Music Courses
Explore music through listening, performance, and creative expression.
Music courses at WEA Sydney offer opportunities to deepen your appreciation of music, develop practical performance skills, and build confidence in singing. From understanding composers and musical styles to learning instruments and vocal technique, these courses support both enjoyment and hands-on musical learning.
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Atonalism, Alienation & Appeasement
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Atonalism, Alienation & Appeasement
<p>If 20th-century classical music has ever felt daunting, this course offers a clear and engaging way in. You’ll encounter major shifts in musical style: from the end of Romanticism to atonality,
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The Great Puccini
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The Great Puccini
<p>Puccini’s operas, including La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, Turandot and Tosca, remain among the most frequently performed and best loved in the world. This study day explores the life and music of a
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Eric Clapton: A Life in Music
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Eric Clapton: A Life in Music
<p>Discover the extraordinary career of Eric Clapton, one of the most influential guitarists in modern music. This engaging session traces his journey from early blues roots to global fame.</p>
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The Beat Goes On - Continuing Ukulele
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The Beat Goes On - Continuing Ukulele
<p>We will build on the basic chords you will already know and progressively add more to enable you to play a wider range of songs. Styles will include: Blues, Blue Grass, Ragtime and Ska as well as
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Music Theory for L Platers: Beginners Level
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Music Theory for L Platers: Beginners Level
<p>This course is for the absolute beginners or those who have dabbled but never grasped how to read music! Demystify your fears about how to interpret notation, rhythm, scales and key signatures.
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Music and the Great Cities of Europe
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Music and the Great Cities of Europe
<p>Take a musical journey through four of Europe's great cultural centres. Beginning in Reformation-era Magdeburg, explore the music of Gallus Dressler and his contemporaries before travelling to
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Music Theory for P Platers: Intermediate Level
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Music Theory for P Platers: Intermediate Level
<p>This course is designed to expand and consolidate your knowledge on major and minor scales, enharmonic equivalents, the circle of 5th's and the use of double sharps and flats. Rhythmic passages and
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How to Read Music (Sort Of)
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How to Read Music (Sort Of)
<p>Reading music may seem mysterious, but understanding the basics is easier than many people think. This beginner-friendly course introduces the fundamentals of Western music notation, helping
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The Magnificent Handel
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The Magnificent Handel
<p>"Handel is the greatest, ablest composer that ever lived" said Beethoven of the composer best-known for his choral music. In his own time Handel was known as a German who wrote Italian operas for
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Dance Craze USA: Dances of the 50s and 60s
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Dance Craze USA: Dances of the 50s and 60s
<p>The 1950s and 1960s saw an explosion of dance crazes that transformed popular culture and reflected profound social change. This course explores the music, personalities and dance styles that
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