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  1. When stars collapse: the physics of black holes, from small to supermassive
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 15 Feb 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Gary Retallick
    Black holes, created by the collapse of massive stars, are objects which curve space-time to such an extent that light itself cannot escape from them. We explore the compelling physics of these mysterious entities.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  2. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  3. The physics of time
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 1 Mar 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Gary Retallick
    An opportunity to explore the various different conceptions of time within modern physics - from the absolute time of Newtonian mechanics to the relativistic time of Einsteinian gravity - and to consider the emergence of time in the big bang, the direction of time, and the possibility of time travel.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  4. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  5. French holiday kit
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 15 Mar 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Yolande Mallet De Chauny
    Learn French in the heart of London to make the most of your holidays in a French-speaking country with this short, intensive course. This holiday kit will provide you with all the language you need to communicate in the most common holiday situations and have a friendly chat with the locals!
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  6. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  7. Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £69.00
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  8. Japanese beginners: holiday kit
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 22 Feb 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Hisaka Bunting
    Make the most of your visit to Japan with this short, intensive course. This Holiday Kit will provide you with all the language you need to communicate in the most common holiday situations and to have a friendly chat with the locals!
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £38.00
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  9. Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £71.00
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  10. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00
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  11. Jazz repertoire
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 19 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Cerys Hogg, Della Rhodes
    Enjoy playing and improvising on familiar and new jazz repertoire in a mixed ensemble. For players with substantial experience of jazz playing, ear training techniques and harmony study. Tunes will be announced and charts sent out two weeks in advance of the course. Rhythm section places are available for guitar, piano, bass and drums.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00
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  12. Pentatonics and beyond: improvising in popular music
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 19 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Harrison
    Study how to improvise in popular music. These two practical sessions are for players of any instrument. Get to grips with improvisation in this exploration of common scales and approaches to improv in pop, rock, blues, folk and jazz. We’ll look at blues scales, pentatonics, extension notes and more to help you get the most out of your improvisation.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00
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  13. Writing for children: getting started
    Course start date:  Tue 22 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Andrew Weale
    Develop your ideas for children's stories in this practical and interactive short course. Topics will include plot, characterisation and viewpoint, and how to approach the children's publishing industry today.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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