The return to on-site schooling has allowed music students the opportunity to reconnect with their Instrumental Music tutors, interacting and collaborating face to face.
Among all of our highly-skilled Instrumental Music tutors, Mr Emilio Kormanic has provided guitar and bass tuition at MLMC for the past three years. There is no doubt that our students have benefited from the mastery of Mr Kormanic. He is a professional sessional musician who has worked for TV shows such as ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and ‘The Masked Singer’ and backing Isaiah Firebrace, a young singer who won ‘The X Factor Australia’ in 2016 and represented Australia in Eurovision.
Mr Kormanic was exposed to music and guitar playing at a very early age as his father also played guitar professionally. He has followed his father’s footsteps and is taking his passion for music to the next level. He is able to motivate students from all year levels and give them tips on how to maximise their individual and group performance. The opportunity to receive first-hand advice and tuition from a gifted and creative artist certainly helps to prepare the students for their new challenges ahead.
Tayler Allwood (Year 10 Blue), pictured, is very pleased with Mr Kormanic’s tuition as she was able to find her passion firstly playing electric guitar and then bass guitar. Tayler is studying VET Music and she “hopes to become a professional live musician one day like Emilio or maybe a Music teacher travelling the world”.
Private Instrumental Music lessons are up and running again, with lessons available in Term 3 in brass, drums, guitar, piano, strings, voice and woodwind. All private lessons are run during school hours. If you are interested in joining this exciting program please download an enrolment form from the MLMC Parent Portal or you can email Music Department secretary Mrs Sharon Flint at sflint@mlmc.vic.edu.au
MLMC also offers an array of Music ensembles. As the College pays for all ensemble rehearsals, fees are not passed on to our families. All ensemble rehearsals commence on Tuesday 14 July. Contact Mrs Flint for further information. Ensemble permission forms can be collected from the Music department in Term 3. Students can join one or more ensemble from:
- Senior A Capella (Monday lunchtime SLR 1.1)
- Senior Guitar Ensemble (Tuesday lunchtime SLR 1.1)
- Junior A Capella (Wednesday lunchtime SLR 1.1)
- Junior Guitar Ensemble (Wednesday lunchtime SLR 1.2)
- College Choir (Wednesday afterschool 3.30pm to 5.00pm in CEH)
- String Ensemble (Thursday lunchtime in CEH Foyer)
- Stage Band (Friday lunchtime in SLR 1.1)
- Concert Band (Friday lunchtime in SLR 1.2).
