New site quick look

Hi Folks.
We are sort of in the middle of moving house from the 'blogspot' to the new mozoisland.com.
As you may know the 'old but great' mozoisland.com had run it's course, and the flash animation had had it's day.
The good thing is that we decided to build the new site and improve it, so that so many people could use it.. not just guitar players! (please note we still love them x)

Why not have a quick peek at the new site before its finished and check out the first edit of the videos (worked on by Brunel Students).

New classes coming soon...
New parent support forum coming soon...
New sing-along and play-along tracks coming soon...
New competitions and prizes coming soon...
New...

We know you are going to love it!

Best wishes
James/or Jim

www.mozoisland.com

July 2014 Creating a masterpiece...

Get set, GO!
Here are some of the kids working on a group picture of the Beach Club with a stage performance (looks a bit like a Red Bull event...!).
All 14 kids worked on this for 45 minutes, frantically colouring, drawing, cutting.

Before we started they doubted whether they would finish it in that time... They were really pleased with the end result and loved working in a team having different roles and responsibilities. WELL DONE GUYS!

Outline the backgrounds and Skate ramps

Colour the backgrounds

Stick on trees,  speakers, skaters, musicians

I did that bit, i did that bit......

WE NEED MORE SPEAKERS ON THIS STAGE... IT NEEDS TO BE LOUDER!!

See you all again soon at another fantastic Jam and picture session.
Mozo Island Music and Art Camp. Ritz Music and Tuition Centre Richmond, TW9. 
Next Afterschool club (Every) Monday from Sept 10th: 3.45-4.45
Next Music and Art camp Monday 27th - Friday 31st Oct: 9.30-3.00 
To book: James Tucker
mozoisland@gmail.com

Free Morning Sessions!

Mozo Island Music and Art Camp 16th-25th July (Weekdays)

FREE TASTER morning session Thursday 17th.

Or Stay for the whole day and pay for a half day! 

FREE TASTER morning session Monday 21st.

Or Stay for the whole day and pay for a half day! 

Please BOOK to save your space.

Full details:

MUSIC & ART Camp 'Mozo Island'.......Ages 5-11 approx. 

Introduction to recorder, ukulele, guitar, singing, drumming & art  

Dates/times: July 16th, 17th, 18th and 21st - 25th inclusive - 9-30am till 3pm or half days if preferred. 

Price: £35 per day .... book however many days you wish !

More details: James Tucker  07899-811703

mozoisland@gmail.com

mozoislandmusicschool.blogspot.com

Let the counting begin...

Hey Islanders!
The summer expedition is imminent. It's looking like a long round trip.
Setting sail on July 16th, to eventually return after 25th, if the wind is blowing in the right direction!

5 days to go!  

May HalfTerm camp.

May was nice.
The Bananaquits were singing in the mango trees, and the sea gently lapped the shore to a backdrop of ''...pack up your troubles in your old kit bag...''
Happy days!

The Count Down...

Yes it has Begun ....
Only seven days to go till we sail off majestically.... or probably row off not very majestically... or not row anywhere, just walk a bit and maybe jump in a car or bus or something hmm.. (Where was I)

Oh yes it has begun. pack your best shorts and binoculars and we will be off in search of musical adventures on the 'golden sand and blue sea' Island of Mozo!

The weather looks pretty good from here!

We can't wait!

Getting good..

Captain's log: April 11th - Day Five
Nearing the end of a great expedition to the tropical Mozo Island. We had hot sunshine on some days then hot rain on others. Some of these kids have kept hiking the whole week! Now they will be able to take those skills and continue their own musical journey.
We will always look back fondly at these times, sitting round the camp fire grooving to 'I gotta Feeling.... Whooo Hoooo'.
See you again soon my musical traveling friends!

There will always be a space in the boat for you!
.... Big day tomorrow... April 12th ... Learn to play day!
Ritz music and tuition centre will open it's door all day long to families from west London, Putney, Richmond, Twickenham...
Come along for FREE and try loads of instruments.
Choose between:
Group sessions, individual lessons or instrument workshops.
Mozo Island camp will be there bring your sunglasses!

Jim signing off.

Uncontrollable laughter...

Captain's log: 10th April - Day Four

Designed some musical Tropical Island tshirts, which somehow kept the new visitors amused for a while.
At first light we gathered our belongings and headed for a nearby camp in a new location, the island natives weren't hostile, and we were received with a ukulele jam in A minor, and fresh guitar picks. Phew, that was good timing some of us had just worn through our other ones!

