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!

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!

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!

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!