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25.01.2022 This is terrific.. great take on Les Mis too

25.01.2022 Some more snaps from Friday night. Please post some up if you have any

25.01.2022 NEWS - we have a new Admin email address! If you haven’t received anything from Louise in the last week, including timetables, lesson confirmations etc, please check your junk email for something from [email protected] Louise is now sending and receiving emails on that address so please save it to your contact lists!

25.01.2022 It’s our emotions that drive us to action. What gives you feelings of achievement? Take your potentially self sabotaging emotions and turn them into your allies! You are the composer of your inner harmony.

25.01.2022 Our lessons: MDV School Of Music caters for all age groups and levels from beginners to advanced. We are musicians ourselves and understand the ups and downs of all that comes with learning. One main hurdle we help our students overcome is anxiety. It's easy to listen to that voice in your head that feeds you doubt. We can help you deal with that voice and assist in forging a musical path!... -Learning an instrument Teaches Discipline -Improved Memory -Enhances Creativity -Teamwork and Social Skills -Better Math Performance -Improves Coordination -Boosts Confidence -Sharpens Concentration -Creative Expression -It’s Fun!

24.01.2022 One of our rockin’ junior bands rehearsing in prep for next week’s Blues at Bridgetown youth stage! These young blokes have only been together for a month. They’ve been learning how to be in a band, work together, be on time and in tune . MSLoM is looking for more musical kids to join future ‘junior jams’. If your son or daughter has singing, piano/keys, guitar, uke skills please private message us here and we can chat about it.... See you at the Blues in Bridgetown! MLSoM kids will kick off at 10am Saturday morning at the youth stage (car park behind the shire building). - Mark DV Dina Stuart

23.01.2022 We’re super proud of our East Manjimup Primary School - An Independent Public School junior rockers! This morning’s first full band jam was a blast. Working hard and practicing always pays off! The kids will be performing later in the term at the @Manjimup sound shell ... Team MDVSoM

22.01.2022 Any music school parents/adult students that haven't responded to Louise (admin) regarding confirmations / payments for term 1 2020, please return her request asap! Remember, for current students, our policy for the beginning of the school year, is to confirm at least two weeks before school begins! School is next week! Thank you for your due diligence.

22.01.2022 This is our very talented friend Takahiro in Japan teaching one of his students... it goes to show that when kids have more focus and less modern day distractions this is what they can achieve! Amazing work gentlemen!

21.01.2022 Happy New Start to 2020! Wow, we are already fully booked for Term 1! We now have a waiting list. Happy New Start to 2020! Wow, we are already fully booked for Term 1! We now have a waiting list.

20.01.2022 Ain’t that the truth! I still remember what my guitar teacher and other guitar mentors of mine instilled into my mind over the past 33 years or so.. -Mark

19.01.2022 Our music students at East Manjimup Primary School played at an in school concert yesterday. They all did amazing! For some of them it was their very first time performing in front of an audience. In the heat they kept their cool . Great results all round . Thank you to the parents, teachers, school admin and fellow classmates for encouraging these future music stars! ... Please contact us via pm for student bookings for 2020. - Marisa and Mark De Vattimo (MLSoM)

19.01.2022 ‘Proboscis Monkey’ blasting thru ‘Iron Man’..! It’s getting better each week - Mark

19.01.2022 We are gearing up for one hot day and some hot tunes in Manjimup at the Cherry Festival Long Table Lunch this Sunday the 15th of December.. MDV Entertainment.. Sound, Live Duo & DJ bring it on Newton Orchards of Manjimup and Valleyview Organics

19.01.2022 As another term tools to an end, keep in mind the following . All of our students have worked hard during Term 3 and are getting some amazing results! The smallest practice items can be make a huge difference to your progress. Remember to jot down your practice minutes in your diaries so you/we can see how far you’ve come! ... - MDVSoM

18.01.2022 Mark & Marisa from MDV music - LIVE from their balcony last Sunday evening. They were supposed to have a gig at The Cidery but things changed... So now it’s the... new way. Last pic a new wave mosh pit. 20 metres away (just to be clear) #victoriabakerphotographer #victoriabakerportraits #humansofbridgetown #bridgetownwa #editorialportrait @mdvband #mdvmusic @thecidery_ #thecidery #bandphotography @ Bridgetown, Western Australia See more

18.01.2022 Here’s MDVSoM junior rocker Kel in action playing a ‘Hair Rock’ riff exercise. This guy has been working hard on his new electric guitar and the results are starting to show . (Video posted with parental consent ).

