use these connections.

Starting at 19:44 in the video, the spirit of the 1976 movie Rocky is mentioned. -kinds of technology, mustering of will, challenges, life can be tough which can feel like it is all on manual second overlay (as opposed to being on automatic first overlay). Listen to this section again all the way to the last sentence which is: “But having some knowledge about The Living Overlay System just might help.” With greater understanding of how something works, we can see more of a fuller picture of it and where things went wrong or right.(Detecting the direction something is taking earlier rather than later).

Sunday, July 3, 2022

Bolter Offerings Schedule for the week of 7/4 - 7/8/22

Hi Everyone!

Hope you are enjoying the extended weekend and the significance of July 4th.

Here is This Week's Schedule of Bolter Offerings (and How To Sign Up):

7/4 - Musical Meditations Monday on Zoom 10-11am EDT:
Free-will donation of your choice is appreciated but not required. But you need to text or email me that you plan on coming to get a link.

7/6 - Warm-Up Wednesday on Zoom 10-11am EDT:
$5 donation is required for all attendees.

7/7 FBSMC 14 new YouTube video and blog post
(you will get a notification with the links when it is posted).

7/8 - Fundamentals Friday on Zoom
Note: DIFFERENT TIME THIS WEEK ONLY, 10am-11am EDT
(vs usual 11am-12pm time).
$7.50 donation is required for all atendees.
TOPIC: Slurs and Flexibility (bring your horns)

HOW TO SIGN UP:

(Note especially #5)

1. To pay/donate, please go to:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vierabolter

(Please COPY and PASTE LINK if needed).  

2. You will arrive at a PayPal window with the Air-ev and Frequency Band symbols and the name Carol Viera (Dr V's name)

3. Click "SEND" option

4. Enter AMOUNT [based on which session(s) you are attending and the fee schedule above]

5. At the bottom of the same window is the prompt: "What's this payment for?" ENTER A NOTE about which session(s) you are attending (e.g., Musical Meditation Monday or Warm-Up Wednesday or FBSMC 14 or more than one)

6. **IMPORTANT!** Select left box titled "PERSONAL" (because your are not "purchasing" merchandise, which is the default option; selecting that option incurs extra fees and creates an income category error for us; we do declare these personal payments on our taxes, as we would private lessons and coachings)

7. COMPLETE TRANSACTION (make sure you transaction goes through)

8. You will receive a ZOOM LINK WITHIN 24 HOURS. If you do NOT receive the link, check that you completed the transaction. If you did complete the transaction, please email me (normtobe at gmail dot com) so I can send you link directly.

Feel free to SHARE THIS INFORMATION with anyone who might be interested in attending any or all of these sessions.

NOTE ALSO: Please have your donation in by the end of the evening the day before your session begins. If you are late, please have your donation in no later than one hour before the beginning of the session and email me at normtobe at gmail dot com or text me 617-759-1620 no later than a half hour before the session begins.  Only those that have sent in the donation will get a Zoom link.

Hope to see you soon at a session you choose!

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Upcoming Bolter Offerings schedule starting June 29th through July 1st

Greetings everyone! Starting this coming Sunday, July 3rd, I will be sending out a weekly program and schedule. The schedule will also be here on the Frequency Bone blog. The schedule will list the videos and zoom sessions for the entire week. This blog post contains the schedule for June 29th through July 1st. *Wednesday 6/29 Warm-Up Wednesday on Zoom, 10am-11am EDT, donation of $5 required for all attendees *Thursday 6/30 - FBSMC 14 Zoom session from 6:30pm-8pm EDT,a donation of $10 for students and $20 for those working and out of school is required. A discounted rate is being offered to those who plan on being more regular which is $35 for two sessions for those out of school and $15 for two sessions for those in school. Please let me know if you want this. TOPIC: Deeper look into last week’s video “Born To Be and Do.”(Bring your horns) All attendees will get a PDF of the blog post and extras. *Friday 7/1 - Fundamentals Friday on Zoom from 11am-12pm EDT, a donation of $5 for all attendees is required. TOPIC: Tone Production (bring your horns) Those who are interested in attending these sessions 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 also a place to mark down what you are paying for. Please put the name of the session (Fundamentals Friday, FBSMC 14 etc.) you will be paying for 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 the end of the evening of the day before your session begins. If you are late, please have your donation in no later than one hour before the session you signed up for begins. If you have paid for a session and have not heard from me an hour before the session starts, please email me at normtobe@gmail.com or text me 617-759-1620 no later than a half hour before the session begins. Only those that have sent in the donation will get a Zoom link. I look forward to seeing you at the offering(s) you wish to be at. Forward the best! Norman Mr. Bolter

