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Music

Introduction to DJing (Part 1)

Introduction to DJing (Part 2)

Logic: Lesson 1

Logic: Lesson 2

Drum Kit Lesson 1

Drum Kit Lesson 2

Lesson 3: Drum Philosophy

Drum Kit Lesson 4

Drum Kit Lesson 5

Drum Kit Lesson 6

Drum Kit Lesson 7

Writing and performing cover versions

Chance Elements in Songwriting

Using Names in Songwriting

4 Chord Song in 3 Keys

12 Bar Blues in E

Jazz and the 2-5-1 Chord Progression

Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel

Canon in D in Pop Songs

R&B Songwriting Lesson 1

R&B Songwriting Lesson 2

R&B Songwriting Lesson 3

R&B Songwriting Lesson 4: Melody & Rhythm

R&B Songwriting Lesson 5

R&B Songwriting Lesson 6: the ‘Bridge’ section

R&B Songwriting Lesson 7

R&B Songwriting Lesson 8

R&B Songwriting Lesson 9

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Singing for Performance Lesson 1

Singing for Performance Lesson 2

Singing for Performance Lesson 3

Singing for Performance Lesson 4

Singing for Performance Lesson 5

Singing for Performance Lesson 6: Confidence building

Singing for Performance Lesson 7

Singing for Performance Lesson 8

Singing for Performance Lesson 9

Tuesday Piano Lesson 1

Tuesday Piano Lesson 2

Tuesday Piano Lesson 3

Tuesday Piano Lesson 4

Tuesday Piano Lesson 5

Tuesday Piano Lesson 6

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Keyboard Beginners

Keyboard Intermediate

Keyboard Beginners & Intermediate

Jamming in A

Jamming in Bm

Jamming in D

Jamming in Em

Jamming in Am

Jamming in G

Chord in the key of C

Open Jam Lesson 1

Open Jam Lesson 2

Open Jam Lesson 3 (part 1)

Open Jam Lesson 3 (part 2)

Open Jam Lesson 4 (part 1)

Open Jam Lesson 4 (part 2)

Open Jam Lesson 7

Open Jam Lesson 8

Guitar Improvers: Whiskey in the Jar

Guitar Beginners: She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain

Guitar Beginners and Improvers: 3 chord strumming exercises

Guitar Beginners: How to tune your guitar

Guitar Beginners: Chords Am and C

Guitar Improvers: A Hard Days Night

Guitar Improvers: Folsom Prison Blues

Choir: At Core they always stand by me (lyrics)

Choir: At Core they always stand by me (music file)

Choir: Life on Mars Lyrics

Choir: 3 Songs to sing

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Vocal Technique: CORE

Vocal Technique Lesson 2: CORE, the Diaphragm 

Vocal Technique Lesson 3: Breathing better

Vocal Technique Lesson 4: Your vocal range

Vocal Technique Lesson 5: Major scales warm-up

Bass Lesson 1: Staccato Rhythm

Bass Lesson 2: Off Beats Rhythm

Bass Lesson 3: 12 Bar Blues

Bass Lesson 4: Shuffle Rhythm 12 Bar Walking Blues

Bass Lesson 5: Shuffle Rhythm 12 Bar Walking Blues variations in A

Bass Lesson 6: Em Pentatonic Scale

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Guitar Lesson 1: Bluesy 7th chords E7, A7, D7