18.01.2022 Mark is holding a terrific rock & heavy metal workshop to the youth at the Strings Attached Festival in Margaret River this coming weekend. Open to kids, tweens & teens on holiday and local kids at the skate park cafe in Margs, see below for more info.

18.01.2022 Good on you Tony Burke MP.. looking out for workers in the Music and Entertainment Industry.

18.01.2022 Ok! School's back next week! Budding musicians, dust off those instruments sitting in the corner and singers, start getting those vocal cords well hydrated and get motivated for a great year ahead with MLSoMusic! Current students, make sure you are reading our newsletters and our homework emails, no excuses, it's an investment in yourself or your child! Make 2020 an amazing self achievement, be accountable for learning. Surround yourself with musical doers and supporters that help you and / or your child to become motivated. It's already shaping up to be a great year!

17.01.2022 Happy Xmas to you all! Thank you for supporting our music school this year . Keep the kids practising throughout the holidays - Mark and Marisa

17.01.2022 Also my aim :) - Mark RIP EVH

16.01.2022 Parents/Kids! Check this out!

16.01.2022 We excited to announce The MDV Band is officially confirmed at Blues at Bridgetown https://bluesatbridgetown.com.au/artists/the-mdv-band/

15.01.2022 EMPS junior rockers in prep for their upcoming performance at the school assembly!

15.01.2022 Welcome back to lessons everyone! An interesting start to them too . Here's a cool article about performance anxiety. We all get it no matter what level of skills we have or experience. Worth a read. We are hoping for more student performances this year!... - Mark

15.01.2022 Kids! Don't try this at home! - Mark

15.01.2022 The last few weeks have been nothing like we have experienced before, and I know everyone is eager to have some certainty for the coming few months and beyond. ...Today, I can provide details for parents and teachers with regards to the start of Term 2 at WA public schools. The medical advice regarding schools remains clear the risks of COVID-19 transmission at schools is very low. So we have come up with an approach that’s consistent with the best health advice at hand for WA. Term Two will start back on Wednesday April 29, the Wednesday after the ANZAC Day long weekend. WA public schools will then be open for all parents and carers who choose to send their children. But for anyone who does not want their children to attend school in person, they can continue learning from home. However, Year 11 and 12 students are strongly encouraged to attend in person given the critical stage they are at in their schooling. For those learning from home, education packages and resources will be provided, as well as online resources where possible. This soft opening is about transitioning students back into our classrooms in a responsible manner, to receive the best education, without risking the health of students, staff or parents. Where schools can provide online support and teaching for students at home, this will be implemented. For those students learning from home, contact by the school will be made each week by phone and/or online and feedback given on work package completion. Parents and carers of children and young people with complex medical needs are encouraged to seek medical advice regarding attendance at school. With regard to safety, schools will implement the following: alternative arrangements as required for vulnerable employees; increased cleaning throughout the day, including high touch surfaces and playground equipment; parents and visitors will drop students at the gate and not enter grounds; additional hygiene measures and social distancing measures; school swimming pools will remain closed; excursions, assemblies, camps and interschool activities will not be conducted; canteens will provide take away services only. Schools can also implement staggered start, break and meal times to reduce contact and close, or practise social distancing in, common areas and staff rooms. Additionally, schools will be able to combine year groups and use alternative locations within the school boundaries to deliver classes. There will be a review of these arrangements in the lead up to week 4 and any adjustments will be made based on health advice and infection trends across the community. Schools will maintain good communication with parents providing up to date information about arrangements. If there are any localised positive COVID-19 cases in schools, the existing health protocols will apply. This includes closing and deep cleaning of the school. The school will reopen once this has occurred and quarantine and self-isolation protocols will be implemented for any close contacts identified through Health Department contact tracing. I want to thank everyone for their patience and hard work over the past few weeks - especially our educators, who have been working so hard to get us ready for term two with the flexibility we’re going to need.