Message to you..

Captain's log: 9th April - Day Three
Rudi, a message to you.
Played some classic ska from 1980s! They loved that!
Spent some time drawing pictures of the boats we arrived on. Some focused on practical things like water and potatoes, others drew guitars and keyboards! One child wanted an Xbox on the boat, but it wasn't possible until they invented solar panels!

More escaped children at large...

Captain's log: 8th April 2014 - Day2
The boat on the horizon arrived with a total of eleven children eager to escape the city life and enjoy some 'Bossa Nova' and 'Reggae'.
Our supplies are diminishing, we will have to send out for guitar picks and egg shakers...
Jim signing off.

We escaped...we arrived!

Captains log: April 7th. 2013 - Day One
A group of 9 or 10 children and a couple of musicians landed on shore early this morning. We were greeted by calypso music and a cloudy sky, but the cloud soon cleared to reveal a great day of instrument exploration... We can see another small vessel on the horizon heading this way. I hope they packed supplies!
Jim signing off.

A Giant Thanks...

.... to the team this week.

Chai and Aous from Brunel and their friend Rachel.
Toby and Jack.
Rianna.

A personal thank you from Jim!
Lets see some of those magic moments again!

I have seen a smile from ear to ear on every child's face this week, and these wonderful people have helped to make that happen.

The high point of the week had to be making our singing masks. You never know what you are going to end up with.

Here are a few of the kids grooving with:

''Clap along, if you feel like an apple with a red guitar....

Clap along if you feel like a banana with a blue guitar...''

This year is looking tropical.

Is it me...
... or can I hear calypso music wherever i go?

I can hear a gentle Ukulele strumming sweetly and some groovy drumming with a group of children giggling in the distance.

Mozo Island is a very sunny place at the moment! It is 'all-of-a-glow' with songs from the Caribbean.

Some Calypso, Reggae, little bit of SKA perhaps...

The favourite song of the Year 1 kids in the Putney After-School Club is 'Matilda' an old Calypso.

Some slight lyric alterations made it more memorable:

''Matilda, -                              Matilda, -            Matilda she took me chocolate and ran to Jamaica

Matilda, - (Come right back) Matilda,- (With my snack)  Matilda she took me chocolate and ran to Jamaica- (Come right back)''

I love the original version, and Harry Belafonte sings a great version too. 

Want to sing pop songs?

… and jam in a band?

… and escape to a tropical beach club?

Mozo Island

After-School Clubs & Holiday Camps

Hosted @

Hurlingham School, Putney

Ritz Music Shop, Richmond

Fun and Easy - Music and Art for young beginners

Age 5-10

Sing and play sunny pop songs with Guitars, Ukulele, Keyboards, Drumming & more…

Fire up their musical imagination whilst developing confidence and new skills.

Book Now for:

- February Half-Term Holiday Camp: 17th - 21st February

- Easter Holiday Camp: 7th - 11th April

And Drop in for a Free taster session on one of our After-School Clubs:

'Mozo-Island' - After School  Beginners' Club.......Ages 5-8 approx. 
Introduction to recorder, ukulele, guitar, singing, drumming & art  
Dates/times: Every Monday from 3-45pm to 4-35pm
Price: £9 per session (includes free recorder !)
More details: James Tucker  07899-811703 www.mozoisland.com

'Mozo-Island' - After School  Big Kids' Band.......Ages 7-12 approx. 

Intermediate & advanced ukulele, guitar, keyboard, singing & recorder
Dates/times: Every Monday from 4-45pm to 5-35pm
Price: £9 per session (bring your own instrument)
More details: James Tucker  07899-811703 www.mozoisland.com

mozoisland@gmail.com

mozoislandmusicschool.blogspot.co.uk

Don't keep it a secret..... tell everyone you know!

To 2014.... and then Infinity... and then a bit further if we are not a bit too tired by then.

Beyond January.....
... we have lots happening to look forward to. We began with this new club:

'Mozo-Island' - After School  Big Kids' Band.......Ages 7-12 approx. 

Intermediate & advanced ukulele, guitar, keyboard, singing & recorder
Dates/times: Every Monday from 4-45pm to 5-35pm
Price: £9 per session (bring your own instrument)
More details: James Tucker  07899-811703 www.mozoisland.com

... and continued with this one:

'Mozo-Island' - After School  Beginners' Club.......Ages 5-8 approx. 
Introduction to recorder, ukulele, guitar, singing, drumming & art  
Dates/times: Every Monday from 3-45pm to 4-35pm
Price: £9 per session (includes free recorder !)
More details: James Tucker  07899-811703 www.mozoisland.com

Ritz Music is surrounded by lovely talented people who are brought together to ignite the musical flame!