Logic, Music Theory Lesson 1: Counting to the beat

Logic, Music Theory Lesson 2: The Gatis

Logic, Music Theory Lesson 3: Creating beat

Logic, Music Theory Lesson 4 (Pt 1): Studying the Drums of Popular Songs

Logic, Music Theory Lesson 4 (Pt 2): Creating beats

Logic, Music Theory Lesson 5: Creating beats

Lesson 1: ‘Why’ by Tracy Chapman

Lesson 2: ‘Beautiful’ by Cristina Aguilera

On Music Lesson 3: Cover Versions

On Music Lesson 4: Poetry & Music

On Music Lesson 5: Choruses

On Music Lesson 6: Verses

On Music Lesson 7: Middle 8

Art

Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 1

Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 2

Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 3

Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 4

Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 5

Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 6

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Life Drawing: Lesson 1

Life Drawing: Lesson 2

Life Drawing: Lesson 3

Life Drawing: Lesson 4

Life Drawing: Lesson 5

Life Drawing: Lesson 6

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Colour Theory

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Landscape Perspective

Folk Art inspired lino cuts

Mark making with a line

Drawing objects from around your home

Design like Eduardo Paolozzi

Textile Designer Lucienne Day

Design a t-shirt 

Designing a book cover

Collage like Rauschenberg

Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 1, Pinch Pots

Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 2, Coil Pots

Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 3, Sketch Books

Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 4, Magdalene Odundo

Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 5: Dorethy Annan and George Frederick Watts

Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 6: All about clay

Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 7: Kate Malone MBE

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Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 1, Colin Pearson

Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 2, Lucie Rie

Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 3, Edmund de Waal

Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 4, Walter Keeler, Salt Glazed Pottery, Michael Casson OBE and Cream ware

Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 5, Lee Kang-hyo

Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 6, Emma Bridgewater

Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 7, Gareth Mason

Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 8, Hannah Tounsend

Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 9, Ian Godfrey

Self-Portrait Lesson

Self-Portrait Lesson 2

Portraiture Lesson

My Paintings in the 1990s

My History in Oil Painting: the Hybrids, Part 1

My History in Oil Painting: the Hybrids, Part 2

The 1980s: My History in Oil Painting

The 1980s: My History in Oil Painting, Part 2

The 1980s: My History in Oil Painting, Part 3

Chainstitch

Future Fashion / Make Do and Innovate

Future Fashion / Identity

Blanket Stitch

Darning

Multimedia

Landscapes

Core Arts is a leading mental health creative education centre

Since 1992 Core Arts has been providing best practice and best value in Mental Health care in London.

Based in Hackney, it promotes positive mental health and wellbeing through a college-like environment of creative learning. Providing quality education, training, employment and social enterprise initiatives that enable people who experience mental health issues to overcome barriers, fulfil their potential and participate fully in their community.

Our mission is to support and promote recovery, social inclusion and mental wellbeing through the arts and enhance service user experience.

Download your lesson handouts here

Music

Introduction to DJing (Part 1)

Introduction to DJing (Part 2)

Logic: Lesson 1

Logic: Lesson 2

Drum Kit Lesson 1

Drum Kit Lesson 2

Lesson 3: Drum Philosophy

Drum Kit Lesson 4

Drum Kit Lesson 5

Drum Kit Lesson 6

Drum Kit Lesson 7

Writing and performing cover versions

Chance Elements in Songwriting

Using Names in Songwriting

4 Chord Song in 3 Keys

12 Bar Blues in E

Jazz and the 2-5-1 Chord Progression

Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel

Canon in D in Pop Songs

R&B Songwriting Lesson 1

R&B Songwriting Lesson 2

R&B Songwriting Lesson 3

R&B Songwriting Lesson 4: Melody & Rhythm

R&B Songwriting Lesson 5

R&B Songwriting Lesson 6: the ‘Bridge’ section

R&B Songwriting Lesson 7

R&B Songwriting Lesson 8

R&B Songwriting Lesson 9

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Singing for Performance Lesson 1

Singing for Performance Lesson 2

Singing for Performance Lesson 3

Singing for Performance Lesson 4

Singing for Performance Lesson 5

Singing for Performance Lesson 6: Confidence building

Singing for Performance Lesson 7

Singing for Performance Lesson 8

Singing for Performance Lesson 9

Tuesday Piano Lesson 1

Tuesday Piano Lesson 2

Tuesday Piano Lesson 3

Tuesday Piano Lesson 4

Tuesday Piano Lesson 5

Tuesday Piano Lesson 6

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Keyboard Beginners

Keyboard Intermediate

Keyboard Beginners & Intermediate

Jamming in A

Jamming in Bm

Jamming in D

Jamming in Em

Jamming in Am

Jamming in G

Chord in the key of C

Open Jam Lesson 1

Open Jam Lesson 2

Open Jam Lesson 3 (part 1)

Open Jam Lesson 3 (part 2)

Open Jam Lesson 4 (part 1)

Open Jam Lesson 4 (part 2)

