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  • Rhythm

    Listed on January 19, 2017 by Guitar Weekends in Featured Courses

    Every aspect of Rhythm: Blues, Bossa, Funk and much more. For details and Course Overviews please contact Ronnie on info@guitarweekends.co.uk or have a chat on 0844 272 4433There is an Early Bird Offer on until midnight of the 6th ofJanuary on all residential courses of £25 discount. Vouchers are available for anyone who wants to come...

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  • Performance

    Listed on January 19, 2017 by Guitar Weekends in Featured Courses

    How to prepare for a deliver a solo, duet and band performance. For details and Course Overviews please contact Ronnie on info@guitarweekends.co.uk or have a chat on 0844 272 4433There is an Early Bird Offer on until midnight of the 6th ofJanuary on all residential courses of £25 discount. Vouchers are available for anyone who wants...

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  • Americana/Bluegrass

    Listed on January 19, 2017 by Guitar Weekends in Featured Courses

    Country/Rock techniques, licks, riffs and grooves. For details and Course Overviews please contact Ronnie on info@guitarweekends.co.uk or have a chat on 0844 272 4433There is an Early Bird Offer on until midnight of the 6th ofJanuary on all residential courses of £25 discount. Vouchers are available for anyone who wants to come on a course but...

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  • Improvisation

    Listed on January 19, 2017 by Guitar Weekends in Featured Courses

    Introduction level; escape out of the pentatonic minor scale. For details and Course Overviews please contact Ronnie on info@guitarweekends.co.uk or have a chat on 0844 272 4433There is an Early Bird Offer on until midnight of the 6th ofJanuary on all residential courses of £25 discount. Vouchers are available for anyone who wants to come on...

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  • Harrogate Ladies’ College

    Harrogate Ladies’ College

    Listed on June 14, 2016 by LeisureCourses.net in Uncategorised

    Harrogate Ladies’ College is set in 20 acres of private grounds offering excellent conference facilities and comfortable accommodation

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  • Screenwriting: bring Characters and Stories Alive

    Screenwriting: bring Characters and Stories Alive

    Listed on June 9, 2015 by Arvon in Featured Courses

    During this week, in a supportive and industrious environment, we will help you apply key principles of good storytelling for film, with the aim of re-invigorating your enthusiasm and commitment to succeed.

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  • Starting to Write: Alternative Love Relationships

    Starting to Write: Alternative Love Relationships

    Listed on June 6, 2015 by Arvon in Featured Courses

    Focus on your writing and take it in unconventional directions with the help of two gifted authors and tutors Prof. Patricia Duncker and Will Eaves

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  • Short Courses at Wentworth Castle: Meditation to Quieten the Mind

    Listed on July 5, 2013 by Northern College in Uncategorised

    Meditation is an effective way of counteracting stress and increasing the sense of personal well-being. The course is designed for those who have not practiced before or who have only limited experience.

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  • Landscape Photography Course

    Listed on July 5, 2013 by Northern College in Uncategorised

    Designed to help you understand the basic skills and techniques required to take better landscape and architectural photographs. Suitable for those who own either a digital SLR (DLSR) or any digital camera that can be manually overridden.

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  • Northern College Study Breaks: Pastel Techiques

    Listed on July 5, 2013 by Northern College in Uncategorised

    An opportunity to learn and practice how to paint a landscape using the versatile medium of pastel . We will be looking at a range of techniques and applying them to enhance picture development. Will appeal to all levels of expertise.

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  • Brahms through the Looking Glass – with Julian Williamson

    Listed on July 5, 2013 by Northern College in Uncategorised

    A look at the many aspects of Brahms’s life and music as seen and heard by the many interesting people with whom he came into contact - his life and music through the eyes and ears of his contemporaries.

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  • Creating Calm from Chaos: Coping Strategies for you and your lifestyle

    Listed on July 5, 2013 by Northern College in Uncategorised

    Wellbeing is related to personal health, community spirit and creativity and is shaped by our genes, our upbringing, our personal circumstances and choices, with negative thoughts and worries it saps our energy and destroys calm feelings

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  • Shakespeare in our Time

    Listed on July 5, 2013 by Northern College in Uncategorised

    There are countless situations in Shakespeare’s plays, that can be put into the category of ‘the human condition’ - part of what it means to be human. This is one good reason why Shakespeare’s plays continue to be performed - this course will explore why.

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  • Crime Fiction

    Crime Fiction

    Listed on June 9, 2013 by Arvon in Featured Courses

    This week we invite would-be, or already published, crime novelists to experiment with new ideas. The aim of the five days is to show that there is no set format for the crime genre, except a dedication to good storytelling.

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  • Starting to Write Poetry

    Starting to Write Poetry

    Listed on June 8, 2013 by Arvon in Featured Courses

    Come to Lumb Bank, the former house of Ted Hughes and now an Arvon writing house, for a week all about writing poetry. A perfect week if you are new to poetry and looking to gain the confidence to keep writing.

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  • Writing for Games

    Writing for Games

    Listed on June 8, 2013 by Arvon in Featured Courses

    Games writing demands the scene-setting skills of a playwright, the characterisation of a novelist, the attention to nuance of a poet, and the flexibility to allow your audience into your work.

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