The christmas party was a blast!


https://www.facebook.com/RitzMusicLondon/photos_stream

Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year!

You can tell......
by my lateness that we have been having such a good christmas and new year that i forgot to tell everyone when it was christmas, and when it was the beginning of the year!

Well here is to Chinese New Year (am i late for that too?... no....good) We remember the year of the Snake and Celebrate the year of the Horse!

Last year we had some great events and clubs starting.
Great partnership with Ritz Music Putney and Ritz Music Richmond.

The new after-school club began in september:

'Mozo-Island' - After School  Beginners' Club.......Ages 5-8 approx. 
Introduction to recorder, ukulele, guitar, singing, drumming & art  
Dates/times: Every Monday from 3-45pm to 4-35pm
Price: £9 per session (includes free recorder !)
More details: James Tucker  07899-811703 www.mozoisland.com

This has been going well, and the kids are having a fab time exploring all of these instruments.

There was a club in October HalfTerm and some Free Taster Sessions, with pictures that will go up when i can find them on my camera.

The 'Beginners' Club' did an end of term presentation, which ended with a stage invasion by many younger brothers and sisters grabbing shakers and tamborines and beating drums at the wrong moment.

Unforgettable!... unfortunately no photos or videos of the event have come forward yet.

Nice to see you, thanks for coming!

A Giant thanks! . .

. . to everyone who attended the music summer camps in Putney and Richmond!

Loads of children came to the Ritz Music event and the Hurlingham School event in July, and made it a fantastic week for all.

Music

We had a great time playing along to some pop songs like ‘Pack up you troubles….’ and ‘I Gotta Feeling…’

Art

There was also some fantastic art work and ideas from the children including the music parade picture, 3D talking masks and some lovely designs for the new shop that is going on the website soon.

After-School: Richmond

We are looking forward to throwing open the doors to children for the Monday after school club, beginning on 9^th September, and running for 11 weeks up till Christmas With a 2 week Half-term. This will be hosted at Ritz Music Shop, 88 Sheen Road, Richmond. Starting at 3.30 for 50 mins.

The price is £99.00 for the eleven sessions, and must be paid in full at the beginning of term. There will be a performance on the last session before Christmas to give the children a chance to show what they can do!!

After-School: Putney

We are also running a full up after school club at the Hurlingham on a Tuesday – Great to see it still going strong, but sorry folks no room left!

Half-term Music Camp: Richmond

Also we have been taking bookings for the October half-term music camp running at Ritz Music on Sheen Road, so BOOK NOW before we run out of space.

BOOK NOW to ensure your place for the AFTER-SCHOOL CLUB and the October HALF-TERM MUSIC CAMP, both are hosted at Ritz Music. Richmond.

  

The clubs are based on the Mozo Island story that can be seen at the website: http://www.mozoisland.com

See the latest news update:

http://mozoislandmusicschool.blogspot.com/

In a Mozo Island session, children jam with the band in the beach club on a range of instruments including electric guitars, keyboards and drums. Children aged 5 – 9 can come and try-out new musical instruments in a fun relaxed atmosphere, in between making puppets, solving puzzles and mini-comics. They can make their own Pop Bands, and then perform to parents.

Why not recommend us to a friend and earn a discount!

More Friends = More Discounts

Event Bulletin: Summer Music Camp in Putney July

Hey there.

Great things are happening.
Kids are Jamming.
Masks are singing.
Everyone is smiling.

Photos and videos on the way...

Can't wait for the Richmond event..... Starts 25th July!!

Mozo Ebook In Ritz Music stores NOW! Free with Every Guitar purchase!

This crazy offer lets you get hold of the Mozo Island Beginner's Guitar Course Module 1 and 2 for free! (Normally £10)

As well as this you have free access to the interactive content on the website:

mozoisland.com

What was I thinking? I must be mad giving away all of this fantastic stuff for free....

Well there is a time limit folks, so get yourself down to Ritz Music Richmond or Ritz Music Putney

soon, to see their fantastic range of student and professional instruments to buy and hire at internet busting prices!

Wow…. …. What a great day

Mozo Island Taster Day 18^th May2013

Quick bulletin.

