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15/216 Classical Keyboard with Tmothy Barratt

Standard : Intermediate , Advanced This popular course focuses on the keyboard music of the Classical era and participants are asked to bring pre-prepared pieces by the likes of Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven as well as their less well-known contemporaries. The course is taught in a class format with participants learning from one another with...

15/308 Intermediate Chamber Orchestra with Anthony Bailey

Standard : Intermediate Following the popularity of our annual Classical Orchestra course we have decided to offer a similar course for those of an intermediate standard. The course is lead by conductor and clarinettist Anthony Bailey and we will be working on Haydn

15/302 Late Starter Recorders with Evelyn Nallen

Standard : Elementary This popular course focuses on taking participants from the early stages of recorder playing and guiding you through technical and musical matters. This is not a course designed for absolute beginners but will enable participants to develop their skills from the most basic level, giving you the knowledge and impetus to progress with...

15/204 Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas with Peter Medhurst

Standard : All New to Benslow Music, renowned presenter and scholar Peter Medhurst, leads this appreciation course devoted to Beethoven

15/206 Dance Band with Roger Moon

Standard : Intermediate , Advanced Foxtrots, quicksteps, cha chas and sambas: a rare opportunity to experience the sound and style of strict tempo Ballroom and Latin music, using published arrangements from the 1930s to 1950s. Trumpets, trombones, saxes (perhaps doubling clarinet), violins, guitar, double bass, drums and even (at Roger

15/207 Guitar Ensembles with Steve Marsh

STANDARD: INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED This new course in our calendar is led by the guitarist, composer and teacher Steve Marsh. The weekend will be spent working on the five-movement guitar orchestra composition

15/301 New Year Quartets with the Tedesca with Members of the Tedesca Quartet

STANDARD: INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED Nic Fallowfield and his colleagues from the Tedesca Quartet return in 2015 with acourse designed for pre-formed string chamber groups. The course is particularly aimed at string quartets but groups of other sizes and combinations are equally welcome. The course fee also includes entry to the quartet

Watercolour Painting with Jacqueline Devereux

45

Woodcarving with Richard Onians

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Woodcarving with Richard Onians

3

Woodcarving with Richard Onians

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WOW Going for Effects in Wax with Philip Madley

15

Tatting Techniques with Jennifer Williams

45

Textile Travel Journal with Angela Hughes

45

Textures and Patterns on Pendants with Xuella Arnold

The Dutch Golden Age with Jennifer Spiers

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Tonal Portraits with Varvara Neiman

Ukulele for Beginners with Zachary Taylor

15

Ukulele for Beginners with Zachary Taylor

15

Unlocking the Mysteries of Seascapes with Roy Lang

45

Unlocking your Creative Unconscious with Janet Neil

Springtime in Watercolour with Jonathan Newey

15

Success with Fused Glass with David Wasley

15

Success with Fused Glass with David Wasley

15

Tai Ji Quan with Clare Skelton

45

Tai Ji Quan with Clare Skelton

45

Taking Control of your Photos – On the Camera and Computer with John Maw

45

Patchwork-Scandinavian Folk Art Inspiration with Kate Percival

Photoshop Elements – The Basics and Beyond with John Maw