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Music
R&B Songwriting Lesson 4: Melody & Rhythm
R&B Songwriting Lesson 6: the ‘Bridge’ section
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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
Singing for Performance Lesson 10
Singing for Performance Lesson 11
Singing for Performance Lesson 12: Easy warm down after singing
Singing for Performance Lesson 13: Ear training
Singing for Performance Lesson 14: ‘Summertime’ study
Singing for Performance Lesson 15: Vocal registers
Singing for Performance Lesson 16: Playing with melody
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Song Structure: Verse, Chorus and Bridge
Harmony: Major 7 (maj7) chords
Harmony: Seventh chords C7 (C dominant 7)
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I Wanna Dance With Somebody chords by Whitney Houston
Man In The Mirror chords by Michael Jackson
What The World Needs Now Is Love chords by Jackie DeShannon
Louie Louie chords by Kingsmen
Stand By Me chords by Ben E. King
Everybodys Talkin chords by Harry Nilsson
Hallelujah chords by Jeff Buckley
Long Tall Sally chords by Little Richard
Tutti Frutti chords by Little Richard
Under The Boardwalk chords by The Drifters
All Along The Watchtower chords by Jimi Hendrix
Guitar Beginners: Chord shapes
Guitar Beginners: She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain
Guitar Beginners: How to tune your guitar
Guitar Beginners: Chords Am and C
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Guitar Improvers: Stuck In The Middle With You
Guitar Improvers: A Hard Days Night
Guitar Improvers: Folsom Prison Blues
Guitar Improvers: Whiskey in the Jar
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Choir: At Core they always stand by me (lyrics)
Choir: At Core they always stand by me (music file)
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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
Vocal Technique Lesson 6: Exercises for the diaphragm
Vocal Technique Lesson 7: Minor scales warm-up
Vocal Technique Lesson 8: Major arpeggios warm-up
Vocal Technique Lesson 9: High notes/Head voice
Vocal Technique Lesson 10: Intervals
Vocal Technique Lesson 11: Mouth, jaw and tongue exercises
Vocal Technique Lesson 12: Songwriting – Lyrics, structure and rhythm
Vocal Technique Lesson 13: Songwriting – Mood, harmony and melody
Vocal Technique Lesson 14: Tips for performance
Vocal Technique Lesson 15: ‘That song is too high or too low for my voice’
Vocal Technique Lesson 16: Learning how to sing ‘Let it be’
Vocal Technique Lesson 17: Learning how to sing ‘Let it be’ (part 2)
Bass Lesson 1: Staccato Rhythm
Bass Lesson 2: Off Beats Rhythm
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
Bass Lesson 7: Pentatonic Riff ‘Superstition’ (Steve Wonder)
Bass Lesson 9: Techniques and skills to play faster
Bass Lesson 10: Redemption Song by Bob Marley, Intro Riff (Key of G)
Bass Lesson 11: Caribbean Riff (Key of A)
Bass Lesson 13: Another One Bites the Dust by Queen
Bass Lesson 15: Enter Sandman by Metallica
Bass Lesson 16: She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult
Bass Lesson 17: Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix
Bass Lesson 18: Peaches by The Stranglers
Bass Lesson 19: Easy Funk Riff
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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
Logic, Music Theory Lesson 6: Creating beats
Logic, Music Theory Lesson 7: Creating beats
Logic, Music Theory Lesson 9: Using numbers in creative ways
Logic, Music Theory Lesson 10: The fourth element
Logic, Music Theory Lesson 11: Beat making
Logic, Music Theory Lesson 12: Beat making (Part 2)
Logic, Music Theory Lesson 13: Hi-Hat
Logic, Music Theory Lesson 14: Editors
Logic, Music Theory Lesson 16: The 6th Element (part 1)
On Music Lesson 3: Cover Versions
On Music Lesson 4: Poetry & Music
On Music Lesson 8: The ‘Intro’
On Music Lesson 10: Minor Chord Theory
On Music Lesson 11: Time Signatures, Harmony & Melody
On Music Lesson 12: Writing & Theory in the Key of D Major
On Music Lesson 13: Writing & Theory in the Key of C Major
On Music Lesson 15: Writing & Theory in the Key of A Major
On Music Lesson 16: Writing & Theory in the Key of G Major
Art
Pastel Painting Techniques for Beginners
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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
Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 7
Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 8
Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 9
Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 10
Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 11
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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
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 8, Greyson Perry CBE
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 9, Paul Philp
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 10, Moon Jars
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 11, Judy Chicago
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 12, Philip Elgin
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 13, Ewen Henderson
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 14, Carol McNicoll
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 15, Neil Ions
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 16, Anna Noel
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 17, Sara Robertson
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 18, Gillian Lowdes
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 19, Craig Mitchell
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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
Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 10, Gemma Wightman
Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 11, Jane Cox
Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 12, Bernard Leach
Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 13, Richard Bateman
Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 14, Ruth Duckworth
Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 15, Lisa Hammond
Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 16, Sophie Mc Carthy
The Paintings of Florine Stettheimer: Flamboyant Subversive
The Reclining Figure: Bodies at rest in Art
How to Steal like Picasso (7 Easy Steps)
Fauvism: How to paint like a Wild Beast
Don’t forget I come from the Tropics!
