Noncredit Continuing Education Courses
Fall 2008

Handicrafts & Hobbies

Dance, Prforming Arts, and Music

HANDICRAFTS & HOBBIES

Identifying Your Personal Colors *NEW!*
Create your own personal color pallet by identifying how color reflects your unique personality and lifestyle. Using an artist's canvas, you will study basic color theories and spiritual Chakra colors, and will develop an awareness of how colors interact with visual space. William M. Edwards has over 24 years of experience and specializes in faux finishes. He has been nationally published and has been recently awarded Best of Baltimore by Baltimore Magazine for decorative artists. $69** (includes $10 materials fee*)

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Creative Drawing for Adults
Learn to inspire your imagination through drawing. Create, draw, and imagine all the possibilities of art. Discover how to become a better artist while applying drawing skills to create characters and to develop your own style and unique artistic process. $99

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Drawing I
Learn how to draw what you see. In-class and homework assignments will consist of practice with geometric objects, still-life subjects, composition, and shadow. You will work in pencil and charcoal. The instructor will provide charcoal and paper for the first class session and hand out a supply list needed for subsequent classes. Approximate materials cost is $20 (independent purchase). $110

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Drawing II
Continue with techniques practiced in the Drawing I class but now apply them to the human form and portraiture. Studio/model fee included. $150 (includes $40 materials fee*)

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Oil Painting Landscapes
Practice the basics of one of the most popular and rewarding of all art media. Investigate color mixing and brush techniques. Assignments will consist of several quick studies and one sustained project. Beginners and continuing students welcome. NOTE: A choice between oil and acrylic painting will be offered. A supply list will be provided at the first class session. Materials needed for the first class session will be provided. Cost of materials approximately $50 (Independent Purchase(s)) There will be a materials review during the first class session. Please bring the materials you have at home to the first class session for review by instructor. $110

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History and Practice of Watercolor I
This class introduces students to the basic watercolor techniques needed to control the medium, balance composition, and manipulate color. Composition will be taught through still life and landscape studies. A supply list will be provided at the first class session. Materials for the first class session will be provided. Materials cost of approximately $60 (Independent Purchase(s)) NOTE: There will be a materials review during the first class session. Students will need to bring the materials that they have on hand at home to the first class for review by instructor. $110

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Digital Photography: Basics
New to digital photography? There is a lot more to it than meets the eye. Learn about the intricacies of the trade, and how to find and achieve those admirable shots. Familiarize yourself with the digital darkroom, image storage devices, composition, and lens settings. Bring your camera and manual to class. 1.2 CEUs. $150** (includes $75 materials fee*)

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Digital Photography: Digital Printing
Finally, a course on getting great prints! Maybe you already know it's not so simple getting that great photo on paper--too light or dark, colors don't match the screen, etc. In this course you'll learn how to alleviate those problems and create professional looking prints you'll be proud to hang on your wall, give as gifts, or even sell. Prerequisite: Digital Photo Basics. 12 hours. $215** (includes $100 computer fee*)

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Digitizing Your Family Photographs on Fabric *NEW!*
Discover how to preserve those treasured family photographs by capturing them on the computer screen and projecting them onto fabric to produce displayable items such as quilts, pillows, and tees. Please bring your photographs (preferably on disk) and 'photo fabric cloth' (which can be found in any fabric store) with you to this class. $35**

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Put Your Photos on DVD *NEW!*
Turn your collection of digital photos into a multimedia production that tells your story. Using a popular software application, graphic artists, educators, business professionals, and anyone who loves taking pictures can create stunning presentations and share them on a DVD, iPods, or the web. We'll show you how! Bring your digital photos and leave class with a DVD you can play on your DVD player and watch on your TV. .6 CEUs. $110 (includes $60 computer fee*)

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Glass Mosaic Designs *NEW!*
Glass tiles are both classic and trendy. They can bring a splash of color or intricate design to a chosen surface both in the home and garden décor scene. Join Sarah Pick, our mosaic craftsperson, for step-by-step instruction in the vocabulary, tools, adhesion, grouting, and a wealth of creative treatments that will result in customized artwork. $129** (includes $20 materials fee*)

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Trash to Treasures: "Green Beading" *NEW!*
For 2008 we need to go "Green" and you can do your part by recycling old jewelry. Trash to Treasures will let you do that with old and broken jewelry that you no longer wear. We will take these pieces and rework them into exciting new designs that you will want to wear again. We can also take all those old magazines and newspapers and instead of taking them to recycling or the dump, we can make them into beads and new jewelry! Take a look around your house and see what other items can be made into jewelry--you will be amazed. Faucet strainers, washers, and bits of old wire can be worked into new designs. So do your part and get involved in this innovative class and learn to recycle without taking anything to the dump. Please bring recyclable items, wire cutters, pliers, needle nose pliers, and a beading board. A $25 fee* for additional supplies is due to the instructor at class. $89**

