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Learn to Draw & Paint Birds, Plants & Nature Using Watercolour & Gouache
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Learn to Draw & Paint Birds, Plants & Nature Using Watercolour & Gouache
<p>Explore the broad and numerous areas of Illustration: Birds, Fauna, Natural History and Botanicals using pen, watercolour and gouache to draw and paint subjects. The course will reference past and
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Intermediate Calligraphy: Referencing Iconic Art
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Intermediate Calligraphy: Referencing Iconic Art
<p>Discover how the colour, composition and design principles of artists including Braque, Kandinsky, Mondrian and Klimt can inspire contemporary calligraphy. Participants will analyse the distinctive
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Strike a Chord 2: Piano Playing for the Confident Beginner
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Strike a Chord 2: Piano Playing for the Confident Beginner
<p>This course is the natural step-up from being an absolute beginner. We will learn about piano music notation and how to apply it . Bass and treble clef music will be our focus for both left and
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Strike a Chord 3: Piano Playing for the Advanced Beginner
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Strike a Chord 3: Piano Playing for the Advanced Beginner
<p>This course is designed for the well practised beginner who can navigate their way around a piano keyboard, with confidence. Short piano pieces, in different keys, incorporating treble and bass
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Philosophy as Intellectual Drama: A Battleground of Ideas
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Philosophy as Intellectual Drama: A Battleground of Ideas
<p>Philosophy has always been an active conversation rather than a collection of isolated ideas. This course explores how influential philosophers responded to one another across the centuries,
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Intermediate Indonesian Course
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Intermediate Indonesian Course
<p>Practice and develop your Indonesian skills in this warm and welcoming intermediate class designed to cater for a range of language skills and abilities. This course provides an opportunity to
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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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Art and Politics: Nationalism, Fascism and Modern Italian Art
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Art and Politics: Nationalism, Fascism and Modern Italian Art
<p>How does art respond when politics becomes extreme? This course explores the complex relationship between nationalism, Fascism, anti-Fascism and artistic expression in twentieth-century Italy.
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Drawing for Beginners
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Drawing for Beginners
<p>In an easy-to-grasp step-by-step manner, this course seeks to systematically outline and guide you through some of the fundamental principles that lead to a comprehensive proficiency in drawing. We
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Nothing but the Socks! Sock Knitting for Confident Knitters
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Nothing but the Socks! Sock Knitting for Confident Knitters
<p>Sock knitting can seem intimidating, but it's one of the most satisfying knitting skills to master. Designed for confident knitters, this practical course guides participants through every stage of
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