Music Appreciation
Learn to love music from the Baroque to the Modern from Handel to Hendrix. Let WEA take you into the world of music to understand its beauty, rhythms and soul. You will find fun, enlightenment and fulfilment in the joy of music.
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Music and Art at Christmas - Renaissance, Baroque, Classical
<p>The music and art created for the Christmas season during the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical periods is some of the most beautiful and inspiring in Western Civilisation. This seasonal course
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Gershwin - Journey to Rhapsody in Blue
<p>George Gershwin's first musical job was playing piano at a Catskills Mountains resort. His journey from these beginnings to Rhapsody in Blue is a fascinating one, and includes some great stories
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Chinese Music Appreciation
<p>Explore the history of Chinese music and its influence on Western/Australian music with a special treat of the teacher's live performance with the beautiful and evocative <em>erhu</em> - the two
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Born in the USA
<p>The mix of population in the USA is reflected in its music. Musicians born in the USA be they composers or performers will lead us into many different musical genres. Classical music is represented
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The French-Italian Musical Connection - Baroque to 20th Century
<p>The influence of Italian music on French music is both long-standing and well documented. Much of the music composed in France between the Baroque era and the 20th century shows this influence very
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Souled Out - A Night of 60s Soul Music
<p>Soul Music developed during the American Civil Rights Movement. It was born from Gospel and Blues. It developed distinctive styles from 1956 until the 1970s Disco Movement. Tonight, we will see and
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Highlights from the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
<p>The Sydney Symphony Orchestra's repertoire for 2024 is a treasure trove of wonderful music. This series looks at some of the bigger works, giving an in-depth analysis of each piece, the composer
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A Beginner's Guide to Opera
<p>Everything you always wanted to know about opera, but were too afraid to ask! Opera is a merging of many forms of art: music, literature, poetry, storytelling, dance, costumes, visual arts, and of
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The Life, Times and Music of George Harrison
<p>Geroge Harrison was overlooked in the Beatles. But during his time with them, he wrote some of the greatest songs ever written. We will look in depth at his music with The Beatles both with his own
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Easter in Music And Art - Secular And Sacred
<p>Easter is the central celebration of the Christian Church and has inspired magnificent music and art through the centuries. Although primarily a religious festival, the Easter story has also
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