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Hear three pairs or two threes, follow a complete silent map and try changing the accents yourself.</description><guid>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/hear-3-4-vs-6-8/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Three Windows at Dusk: an instrumental miniature</title><link>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/three-windows-at-dusk/</link><description>A 52-second original Coru piece: bell-like notes, a livelier middle and a fading close. Includes a complete description of the sound.</description><guid>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/three-windows-at-dusk/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Read a poem aloud: three ways to try the same four lines</title><link>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/read-a-poem-aloud-three-ways/</link><description>Try three readings of an original four-line poem. Change a pause or emphasize one word, then choose what you want the ending to suggest.</description><guid>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/read-a-poem-aloud-three-ways/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Make an eight-page mini zine from one sheet of paper</title><link>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/one-sheet-zine/</link><description>Fold a mini book with one central cut. Original diagrams, A4 and Letter templates, page order and fixes for folds that will not close.</description><guid>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/one-sheet-zine/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>How to read a museum art label: dates, materials and numbers</title><link>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/how-to-read-a-museum-art-label/</link><description>Make sense of an artwork label with an annotated fictional example, a date-and-number check, and a printable museum note card.</description><guid>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/how-to-read-a-museum-art-label/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Find the mountain first: looking at Hokusai’s Great Wave</title><link>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/hokusai-great-wave-find-the-mountain-first/</link><description>A short journey through Hokusai’s print, from distant Mount Fuji to the wave’s crest and the people in the boats. A reproduction and three places to pause.</description><guid>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/hokusai-great-wave-find-the-mountain-first/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Hear a canon: one melody, two starting times</title><link>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/hear-a-canon/</link><description>Compare an eight-second unison with a ten-second canon. Hear one original melody enter later, then follow the complete map with or without sound.</description><guid>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/hear-a-canon/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Hear A–B–A: an 18-second music exercise</title><link>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/hear-aba/</link><description>Recognise a musical return with an original 18-second melody, an exact A–B–A timeline and a complete exercise without sound.</description><guid>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/hear-aba/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>How to write a haiku: start with one small scene</title><link>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/write-haiku-small-scene/</link><description>Write a short haiku draft from a concrete detail. An original worked example, a choice exercise and a revision checklist help you get started.</description><guid>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/write-haiku-small-scene/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>A book club with different books: a 30-minute plan</title><link>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/book-club-different-books/</link><description>Bring any book to a small reading group. Use a timed meeting plan, six conversation prompts and a copyable invitation; finishing the book is optional.</description><guid>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/book-club-different-books/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Beat vs rhythm: clap three patterns over a steady count</title><link>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/beat-vs-rhythm-three-clapping-patterns/</link><description>Try three short rhythms across eight slots. Clap, count the beats and check why four claps can sound different. No instrument or music reading needed.</description><guid>https://culture.coru.cc/en/culture/beat-vs-rhythm-three-clapping-patterns/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>