Continue learning to play the recorder, with other beginning students. By the end of this course, we will have covered all the notes (fingerings) in the everyday range of the recorder; become familiar with time signatures and rhythms through sixteenth notes; learned to play several major and minor scales; and be more confident sight-readers. We will play multi-voice pieces (duets and trios) with other class members. You will need to have the following materials, and bring them to each class:

• the recorder you used in Beginning Alto Recorder 1

• a music stand

• "Sweet Pipes Recorder Book - Vol. 1 Alto" instruction book, that you used in Beginning Alto Recorder 1

Other materials will be provided throughout the semester, including audio clips and sheet music created by the instructor, and made available on a website. This course is intended for students continuing from Beginning Alto Recorder 1. If you were not enrolled in that class, please contact the instructor before enrolling. This course, followed by Intermediate Alto Recorder, can be preparation for joining the Recorder Consort, also offered through LLI. Limit 8.

Susan Richter
9:15—10:30 A.M. Tuesday, Starts Sept. 16
Christ Lutheran Church
300 E. Monroe Street (78704)

This class will give you practical tools to identify and discuss your end-of-life wishes with understanding and ease. We will discuss topics including but not limited to: funeral home prices, prepaid funeral contracts, natural/green burial, Donate Life Texas, hospice care, and death doulas. You’ll be encouraged to complete or update your healthcare advance directives, including the Texas Living Will. (Customizing these documents to express your wishes and priorities may require some homework.) Please bring $10 for plentiful handouts to our first class meeting. Limit 16.

Alex Casas and Nancy Walker
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Central Texas
10:00—Noon Tuesday, Starts Sept. 16
Conley-Guerrero Senior Activity Center
808 Nile Street (78702)

This course uses the online service News in Slow Spanish (intermediate level) to provide reading and listening experience on topics concerning political, economic, cultural and scientific news with a focus on Latin America. You will read a weekly compilation of news and prepare to discuss it informally in small groups in class. The remaining class time is spent discussing and practicing grammatical structures and vocabulary. Students need to be familiar with present, imperfect, and preterit tenses in the indicative mood and have some acquaintance with the present subjunctive. You must be able to use a computer or tablet outside of class to read the weekly news and view videos that complement news stories and provide exposure to a variety of regional dialects. A group (reduced rate) subscription to News in Slow Spanish is required (about $10 per month for 2 months). Short excerpts of current episodes are available at www.newsinslowspanish.com. Scroll to the far right to find “Switch to Latino”, the Latin American version. Please bring $2 to the first class for handouts for the course. Limit 22.

Jann Randle
10:00—Noon Tuesday, Starts Sept. 16
Lamar Senior Activity Center
2874 Shoal Crest Avenue (78705)

Drawing on your own experience and education, this course will explore tools that help navigate the second half of life. It begins with a developmental theory that addresses lifelong yearnings and areas of central concern, along with early family experience and intergenerational legacies. Then we study psychological types (useful for navigating relationships), problem-solving, and personal change. We look at temperaments, learning styles, and archetypes of the masculine and feminine. Next, we examine practical approaches to dream work, daily positive focus, and enhanced couple communication. We review our psychological “heritage” of optimal experiences and relationships, which can provide a customized guide-map for life-planning. Finally, we examine how we can become intentional in what we wish to give to the next generation. Limit 20.

Richard (Nick) Grant
10:00—Noon Tuesday, Starts Sept. 16
The Church at Highland Park, Burchette Room
5206 Balcones Drive (78731)

For thousands of years, venturing on the oceans broadened man’s understanding of the world and irreversibly changed the world order. We’ll explore key maritime events and explorers that created change, impacting us today. The art and science of sailing, the techniques of navigation, and the principles of good seamanship have been established for more than 2000 years. It’s remarkable how resourceful and courageous our ancestors were, venturing into an inhospitable, watery environment. We can read about their experiences and relate directly to them today. The principles are the same; we just have better tools. Our six classes will focus on:

• The Mediterranean—Apostle Paul’s voyage and shipwreck

• The Indian Ocean—China’s Treasure Fleet: what if China kept their huge navy and outward focus in the 1400s?

• North Atlantic—Columbus’ four voyages start world globalization

• Pacific Ocean—The Last Frontier: the Polynesians explore and populate a vast open world without a map, then Captain Cook maps vast sections of the Pacific

• Arctic Ocean—Northwest Passage: 500 years of searching for the shortcut to China

• All Oceans—Mapping the Vast Expanse: 19th century cartographers’ and present-day scientists’ efforts to map the largest part to the world

Our ever-popular master instructor, retired Naval officer and business executive, brings his love of world exploration and history to bear on our nation’s story. Limit 50. 6 Classes.

Todd Clayton
10:00—Noon Tuesday, Starts Sept. 16
The Village at The Triangle
4517 Triangle Avenue (78751)

We will begin with what is contained in an Estate Plan including a Last Will and Testament, Medical Power of Attorney, