Music, Performance & Dance

GUITAR FOR BEGINNERS with Karl Farren If you’re one of the millions who bought a guitar, learned three chords (or less), got frustrated, and hasn’t picked up the guitar since, this class is for you! This is a fresh start, a chance to get over those ‘beginner’s blues’ and actually get to play stuff and enjoy it. So dust off your guitar, bring it along and join in. But be warned, you may well find you’ll acquire a lifelong addiction to playing your guitar. Additional materials $10. 6 Tue, 4 May - 8 June | 7 - 9 pm Mullum Concession: $151 Full Fee: $168

GUITAR 2 - UNLOCKING YOUR GUITAR with Karl Farren This course will suit you if you are a reasonably confident beginner rather than a novice; can already play through some songs; or have already completed Karl’s Beginners course. What happens for a lot of us is we get to the stage of being able to play a few songs, but then get a bit stuck, and don’t know where to go next. What can easily happen then is that we get bored playing the same old things and not progressing. Karl has a bunch of cool things to show you that will enable you to break through that. Additional materials $10. 6 Wed, 5 May - 9 June | 7 - 9 pm Mullum Concession: $151 Full Fee: $168

SONGWRITING with Tristan Alaba Songwriting combines music and poetry to be our most popular art form. The basic elements can be learnt and practiced, with lessons, examples and exercises presented in an accessible, interesting and inspiring way. Take your songwriting up a level, whether beginner or experienced! 4 Mon, 17 May - 7 June 6 - 8:30 pm Online Concession: $130 Full Fee: $145 GUITAR 3 - BREAKING THROUGH with Karl Farren If you’re bored with your guitar playing, this course is for you! Designed for the intermediate player who wants to advance, this course will help you ‘break through’ and bridging the gap from confident intermediate player to competent musician. To fully benefit from this course you should be confident playing open position and barre chords. Additional Materials $10. 6 Thu, 6 May - 10 June | 7 - 9 pm Mullum Concession: $151 Full Fee: $168

BRING YOUR SPEECH TO LIFE with Sama Balson Have you got a monologue, public address or speech to prepare, or does the idea of public speaking terrify you? Brilliant! This workshop is for you. Come and demystify the subtle nuances of how to make a powerful speech. 6 Mon, 10 May - 21 June (No class on 14 June) 10 am - 12:30 pm Mullum Concession: $179 Full Fee: $199

JAZZ GUITAR INTRODUCTION with Kristan Burnnand Want to learn and understand the elements behind Jazz Guitar? In this course we will develop an understanding of Jazz cord voicing’s and inversions, elements of gypsy jazz guitar, cord extensions and triads. Yes this sounds kind of scary, but it’s also fun, and that’s why you should come and join me! 3 Mon, 10 - 24 May | 7 - 9 pm Mullum Concession: $107 Full Fee: $119

BELLYDANCE BLISS with Tatiana Keller Joins us threading ancient arts of both bellydance and yoga to restore balance, bringing joy to the mind, body and soul. You will learn fundamental movements creating strength, flexibility and space for exploration within your body. Suitable for beginners and beyond. 7 Mon, 3 May - 21 June | 6 - 7 pm Mullum (No class on 14 June) Concession: $99 Full Fee: $110

THEATRE INTRODUCTION with Sama Balson Ever wanted to explore stage performance? In this brief introduction to theatre we look at some of the different theatre styles, from Improvisation Theatre, to Commedia Del Arte, Cabaret, Movement Theatre, Elizabethan Theatre, Tragedy, Comedy, traditional and contemporary Storytelling. We will explore the different types of theatre used as a storytelling platform across the world. Come and dip your toe into the performing arts pool, you just might want to strip right off and dive in. 5 Wed, 12 May - 9 June 10 am - 2 pm Mullum Concession: $261 Full Fee: $290

HOW MUSIC WORKS - MUSIC THEORY YOU CAN USE with Karl Farren In this course we will have fun exploring music theory including chords, key, harmony and rhythm. My goal is to unlock some of the mysteries of music theory, so you can use this knowledge to broaden and enrich your playing, your singing, your songwriting, your band, your choir, your ukulele group. Feel free to bring along your instrument. Additional materials $10. 5 Sat, 22 May - 19 June 9:30 - 11:30 am Mullum Concession: $151 Full Fee: $168 GUITAR IMPROVISATION AND CHORD EXTENSIONS FOR THE 12 BAR BLUES with Kristan Burnnand Time to unpack and explore the language of the Blues! We will cover practical uses and applications for guitarists through major and minor tonalities of the Blues, using a range of useful scales that incorporate improvising elements featured in Jazz. Acoustic finger picking from Folk to Mississippi Delta and Chicago Blues will also be covered. This is a practical hands-on workshop, suitable for intermediate to advanced players of both acoustic and electric guitars. 3 Mon, 31 May - 21 June | 7-9 pm Mullum (No class on 14 June) Concession: $89 Full Fee: $99

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