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Basic Jewelry Making *NEW!*
Try your hand at a sparkling new hobby! Create attractive jewelry and change functional objects into magnificent masterpieces. Use inexpensive, natural beading to make jewelry or embellish objects. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to string beads together using basic design patterns and create a simple pair of earrings. You will also learn about tools and the basics of wire wrapping, which will enable you to duplicate and improve on designs. Four basic jewelry-making tools will be provided by the instructor for classroom use. A materials fee of $5* is due to the instructor for supplies. $149**

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Introduction to Matting and Framing
Learn how to choose matting and framing that enhances your artwork from paintings, to photos, to personal keepsakes. Discover framing basics to complete your own framing or to better understand the process when working with a professional picture framer. Matting and framing skills include measuring, size and color, cutting single and double mats, various mounting techniques, glassing, and final touches that produce a lasting and professional-quality piece of artwork. Supply list provided at first class.(S) $119**

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Beginning Quilting
Learn to hand and machine piece and machine quilt a simple wall hanging designed by the instructor. All work can be done by hand. For machine piecing you should have access to a sewing machine. No machines available at school for class use. Supply list provided at first class. Enrollment limited. Instructor: P. Brousil. $79**

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Digital Camera Basics
Be the boss of your camera, not the other way around! In this class you will learn how to use and understand your digital camera. Become familiar with correct exposure, focus, built-in flash, and more. We will study basic photography principles such as composition and creative lighting. Bring your digital camera and its manual with you to the first class. $89** (includes $10 materials fee*)

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Photographing People
Create meaningful portraits of your loved ones and the rest of the world, too. This class will cover shooting and lighting. We'll learn how to take candid and posed photographs that look natural. The works of several photographers will be shown. Digital and film cameras welcome. (Note: you must know how to operate your camera before taking this class.) $77** (includes $10 materials fee*)

DANCE, PERFORMING ARTS, AND MUSIC

Club Salsa/Merengue
Have fun learning some of the hottest Latin dances of today, dancing to rhythmic Salsa and Merengue music. No partner necessary. Instructor R. Clifton. $65**

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Social Dancing: Foxtrot and Rhumba
Learn these basic dance steps and have fun at the same time. Singles and couples alike learn to dance to some very popular music. Instructor: Raymond Clifton. $65**

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West Coast Swing/Cha Cha
Learn two fun and sultry dances--West Coast Swing and the Cha Cha. Dress comfortably and come prepared to learn some sexy and dramatic steps. Instructor: Raymond Clifton. $65**

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PERFORMING ARTS AND MUSIC

Improvisational Comedy *NEW!*
Spark your creativity! If you're a professional actor looking to hone your improvisational techniques, or just want to learn to be a more creative individual, this is the class for you. Whether you tread the boards or work in a boardroom, come learn the fundamentals of improv, and use them to stretch your creative muscles in a rigorous and fun environment. Instructor Cameron McNary is a theater artist, instructor and coach with over 10 years of professional experience including improv coaching. Please come dressed to move. $99**

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Beginning Folk Guitar
Instructor Vic Ganderson helps you discover your hidden talents. Learn to play traditional and contemporary songs using basic strums including flat picking and finger picking techniques in a number of keys. Guitar required. $89**

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Chorus (Major Ensemble)
Join this vocal ensemble which performs traditional and contemporary choral literature. Also available as a one-credit course (MUSC-130/131) $49**

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Music Reading for Total Beginners
Ever want to play a musical instrument but never had a lesson? Frustrated by music notation? Don't know a half note from a half step? Then this course is for you. Quickly learn all the basic reading skills needed for playing and reading music on any instrument. Designed for the complete beginner, this course is essential if you have no musical background and wish to take the Instant Piano class. This class is designed by the creator of the highly acclaimed Instant Piano method that has taught hundreds of thousands to play piano in one day since 1981. A $15 fee* is due to the instructor at class for the booklet and CD. $35**

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Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People
If you yearn to experience the joy of playing piano but don't want years of weekly lessons, this short course is for you. In one evening, you can learn enough trade secrets to make piano playing a part of your life, learning chords, not notes. You'll learn all the chords needed to play any pop song, any style, any key. And you'll get a healthy dose of insider secrets. This is an absolute beginning class in chord piano techniques, and if you can find middle C and know the meaning of Every Good Boy Does Fine, you already know enough to begin. If not, send a self-addressed stamped envelope for a free pamphlet to Music Masters, 90 Molly Lane, Ringgold, GA, 30736. Then register with confidence. A $25 materials fee is due to the instructor for a workbook and practice CD. (S) $59**

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Introduction to Electronic Keyboarding
Learn all the bells and whistles on your own electronic keyboard. Bring your keyboard to class for some personal instruction on its operation. The beginnings of the basics of music theory are also shown in this course. Class limited to 10 students. Students must provide their own keyboards. $100**

*Fees not eligible for waiver.
**Neither XE courses nor their fees are eligible for waiver.
(T) Textbook recommended or required. Purchase at HCC Bookstore before first class.
(S) Supplied needed. Instructor will provide list at first class.