Sunday, June 26, 2022

Fundamentals Friday starting 7/1/22

Hello everyone! I'm happy to invite all trombonists to come join me on this new series on Zoom called Fundamentals Friday. The first session of Fundamentals Friday will be July 1st from 11am-12pm EDT. Fundamentals Friday will cover the basic mechanics of: -Breathing -Embouchure -Articulation (all kinds) -Slurs and flexibility -Tone production -Dynamic contrasts -Consistency -Evenness -Endurance -Range building, -Slide techniques, Exercises and techniques for all areas listed, Methods of Effective Practice, *The importance of Attitude, Training versus skill and more! A donation of 7.50 is required for all attendees. If there is a real hardship with this price, 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 also a place to mark down what you are paying for. Please put Fundamentals Friday 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 Thursday, June 30th by the end of the evening. If you are late, please send in your donation as soon as possible on Friday July 1st and email me at normtobe @ at gmail.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 7/1 and have already paid, PLEASE get in touch with me asap. Only those that have sent in the donation will get a Zoom link. Fundamentally yours! Norman Mr. Bolter

Saturday, June 25, 2022

Musical Meditations Monday a new series starting 6/27/22

There is a new offering that I’ve been wanting to put out for quite some time! It is called Musical Meditations Monday. The first Musical Meditations Monday will be Monday, June 27th from 10am to 11pm EDT. I’m inviting trombonists, all musicians and all interested people, to meditate with me using the foundations of music (rhythm, pitch and timbre) Monday mornings on Zoom. Musical Meditations Monday will offer an opportunity to explore, experience and develop a whole new relationship with the building blocks of music to enhance one’s life in many ways. We will use these musical foundations to feel more harmony within the ensemble of ourselves. Think of all the lives that live in our bodily complex! This will help unite them to work together and offer ourselves techniques to enable a more conscious ability to change our state of mind and body when needed. Rhythm, pitch and timbre can be wonderful friends and personal allies. A free-will donation of your choice is appreciated. If that is not possible, don’t let it stop you from attending!  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.  If you are donating, 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 also a place to mark down what you are paying for. Please put Musical Meditations Monday 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.   If you are donating, have your donation in by June 26th by the end of the evening or please send in your donation Monday June 27th and email me at normtobe@gmail.com or text me 617-759-1620 by 9:30am EDT. If you have not received an email from me by 9:30am EDT on 6/27 and have already paid or want to participate, PLEASE get in touch with me asap. ONLY THOSE HAVE GOTTEN IN TOUCH WITH ME Will GET A LINK TO THE MEDITATION. I ask everyone participating to arrive a couple of minutes early so we can start on time. I am looking forward to musically meditating with you on Mondays! To your well being, Norman  Mr. Bolter etc. 

Friday, June 24, 2022

MONTHLY MASTERCLASS SERIES CLASS 18, 6/25- "To Buzz or Not to Buzz?"

Hi everybody and hope you are off to a good start this summer! The next Monthly Masterclass Series, class 18, will be Saturday, June 25th from 11am to 12:30pm EDT. The title of the masterclass is "To Buzz or Not to Buzz?" or "The Why, What, Where, When and How of Mouthpiece Playing.” Excellent first overlay view which fits in nicely to this summer's Frequency Bone Sumer Music Connection 14's theme ``The Living Overlay System." To open up this sometimes controversial practice, we will be in a process of looking at it from the why, what, where when and how of it. This way of going on will give us a good template to examine the question to buzz or not to buzz. All of this is to provide insight which might help to realize that certain conditions in our playing mouthpiece practicing might aid and other times not help our situation but make it worse. Together we will discuss some of our experiences, confusion, misunderstandings, the pros and cons and various ways and styles of approach. Should be very interesting and revealing! It is a good idea to always have your instrument on hand. Of course this is optional but it will add to your participation and experience. 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 also a place to 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, June 24th by the end of the evening. If you are late, please send in your donation as soon as possible on Saturday June 25th and email me at normtobe at gmail.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 6/25 and have already paid, PLEASE get in touch with me asap. Only those that have sent in the donation will get a Zoom link. Forward the best! Norman Mr. Bolter etc.