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
Multimedia
Summary of online Book Publishers/Printers comparison
Make your own book using an online book publisher/printer
How to look for Arts & Crafts ideas from the internet
Video editing software you can download and use for free
How to download and use MediaHuman YouTube to MP3 converter
How to make a playlist and burn a CD in iTunes (Mac version)
Download the Core Chronicles here
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
R&B Songwriting Lesson 4: Melody & Rhythm
R&B Songwriting Lesson 6: the ‘Bridge’ section
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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
Singing for Performance Lesson 10
Singing for Performance Lesson 11
Singing for Performance Lesson 12: Easy warm down after singing
Singing for Performance Lesson 13: Ear training
Singing for Performance Lesson 14: ‘Summertime’ study
Singing for Performance Lesson 15: Vocal registers
Singing for Performance Lesson 16: Playing with melody
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Song Structure: Verse, Chorus and Bridge
Harmony: Major 7 (maj7) chords
Harmony: Seventh chords C7 (C dominant 7)
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I Wanna Dance With Somebody chords by Whitney Houston
Man In The Mirror chords by Michael Jackson
What The World Needs Now Is Love chords by Jackie DeShannon
Louie Louie chords by Kingsmen
Stand By Me chords by Ben E. King
Everybodys Talkin chords by Harry Nilsson
Hallelujah chords by Jeff Buckley
Long Tall Sally chords by Little Richard
Tutti Frutti chords by Little Richard
Under The Boardwalk chords by The Drifters
All Along The Watchtower chords by Jimi Hendrix
Guitar Beginners: Chord shapes
Guitar Beginners: She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain
Guitar Beginners: How to tune your guitar
Guitar Beginners: Chords Am and C
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Guitar Improvers: Stuck In The Middle With You
Guitar Improvers: A Hard Days Night
Guitar Improvers: Folsom Prison Blues
Guitar Improvers: Whiskey in the Jar
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Choir: At Core they always stand by me (lyrics)
Choir: At Core they always stand by me (music file)
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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
Vocal Technique Lesson 6: Exercises for the diaphragm
Vocal Technique Lesson 7: Minor scales warm-up
Vocal Technique Lesson 8: Major arpeggios warm-up
Vocal Technique Lesson 9: High notes/Head voice
Vocal Technique Lesson 10: Intervals
Vocal Technique Lesson 11: Mouth, jaw and tongue exercises
Vocal Technique Lesson 12: Songwriting – Lyrics, structure and rhythm
Vocal Technique Lesson 13: Songwriting – Mood, harmony and melody
Vocal Technique Lesson 14: Tips for performance
Vocal Technique Lesson 15: ‘That song is too high or too low for my voice’
Vocal Technique Lesson 16: Learning how to sing ‘Let it be’
Vocal Technique Lesson 17: Learning how to sing ‘Let it be’ (part 2)
Bass Lesson 1: Staccato Rhythm
Bass Lesson 2: Off Beats Rhythm
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
Bass Lesson 7: Pentatonic Riff ‘Superstition’ (Steve Wonder)
Bass Lesson 9: Techniques and skills to play faster
Bass Lesson 10: Redemption Song by Bob Marley, Intro Riff (Key of G)
Bass Lesson 11: Caribbean Riff (Key of A)
Bass Lesson 13: Another One Bites the Dust by Queen
Bass Lesson 15: Enter Sandman by Metallica
Bass Lesson 16: She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult
Bass Lesson 17: Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix
Bass Lesson 18: Peaches by The Stranglers
Bass Lesson 19: Easy Funk Riff
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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
Logic, Music Theory Lesson 6: Creating beats
Logic, Music Theory Lesson 7: Creating beats
Logic, Music Theory Lesson 9: Using numbers in creative ways
Logic, Music Theory Lesson 10: The fourth element
Logic, Music Theory Lesson 11: Beat making
Logic, Music Theory Lesson 12: Beat making (Part 2)
Logic, Music Theory Lesson 13: Hi-Hat
Logic, Music Theory Lesson 14: Editors
Logic, Music Theory Lesson 16: The 6th Element (part 1)
On Music Lesson 3: Cover Versions
On Music Lesson 4: Poetry & Music
On Music Lesson 8: The ‘Intro’
On Music Lesson 10: Minor Chord Theory
On Music Lesson 11: Time Signatures, Harmony & Melody
On Music Lesson 12: Writing & Theory in the Key of D Major
On Music Lesson 13: Writing & Theory in the Key of C Major
On Music Lesson 15: Writing & Theory in the Key of A Major
On Music Lesson 16: Writing & Theory in the Key of G Major
Art
Pastel Painting Techniques for Beginners
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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
Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 7
Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 8
Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 9
Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 10
Art Techniques and Materials: Lesson 11
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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
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 8, Greyson Perry CBE
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 9, Paul Philp
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 10, Moon Jars
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 11, Judy Chicago
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 12, Philip Elgin
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 13, Ewen Henderson
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 14, Carol McNicoll
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 15, Neil Ions
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 16, Anna Noel
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 17, Sara Robertson
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 18, Gillian Lowdes
Ceramics Hand Building: Lesson 19, Craig Mitchell
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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
Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 10, Gemma Wightman
Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 11, Jane Cox
Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 12, Bernard Leach
Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 13, Richard Bateman
Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 14, Ruth Duckworth
Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 15, Lisa Hammond
Ceramics Throwing: Lesson 16, Sophie Mc Carthy
The Paintings of Florine Stettheimer: Flamboyant Subversive
The Reclining Figure: Bodies at rest in Art
How to Steal like Picasso (7 Easy Steps)
Fauvism: How to paint like a Wild Beast
Don’t forget I come from the Tropics!
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
Multimedia
Summary of online Book Publishers/Printers comparison
Make your own book using an online book publisher/printer
How to look for Arts & Crafts ideas from the internet
Video editing software you can download and use for free
How to download and use MediaHuman YouTube to MP3 converter
How to make a playlist and burn a CD in iTunes (Mac version)
Download the Core Chronicles here
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.