Archive of Weekend Course | LeisureCourses.net - short courses & residential study breaks in great locations - Part 18
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Tai Ji Quan
Listed on January 11, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesTai Ji Quan and Qigong (Tai Chi & Chi Kung) stimulate the mind, balance energy levels and strengthen the immune system. Through practice and exercise, you will feel encouraged by improved vitality and feelings of well being. The work can be adapted to individual fitness and health needs.
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Strugglers
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesThis is a very practical hands-on weekend with lots of playing. We will work through plenty of Tunes (songs and instrumentals) in varied styles such as Rock, Blues and Country.
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Fingerstyle
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesA great holiday break where you will join other like-minded players for an excellent social and informative weekend.
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Intro to Jazz
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesAs the name suggests, this course is an introduction to playing jazz guitar for those who either want to just get started in jazz guitar, and don't know how, or have already tried but have become frustrated in making headway. The course gently introduces you to the three main aspects of jazz guitar:Comping, Soloing and Chord-melody...
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Improvers
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesOn this weekend we cover the same core subjects covered on the 'Strugglers' weekend but in more detail and using more advanced material.
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Beginners
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesA great holiday break where you will join other like-minded players for an excellent social and informative weekend.
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Rock
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesHow to improve your playing with regular practice routines. How to get a better sound from your guitar and equipment. Techniques used in playing this style of music both rhythm and lead.
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Blues Intermediate
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesBlues Rhythm playing, from Texas to Chicago the journey of the blues shuffle. Using simple ideas to create great rhythm playing. Sliding chords which are perfect for slow blues, 'Less is More' it really can be. Developing rhythmic accuracy. Blues soloing and improvising. A great holiday break where you will join other like-minded players for an excellent social...
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Perform like a Pro
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesA great holiday break where you will join other like-minded players for an excellent social and informative weekend.
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Beginners
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesA great holiday break where you will join other like-minded players for an excellent social and informative weekend.
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Acoustic Decades
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesA great holiday break where you will join other like-minded players for an excellent social and informative weekend.
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Rhythm
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesA great holiday break where you will join other like-minded players for an excellent social and informative weekend.
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Improvers
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesOn this weekend we cover the same core subjects covered on the 'Strugglers' weekend but in more detail and using more advanced material.
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Acoustic Folk
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesA great holiday break where you will join other like-minded players for an excellent social and informative weekend.
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Intro to Blues
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesA great holiday break where you will join other like-minded players for an excellent social and informative weekend.
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Strugglers
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesThis is a very practical hands-on weekend with lots of playing. We will work through plenty of Tunes (songs and instrumentals) in varied styles such as Rock, Blues and Country.
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Developing your Hand Quilting Skills and Beyond, with Barbara Chainey
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesDiscover the secrets of hand quilting in a weekend just north of London Here is your opportunity to develop your hand quilting expertise with one of the best tutors in the field. On this weekend you will discover all the essential steps to produce beautiful hand quilting, including how to mark out...
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Honiton Lace
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesThis course covers basic techniques for lacemakers who are new to this classic English lace. For experienced Honiton lace makers it is an opportunity to expand skills and understanding of this lace and gain inspiration and guidance on interpretation and design development. Whatever your level, enjoy the magic of lace making!
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Jacobean and Crewel Work
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesThrough demonstrations and practical participation, working on traditional linen twill fabric and using crewel wools, we will cover a wide range of stitches, including line stitches, filling stitches and detached stitches. We will use Trellis work and shading with the wools to create the traditional rich patterns that are associated with Jacobean and crewel work.
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Silk Scarf Painting
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesThis is a beginners course for those who want to learn simple but effective painting techniques on fabric. Monika will teach you how to create ideas for scarf designs and how to apply them to silk or other similar materials.
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Drawing for the Terrified
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesAre you terrified of drawing but have a secret longing to learn how to do it? Then enrol on this course where Richard will guide you through certain processes slowly, gently and step by step. If you follow his 'recipes', you will be amazed at what you will be able to draw.
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Felt Teddy Bear Making
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesUsing needle felting techniques and colourful Merino fleece we will create cute teddy bears to keep or give as presents. No experience is necessary and all equipment will be provided. There will be a charge of £5 per person to cover materials used, payable to the tutor. Be prepared to create a family of bears!
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How to Write your Life Experiences and Memoirs
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesWe all have a rich treasury of anecdotes to share. But where do you start? Enjoyable exercises will help trigger memories and tell your story in a way that's lively and engaging. Whether you're writing for publication, family and friends, or simply to understand the meaning of your own life, this course will smooth the...
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Tai Ji Quan
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesTai Ji Quan and Qigong (Tai Chi & Chi Kung) stimulate the mind, balance energy levels and strengthen the immune system. Through practice and exercise, you will feel encouraged by improved vitality and feelings of well being. The work can be adapted to individual fitness and health needs.
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Vibrant Watercolours – A Taste of India
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesImmerse yourself in a weekend of vibrant colour and rich pattern. Using bold dyes, watercolours and simple print techniques, we will explore those exotic elements that we associate with India and use them as the basis for creating your own striking and colourful paintings.
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Taking Textiles Further
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesThese workshops are for those who have completed City & Guilds courses in textile related subjects to diploma level (or equivalent), who are committed to further develop their own personal creativity within a design-led context. Learners are encouraged to work independently to explore experimental approaches and contextual issues.
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Dyeing the Blues
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesLearn how to prepare fabric using Japanese Shibori resist techniques. After experimenting with stitching, tying, clamping and wrapping techniques you will dye the results with indigo, that most magical of dyes, to produce a range of samples for future reference or to be turned into a unique project.
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Blackwork Embroidery
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesBlackwork embroidery became popular during the reign of King Henry VIII. Introduced into the Tudor court by Queen Catherine of Aragon, the traditional style is worked on linen using the weave as a basis to count stitches. A variety of different stitches will be taught using a range of different weighted threads. Butterflies were popular...
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Botanical Illustration – Spring Flowers
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesSpring is an exciting and unique time for flowers; learn how to compose a picture, prepare precise pencil drawings and how to use watercolours skilfully to produce accurate, vibrant illustrations. Individual help ensures that beginners and experienced artists can work at their own pace but with strong support.
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Spring Landscapes in Acrylic
Listed on January 8, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesThis course will show you how to paint spring landscapes with acrylic paint. Techniques covered will include thick and thin paint, colour mixing, working from dark to light and glazing. The course will include spring landscapes in an impressionistic style from photographs supplied by the tutor.
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