Thursday, June 23, 2022

FBSMC 14, Companion post part 1 for video 2, Born To Be and Do

Isn’t it amazing how everything has intelligence, purpose and function?! All life is serving something with purpose and honey bees are a great easily seen example of this. All flora and fauna have intelligence, purpose and function that is “wired “ into them according to the needs of the ecology that they are part of. All life on our planet, is serving Mother Earth in some capacity. They are all in sync with the laws of Nature that govern life here on Earth. What does the human being have in common with all the other mammals, insects, fish, reptiles and birds? We protect our young, we fetch food for them, we teach them things and provide shelter for them. Also, all these living lives (including human) mate, breath air and/or water, eat and excrete. We all move with apparatus designed to function according to our habitat. It is clear some species of life have very advanced communication systems and protection systems. They have designated functions in their societies. So far from what has been written, it is hard to tell humans from all the rest of the creatures on Earth! All species are different ad look REALLY different too. It is very clear that a human is a human and not something else. Even though we call each other animal names like pig, dog, and have phrases like “quit “horsing” around” or “stop being an as” These names are mostly not meant as a complement! But there are phrases like “he is as strong as an ox,” “as cleaver as a fox,” “ that person won’t get out of their shell,” “they eat like a bird.” I’m sure you can think of many examples. :-) The human is gifted with choice. This distinction is very significant and shows that the human being has a potential to make choice to go beyond selfish behavior and be of service into life or the reverse. The human being can be the most powerful source of bringing the higher forces into the world or the complete opposite. This is not my opinion, it is a fact as seen in everyday and throughout the course of human history. Those of us who feel drawn to the arts, have an important place in the world. But is it more important than others?? Every job, depending on the qualities, character and inner alignments of the person doing that job, can put more joy, light, honor, care, peace, healing, humanity and other fine qualities into the environment or process thoughts and actions like cheating, lying, greed, dishonesty, meanness, bitterness, crime and other degenerate corrupt vibrations into the environment. Everything can have Art in it. Music certainly has a special place in life. other people who might not consider themselves to be musicians, can most certainly “sing the song” of upliftment, courage, spirit, determination, hope, peace, love and of course sadness, grief, fear, tragedy pain as well. All the things that humans go through, has been expressed in music and all the arts. Music, no matter what the genre is, expresses all the qualities mentioned and more, right?? Not all music is meant to be beautiful. But this depends on what is moving through the composer of the song, symphony, ballade, opera etc. REMEMBER: It’s not who wrote the music, it’s WHAT wrote the music. Have a good think about that.:-) Choice is part of the second overlay isn’t it? The driver of the vehicle (first overlay). What do you want in your music?? I can tell you that I expressed every emotion I had through my trombone. Not all of it pleasant to listen too!! But it was a means of letting feelings out. Toxins build up in us mentally and emotionally and lots of music expresses the composer’s own build up of personal trauma, fear, failure, depression, stress; all of which are kinds of toxic build up that need release and will find a way to release in ways that are much more harmful to oneself and others than getting those feelings out through a musical instrument or compositions. More.. Born to be and do -Bees caste system 1. queen (the only one) 2. workers (females) 3. drones (males) They are what they are- no choice to be any different Human Being Overlay 1 -Robotic Automatic System- involuntary -Human (form), vehicle Overlay 2 -Skill and Choice- voluntary -Mind-mentality, driver Overlay 3 -Integration and Art- unity and wholeness -Being (essence) destination -habits-unconscious -awareness-first step to being conscious -Growing discernment ( seeing more distinctions at increasingly more subtle levels (cause) Ask yourself: -What do you want? -How to get get what you want? regularity is a key driver that creates a signal informing your involuntary automatic system that this is something you want established. Asking oneself questions is an excellent way to further your quest. It also stimulates your awareness and gives it specificity. One of the greatest deterrents to improvement is not taking the time (thoughtful attention) that something needs for ti to develop . Working with interest and awareness is an attitude (second overlay) that will inform your first overlay (automatic robotic systems) with finer clarity and direction. TRY THIS: 1. Play and Listen 2. Ask yourself; Is this closer or further away from what I want? 3. Record yourself and ask; a) How was the pitch, rhythm, timbre, evenness, articulation, end of notes etc? Make a list and put it in front of you in that really helps! b) Where and when was it starting to move in a negative or more positive direction? c) What was the reason for it changing from better to worse or from worse to better? d) Ask yourself “Why, when, where and how did I lose my focus?”