Mozo Island Music School

Tuesday, 21 January 2014

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

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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.

... 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.

Tuesday, 6 August 2013

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

Thursday, 18 July 2013

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!!

Friday, 24 May 2013

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!

Monday, 20 May 2013

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.