Art courses available in Sydney’s Northern Beaches and Mosman area. Enrol online today.
Northern Beaches & Mosman College offer a wide range of art classes and training. Study locally with campuses and courses located at Brookvale, Narrabeen and Mosman. Learn something new or improve your current skills.
Web description Course Outline: This sewing class is designed for the beginner sewer. It is also suitable for HSC students and tertiary fashion design students who wish to complement their studies for better results or better employment prospects. During the course, you will learn how to read a commercial pattern and how to make garments of your own choice, that fit correctly. The course will enable you to develop your skills in operating a sewing machine and an overlocker. The...
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Course Outline: Classes are suitable for both beginners and experienced singers, and each session will give vocal diagnostics, a fun workout and performance opportunity. Students learn a set of exercises that can form the basis of a personal practice for life. Session 1: Introductions within the group. Why do we sing? Want or need? What makes it sound bad, good or better? Exploration of phonation and vowel shapes. Emotional sounds Exercises 1 & 2 Group Toning exercise....
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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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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: Learn the fun techniques of shaping clay on the wheel or freehand. Students will learn how to create bowls, vessels, mugs and other useful items. Each student will have their own wheel and will be learning in a friendly and relaxed environment. Glaze and firing costs are included in the course fee. This course is suitable for art teachers who are seeking professional development, HSC students who wish to enhance their major works, Fine Art Students who are...
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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: 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: 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 Explore combining drawing with pencil, charcoal and inks with wash. Create evocative and imaginative pictures, including landscapes and portraits, with this versatile art technique. Please Bring Bring the following materials: (Approximate cost - between 50-70 dollars) Old fashioned dip-pen with 2 nibs, fine and broad Artline felt-tipped pens, No. 70 and 700 fine point Soft 6B pencil - Derwent "inktense" ink pencil - chilli red colour No.10 synthetic watercolour brush...
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Course Outline Watercolours are transparent and brilliant! Create vibrant pictures following basic, simple steps; utilising brushstroke skills as you quickly learn how versatile this medium can be. Please Bring Bring what materials you have and other materials will be discussed in the first class. Approximate cost for materials as estimated by tutor to be $60.00 Please Note: NBMC is not liable to for any loss incurred if a class is cancelled please check with the college by calling...
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