15.01.2022 Our good friends at Busselton Music have some great musical Xmas pressies! They are open right up until Xmas eve

14.01.2022 Who's ready to rock for 2020?

14.01.2022 Imagine having a mum that is an amazing blues muzo and getting to do family jams at home.. love it! Ana Popovic doing Stevie Wonder

14.01.2022 ESSENTIAL UPDATE FOR ALL CURRENT CLIENTS/STUDENTS: IMPORTANT UPDATE: NEW ONLINE 'DAYTIME LESSON TIMETABLE" The MLSoMusic Team can empathise that it has been a trying and interesting time for everyone with the way life has been evolving and the adjustments we've all had to make and are working on.... We are all in this together and we'll get through this together Lessons are now 100% ONLINE. Please peruse the important Newsletter that sent on Friday the 20th of March. Marisa is forwarding you copy of the email today (as we know it has been a "busy" few weeks for everyone)! Zoom Video App: This "Newsletter" will show you how to download Zoom (Including video tutorial), the online video app for lessons. Note: Don't worry, we'll assist if you're not sure what do do, or if you're having problems after you've downloaded it;) Lesson Days & Times: From tomorrow, Tuesday the 31st of March. All our lessons will be online. Our daily lesson timetable is from Tuesdays to Thursdays. We are in the process this morning of emailing and texting you updated new lesson days/times. Hopefully, we can sort out any Zoom app issues with you all individually today so that lessons will begin smooth from Tuesdays onward. We would like to avoid having to do this while the lessons are happening, as we have back to back lessons during the day. School Holiday Lessons and Ongoing: Note: we have extra options, such as continuing lessons ongoing through the holidays (to keep kids/adults creatively busy) and we are also trialing an extra add on lesson for groups for all our students that do the same instrument. These lessons will be only an extra $5 per lesson or $15 for new students. Please bare with us, while we take care of the important stuff... i.e. sending you all your new days/times this morning and answering any questions.... Thanks very much Marisa & Mark and Louise Team MLSoMusic *Building Better Lives Through Music*

12.01.2022 Here we go again. Covid lockdown lessons

12.01.2022 Return to Band Jam Term 3 !! thanks to lifting of restrictions! Bring on the next gen of muzos!

11.01.2022 It’s all intertwined

11.01.2022 IMPORTANT UPDATE Parents and students, please check your email for our latest lesson update, which includes how to set up for online lessons, what equipment you may need, plus some great videos showing you what an online lesson will look like We are continuing face to face lessons as usual for both our in school and after school students, however we understand that some students have had the sniffles, felt unwell, are self isolating or social distancing. We are more than ...happy to transition lessons to online when appropriate for each of our students. Please check your emails for the update from [email protected].

10.01.2022 This article is well worth a read! I believe frustration is a good thing at times. It helps create barriers that give you strength to push thru. I get frustrated when learning complex ideas on guitar yet I’ll inch away at it. It may takes days, weeks or sometimes years! I’ll still come back to it and work on the idea until I understand it. Patience! ... Seeing a lot of my students getting frustrated in their early beginner stage I will tell them once you are thru this awkward beginner stage (finger hurting, left/right hand coordination out of whack etc) it will be FUN! Master the easy stuff and the hard stuff becomes EASY - Mark

10.01.2022 Here’s Mason our MDVSoM student drummer going solo (and blindfolded) hammering the drums for the St Brigid's School Arts Performance afternoon! How’s the huge reverb sound he’s getting?! Led Zeppelin Jnr. ! - team MDVSoM ... Jodie West

10.01.2022 ‘Warheads’ rehearsing in prep for next week’s Blues at Bridgetown youth stage! Alex, Luke and Isaac have only been together for a month. They’ve been learning how to be in a band, work together, be on time and in tune . MSLoM is looking for more musical kids to join future ‘junior jams’. If your son or daughter has singing, piano/keys, guitar, uke skills please private message us here and we can chat about it.... See you at the Blues in Bridgetown! MLSoM kids will kick off at 10am Saturday morning at the youth stage (car park behind the shire building). - Mark DV

08.01.2022 Our fabulous music student Storm, we are very proud of you and great work with Mr Steven Schrama at school. Well done

07.01.2022 ZOOM LESSONS UPDATE We have sent out an email to our current students regarding a recent Zoom update that has impacted the way that Zoom starts for each lesson Please check your emails and contact [email protected] if you have any questions

07.01.2022 Warheads mid jam! Luke, Isaac and Alex have done great over this last couple of months. Keep up the hard work and keep those skills up during the Xmas break! - Mark

07.01.2022 Youth Stage at Blues at Bridgetown Sat. morning: I'm super proud of my junior music students Alex, Luke and Isaac! The 'Warheads' cranked thru Neil Young's 'Rockin' In The Free World' plus Cream's 'Sunshine Of Your Love' and a blues in G. These young blokes have been jamming together for a couple of months and their hard work paid off! Well done! - Mark