Open Jam Lesson 7

Open Jam Lesson 8

Guitar Improvers: Whiskey in the Jar

Guitar Beginners: She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain

Guitar Beginners and Improvers: 3 chord strumming exercises

Guitar Beginners: How to tune your guitar

Guitar Beginners: Chords Am and C

Guitar Improvers: A Hard Days Night

Guitar Improvers: Folsom Prison Blues

Choir: At Core they always stand by me (lyrics)

Choir: At Core they always stand by me (music file)

Choir: Life on Mars Lyrics

Choir: 3 Songs to sing

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Vocal Technique: CORE

Vocal Technique Lesson 2: CORE, the Diaphragm 

Vocal Technique Lesson 3: Breathing better

Vocal Technique Lesson 4: Your vocal range

Vocal Technique Lesson 5: Major scales warm-up

Bass Lesson 1: Staccato Rhythm

Bass Lesson 2: Off Beats Rhythm

Bass Lesson 3: 12 Bar Blues

Bass Lesson 4: Shuffle Rhythm 12 Bar Walking Blues

Bass Lesson 5: Shuffle Rhythm 12 Bar Walking Blues variations in A

Bass Lesson 6: Em Pentatonic Scale

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Guitar Lesson 1: Bluesy 7th chords E7, A7, D7

Logic, Music Theory Lesson 1: Counting to the beat

Logic, Music Theory Lesson 2: The Gatis

Logic, Music Theory Lesson 3: Creating beat

Logic, Music Theory Lesson 4 (Pt 1): Studying the Drums of Popular Songs

Logic, Music Theory Lesson 4 (Pt 2): Creating beats

Logic, Music Theory Lesson 5: Creating beats

Lesson 1: ‘Why’ by Tracy Chapman

Lesson 2: ‘Beautiful’ by Cristina Aguilera

On Music Lesson 3: Cover Versions

On Music Lesson 4: Poetry & Music

On Music Lesson 5: Choruses

On Music Lesson 6: Verses

On Music Lesson 7: Middle 8

Art

Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 1

Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 2

Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 3

Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 4

Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 5

Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 6

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Life Drawing: Lesson 1

Life Drawing: Lesson 2

Life Drawing: Lesson 3

Life Drawing: Lesson 4

Life Drawing: Lesson 5

Life Drawing: Lesson 6

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Colour Theory

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Landscape Perspective

Folk Art inspired lino cuts

Mark making with a line

Drawing objects from around your home

Design like Eduardo Paolozzi

Textile Designer Lucienne Day

Design a t-shirt 

Designing a book cover

Collage like Rauschenberg

Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 1, Pinch Pots

Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 2, Coil Pots

Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 3, Sketch Books

Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 4, Magdalene Odundo

Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 5: Dorethy Annan and George Frederick Watts

Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 6: All about clay

Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 7: Kate Malone MBE

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Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 1, Colin Pearson

Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 2, Lucie Rie

Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 3, Edmund de Waal

Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 4, Walter Keeler, Salt Glazed Pottery, Michael Casson OBE and Cream ware

Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 5, Lee Kang-hyo

Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 6, Emma Bridgewater

Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 7, Gareth Mason

Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 8, Hannah Tounsend

Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 9, Ian Godfrey

Self-Portrait Lesson

Self-Portrait Lesson 2

Portraiture Lesson

My Paintings in the 1990s

My History in Oil Painting: the Hybrids, Part 1

My History in Oil Painting: the Hybrids, Part 2

The 1980s: My History in Oil Painting

The 1980s: My History in Oil Painting, Part 2

The 1980s: My History in Oil Painting, Part 3

Chainstitch

Future Fashion / Make Do and Innovate

Future Fashion / Identity

Blanket Stitch

Darning

Multimedia

Landscapes

Core Arts is a leading mental health Day Care Service

Core Arts is a leading mental health creative education centre

Since 1992 Core Arts has been providing best practice and best value in Mental Health care in London.

Based in Hackney, it promotes positive mental health and wellbeing through a college-like environment of creative learning. Providing quality education, training, employment and social enterprise initiatives that enable people who experience mental health issues to overcome barriers, fulfil their potential and participate fully in their community.

Our mission is to support and promote recovery, social inclusion and mental wellbeing through the arts and enhance service user experience.