education & learning

During the winter months, courses are held in the Isle of Man as part of the University of Liverpool Continuing Education in the Centre for Lifelong Learning programme.

Enquiries and enrolment | Fees | Weekend courses | Accreditation

2008/2009 Courses at the Erin Arts Centre

‘In sweet music is such art’: the story of instrumental music

Dr Fenella Bazin
Starts: Thursday 9th October, 1.30-3.30pm. Twenty Thursday afternoons.
Fee: £90 (Retirement pensioners £45).
Because each instrument has its own characteristics, performers can produce a remarkable range of musical effects. We shall explore the repertoire and history of individual instruments, and see how composers and instrumentalists coax wonderful music from strings, woodwind and brass. (CRN 14197)

The Golden Age of Viennese Music 1815-1939

John Petit
Saturday 25th October, 10am–5pm and Sunday 26th October, 11am–4pm.
Fee: £24.50 (Retirement Pensioners £12.25).
A chronological study of the glorious waltzes, polkas, galops and operettas of Strauss, Lehar and less well-known composers like Kalman, Millocker, Heuberger and many others, illustrated by famous artists such as Schwarzkopf, Gedda and Anneliese Rothenburger on CD and DVD. (CRN 11581)

Heracles, Psyche and others: myths and legends in art and music

Olga Eggert
Saturday 17th January, 10am-5pm and Sunday 18th January, 11am-4pm.
Fee: £24.50 (Retirement pensioners £12.25).
During this course we shall uncover meanings of many well-known works of art – paintings, sculptures, music – that were inspired by myths and legends. We shall look into myths of Ancient Greece, heroes of Antiquity, New and Old Testament and religious references that inspired artists from Praxiteles of Athens to Salvador Dali. We shall also explore individual perceptions of various artists and common features of these works. (CRN 14185)

Wagner in time and place

Professor Roderick Swanston
Saturday 7th March, 10am-5pm and Sunday 8th March, 11am-4pm.
Fee: £24.50 (Retirement pensioners £12.25).
Wagner’s works have been studied and dissected from many angles. This weekend course aims to look at Wagner’s oeuvre from the point of view of his interaction with the politics, society and ideas of his day. How his view of power, redemption, justice, duty and other things sprang from his reading and life and entered into mythical form in his operas. It will examine his progress to the Dresden barricades and his retreat into the personal journeys of individuals. (CRN 11436)

Information

Enquiries and enrolments

All enquiries about these courses at the Erin Arts Centre, and requests for Student Enrolment and Registration Forms should be made to Helen Kneale, Course Organiser, Centre for Manx Studies, 6 Kingswood Grove, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3LX
Telephone: Centre for Manx Studies: 01624 695154 (direct line, Thursdays, answerphone available at other times), 01624 695150 (switchboard)
Mobile: 07624 250901
Email: Helen.Kneale@liverpool.ac.uk

Please enrol in advance if possible, as courses can only run if a minimum number of people have enrolled.

Paying your fees

Please make your cheque payable to 'The University of Liverpool'. Retirement pensioners and those on benefit are entitled to a reduction and should pay the fee shown in brackets.

Weekend courses

Fees for courses held at weekends include an element for light refreshments during morning and afternoon breaks. Lunch breaks normally run from approximately 1-2pm, though this may vary; many people like to bring packed lunches and there will be facilities for making hot drinks. Advance enrolment is essential for weekend courses.

Accreditation

Some of the courses (indicated on the programme) are accredited. This means that credits are available, at the same level as the first year of a university degree. To obtain credits, it is necessary to do assessed work, normally essays or assignments. Credits can be put towards a university Certificate or Diploma. Taking credits can also be a good introduction to Higher Education, particularly for people who have been out of formal education for some time, and may make it easier to gain access to part time Higher Education on the island. Credits also provide evidence of educational achievement to an employer, and can form part of a record of personal and professional development. If you are interested in taking credits, please contact Helen Kneale, the Course Organiser, for more information.

Course Cancellation: if it is for any reason necessary to cancel or re-arrange a course, for example as a result of a lecturer being ill or bad weather, attempts will be made to contact all students enrolled on the course and to announce any cancellations or changes on Manx Radio.

Please note that although the University of Liverpool does its best to carry out the programme, sometimes circumstances beyond its control mean that courses might be subject to change.

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