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Continuing Recorder (Descant/Soprano)
Continue your musical studies and become part of this Descant/soprano recorder course where both solo and ensemble repertoire from a variety of styles and of a more extended nature will be used to further student learning. Through this repertoire, students will encounter additional notes, rhythm patterns, key signatures and time signatures. This...
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Continuing Recorder (Descant/Soprano)
Both solo and ensemble repertoire from various styles and of an extended nature are used to further your learning. Explore additional notes, rhythm patterns, key signatures and time signatures. Continues from Beginner Recorder but anyone with soprano/descant recorder experience can join. COURSE OUTLINE This course is aimed at students who have...
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Hell on Earth - Norfolk Island's Convict Story
Norfolk Island, a ‘paradise’ in the South Pacific was as a dumping ground for the worst criminals of the colonial system and allowed the terrible abuses of penal servitude to flourish unrestrained. The island, now in the hands of the gentle Pitcairners, still bears the scars of that terrible time. This course will provide a window into this period...
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The Creative Impulse
Creativity is one way of separating humans from other animals. From divine inspiration to blood, sweat and tears it is a rare and powerful force. We all enjoy the products of creativity, from art, photography and music- to theatre, novels and architecture but few people have the ability to actually make these essential parts of our culture. In this...
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Partners in Crime
Murder has never been so popular, This course looks at five dishy detectives who solve crimes in ancient Rome, 1920s Melbourne and modern America at the same time as falling in love. You will discuss how successfully crime plot and love story have been balanced, look at the role of humour in a murder novel and analyse the importance of having a...
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Tunis: Cross Road of Cultures
Join us as we explore the suprising city of Tunis, just one hour by air from Rome. Tunis is a place of startling contrasts where a French-style boulevarde lined with its cafes and patisseries in the Ville Nouvelle leads to the souks, hammams, mosques and historic houses in the centuries-old medina. A local train takes us to the ruins of Carthage...
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<p>Join us as we explore the suprising city of Tunis, just one hour by air from Rome. Tunis is a place of startling contrasts where a French-style boulevarde lined with its cafes and patisseries in
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Crossing the East-West Divide
This is an historical ‘portrait’ study showing in broad outline the emergence of modern civilisation over the past 10,000 years, beginning in Mesopotamia, spreading throughout Western Asia and across to China and finally, after several millennia of development, flowing across to the West from China and Western Asia to spark the Agricultural and...
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Solving Cryptic Crosswords
Learn how to approach cryptic crosswords – the less challenging ones first. Learn what hints the compiler is honour bound to give the solver, and what attempts to mislead are still possible. Hints, tips and secrets are revealed as the class puts in a combined effort. Anagrams will be unscrambled, synonyms sought, and red herrings demystified. Note:...
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Welsh Language and Culture
The Welsh language has survived the Roman, Norman and British Empires. It also has the oldest literary tradition in Europe apart from Greek and Latin. This course will introduce the grammar and vocabulary of the Welsh language, and also introduce the literature and history of Wales from their first beginnings. TEXTBOOK: Teach Yourself Complete...
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Modern Greek Language & Culture
This course is an introduction to Greek for any student wishing to learn the language for business, travel or everyday use with no prior knowledge of Greek required. Students will develop basic skills to use in conversation, reading, listening and writing. This course aims to build general basic comprehension and communication skills in beginners...
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