Music & Singing courses available in Sydney’s Northern Beaches and Mosman area.
Beginners and advanced music and singing classes for adults. Learn how to play the guitar, ukulele, write your own song or have fun in an African drumming class. Learn to play a new instrument. Enrol online today.
Course Outline: This guitar course is designed for those whose knowledge of guitar ranges from zero to less than five chords. Students will learn to play the primary chords in the most commonly used keys, develop an understanding of the principles of simple rhythm reading and learn to read and write music in both chord chart and tablature forms. Each week we will learn to play a new song using the appropriate strum techniques. For Mosman classes please bring a plectrum and a capo....
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Course Outline: Level 2 follows on from the beginners' guitar course and is ideal for those who have basic chord playing skills. In this course we cover songs with more complex chord structures, develop more interesting strum techniques, extend rhythm reading skills and learn simple finger picking styles. What to Bring: Guitar and pick Pencil Notebook About the Tutors: Brenton White Brenton is a guitarist of many years' experience. Involved in workshops and seminars at the...
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Course Outline: This ukulele course is designed to take students who previously have had little or no exposure to playing the instrument, and give them the ability and confidence to play simple tunes and the knowledge and skills to continue their learning path by themselves. The ukulele is one of the most versatile, least expensive and easiest to learn of the stringed instruments. Learn how to play simple tunes as you explore the history of the ukulele, musical genres common to the...
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Course Outline • Target Audience: Beginners and intermediate learners in music production. • Course Duration: 6 online sessions • Delivery Mode: Online • Software used is: Cubase Pro 12 Participants will need a basic understanding of using Music Software so some computer skills required. If unsure please contact the college for further information. Module 1: Introduction to Cubase Pro 12 • Overview of Cubase Pro 12 interface. • Basic setup and configuration for first-time users....
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Course Outline: Sorry, No Concessions Experience meditation, mindfulness, and the flow state to the heartbeat rhythms of the drum. A fusion of African and shamanic drumming. Learn to play basic rhythms on African drums (djembes) and experience shamanic drum journeys with shamanic (frame) drums. Practice mindfulness, or rather mind-emptiness as you learn simple rhythms on a drum and enter the gateway into the timeless, flow space. Learn how to use the drum as a bridge from your...
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$135Limited
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Drumming Meditation & Sound Healing One Day Workshop
Course Outline Bust out of the covid blues! Come down for an African style boogie and bang your lil’ heart out to the primal grooves of ancient tribal African rhythms on crackin’ African djembe drums. You'll learn a multi-layered African rhythm and feel the way the parts groove with each other under the direction of an experienced teacher and facilitator. Learn how to use the drum as a bridge from your monkey mind to the spaciousness within. Practice mindfulness, or rather...
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Course Outline: In this course, you will further develop your strumming skills and increase your chord vocabulary by learning ukulele songs both old and new in a fun and supportive environment. This course is for anyone who has completed The Ukulele course offered by NBMC or any ukulele player with a knowledge of basic chords. Please Bring: Notepad and pen Ukulele (A soprano ukulele is preferred but a baritone is also fine) About the Tutors: Brenton White Brenton is a guitarist of...
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Course Outline In this tutorial you will be introduced to all that the harp has to offer, from celtic to classical to jazz. No musical experience necessary, just a sense of fun and a love of music. About the tutor Louise Johnson has taught harp both privately and at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music for over 40 years. Many of her students are now professional harpists. She is in demand as a tutor and mentor for youth orchestras, music camps and music schools. In 2014 she founded...
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Course Outline: Come and try out your musical potential on the harp and realise your long-standing dream of “I’ve always wanted to play the harp”! In a relaxed and happy 5 week course we cover the basics of technique and will play solo and ensemble music together including, classical, Celtic and jazz. Small sized harps are available for hire during the 5 weeks to allow for at home practice. What to Bring: Additional $100 Harp Hiring fee and $250 refundable deposit bond fee both...
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Course Outline: Sorry, No Concessions Always wanted to play the piano? This is for you! This 10 week hands on beginners course will get you reading and understanding music notation and playing piano pieces and chords. During the course you'll play 'Lean On Me' and other faves. - Read rhythm - Read notes - Piano geography - Play pieces - Understand chords - Play songs you know and love! The classroom has a digital piano for each participant and students will benefit from access...
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