06.01.2022 It will come as no surprise that we're keeping a close eye on the situation regarding COVID-19. We are taking every precaution to make sure our extended musical family remains safe. As of today, all students will be asked to clean their hands prior to each lesson and we will be cleaning ours between each lesson. Since instrument lessons, such as uke, guitar and bass involve students playing their own instruments, there is no risk of viral transmission via instrument. Drums an...d piano keyboards will be sanitised between each lesson. We ask, however, that each drum student brings their own drum sticks to their lessons. Rest assured that we take health and safety very seriously and are taking the necessary precautions to uphold the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene. However, we do ask that you do your part. This means that if you have travelled overseas, been in contact with anyone who has travelled overseas or if you are feeling unwell, please refrain from attending your lesson in person for the next 14 days, as per the government health directive. We are happy to offer online video lessons using Zoom, Facebook Messenger Video Call or Facetime. If you are part of our extended musical family, please check your email for an important update on this matter. Thanks Team MLSoM

06.01.2022 HUGE handshakes for both the young MDVSoM bands on today's band rehearsals! Well done for making newcomers Thomas (keyboards) and Marco (vocals) welcome! We're looking forward to hearing some more junior pro sounds coming form the Jam Room.... Any other junior singers and/or piano players out there looking to join in on the action..? PM us here! MDVSoM

06.01.2022 Woah! What a huge night! Team MLSoM is super proud of each of our performing students for getting up on that stage and showing the world what they can do! You all deserved every applaud and pat on the back . Junior superstars!... Special thanks to Tall Timbers, the Gordon family (immensely invaluable tonight!), all sponsors who donated ‘stuff’ for our raffle. Parents and friends please feel free to post up your memories of the evening on our page here Marisa & Mark

05.01.2022 News this morning... the W.A. premier is announcing today in his address, the plan for schools for term 2News this morning... the W.A. premier is announcing today in his address, the plan for schools for term 2

05.01.2022 Youth Stage at Blues at Bridgetown Sat. morning: I'm super proud of my junior music students Mason, Sam and Luca! 'Sugar Rush' performed a Blues in G, 'Eye Of The Tiger' and 'TNT' with Alex McGuire on vocals.. These young fellas have been jamming together for a couple of months and their hard work paid off! Well done! - Mark

04.01.2022 Marco, Mason, Luca and Sam practicing the classic ‘Iron Man’. Each week the lads work together and are sounding great! Learning older music is a lesson in itself. The basic techniques and interesting song arrangements of the classics are what we all still use today . Master the basics and all the harder stuff becomes easier! ... - Mark

04.01.2022 This kid can do it...so can YOU!

03.01.2022 Parents for online podcasts for kids while at home. A friend told me about this. They are super awesome! IMAGINE THIS by the ABC

03.01.2022 Here’s MDVSoM bass boss Charlie playing through a 12 Bar Blues exercise. Charlie’s fingers are now finally strong enough to work the thick bass strings. Well done! (Video posted with parental consent ).

03.01.2022 Tonight Folks! (Friday: 28th Feb) @NannupMusicFestival MDV (Marisa & Mark) 7.55pm to 8:10pm sharp.... Blackwood Stage - Nannup Busking Comp Come along and support us at the Nannup Busking Comp... Rain Hail or Shine We are very excited to be part of this great festival

02.01.2022 A quick message to kindly ask everyone to be patient this week with both myself and Louise with our bookings and payment set up for this term and ongoing while we are dealing with the extra pressure of converting all of our students to online lessons. Also, please ensure you have updated your Zoom app on your devices as there has been a new update, prior to lessons. A reminder also the latest newsletter was sent out via email a few weeks also, please make time to read this also. Thanks so much, TEAM MDVSoMusic

01.01.2022 MLSoM Student Showcase 2019 at Tall Timbers! Some random footage from the night :). It's all I had on my camera - Mark

01.01.2022 The MLSoMusic Team wishes you all a fantastic new decade & 2020! Here’s to kicking some huge music goals... go go go ! The MLSoMusic Team wishes you all a fantastic new decade & 2020! Here’s to kicking some huge music goals... go go go !

01.01.2022 Opening the door to a creative mind, in the stillness of a beautiful morning in Bridgetown, treasuring the moment #BridgetownWesternAustralia #NaturesMusic #Winterblues #Livingthepresentmoment #Lovinglife