The people of West London came to the Ritz Music Shop in Richmond with the urge to try something new. These parents and children were taken on a journey to the sunny Mozo Island to meet Jack and Emily Apple; Warren and Alisha Banana; and all their friends.

Everyone had a great time playing lots of different musical instruments together, and colouring in some guitar posters.

Thanks to everyone who took part on the day!

Full report coming soon.

Don’t forget!

Book your place for the Summer Holiday Music Camp while we have spaces (in Ritz - Sheen Road).

July 2013

Thursday 25^th                        Friday 26^th

Monday 29^th                          Tuesday 30^th                         Wednesday 31^st

And! 

Book your place for the Summer Holiday Music Camp while we have spaces (in Hurlingham School Putney - Putney Bridge Road).

July 2013

Monday 15^th                          Tuesday 16^th                         Wednesday 17^th

Thursday 18^th                        Friday 19^th

Bye for now!

James

James Tucker-Salfield

Director

Music Fountain Education Ltd.

mozoisland@gmail.com

http://www.mozoisland.com

http://mozoislandmusicschool.blogspot.com/

07899811703

FREE TASTER SESSIONS SATURDAY 18TH MAY 2013

Hi Folks!

My name is James Tucker

I am the Director of Music Fountain Education Ltd.

Here is some more information about what we do, and how we do it!

We are based in Teddington and we run themed music and art after-school clubs and holiday camps for children age 5 to 10.

An engaging team brings the musical world of Mozo Island to life through exciting workshops, with an emphasis on playing and learning instruments in groups.

During the events Art activities balance the focus of energies and encourage team-work through project and puzzle solving in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.

The Courses

In a Mozo Island session, children jam with the band in the beach club on a range of instruments including electric guitars, keyboards and recorders. The clubs are based on the Mozo Island story that can be seen at the website: www.mozoisland.com .

Art activities encourage teamwork through project and puzzle solving in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.

Children watch the fruit characters rocking, and jam with the band in the beach club with their instruments and voices. There are no boundaries - everyone can join in, whatever their skills or ability.

Results: Proven to increase the uptake of ensemble instruments (with Year 2, 3 and 4 children), by engaging them in positive musical experiences right from the very beginning.

The Locations

We currently have a partnership with the Hurlingham School in Putney, with courses that are now in their fourth successful year. We have established a team consisting of our staff and Hurlingham teachers, to deliver fantastic events that run efficiently and help the department develop award winning talented children.

We are now working in partnership with Simon Taylor owner of the widely popular Ritz Music Shops. After hearing about our events in the Putney area, Simon was eager to open his lovely tuition spaces to us in the Sheen Road branch where we will be running a five-day summer camp in July and a regular after-school music club starting in September 2013.

The Format

Holiday Camps

5-Day Event: Flexible one-day courses with a range of different activities and songs to learn across the week. You can attend any combination of days within the week switching between instruments, and getting involved with small art pieces or larger projects where everyone makes a contribution.

Instruments – Guitars (acoustic/ electric/ bass), Keyboard, Djembe drums and small percussion.

Currently running throughout the year at the Hurlingham School open to all in the school holidays:

Half-Terms                        Easter                        Summer

New courses begin in this summer in the Ritz Music Sheen Road Branch.

Currently £35.00 per day and runs from 9.30 – 3.00

Large groups of up to 25 children at any time (age 5-10)

After School Clubs

45 or 60 minute Session: Registered in advance and booked for a term (10 weeks)

Instruments – Recorder, Djembe drums, Glockenspiel and small percussion.

Currently running throughout the year at the Hurlingham School exclusively to pupils of the school.

New courses begin in this September in the Ritz Music Sheen Road Branch.

Currently £9.00 per session with times to be confirmed but starting at around 3.30pm

Large groups of up to 25 children at any time (age 5-7)

FREE TASTER SESSIONS SATURDAY 18TH MAY

AT:

For more information:

mozoisland@gmail.com

Take it from them….

“ They were playing music all day at the holiday club, then when they got home they went straight on the website… and they have done that every day this week!“

C. H.: Parent

“ The afterschool club has been a hugely enjoyable experience for our young budding musicians at Hurlingham. The informal approach really helps to hold their interest and develop their musical listening skills. The children learn how to play a number of instruments and the interactive IT element is a fun learning tool.“

Andy Thwaite: Director of Music - Hurlingham School

“…It seems to be really good in many ways . . . maybe this needs to be added to the Lambeth Music Service’s online arsenal.”

Brendon Le Page: Head of Lambeth Music Service, comments on the website and resources.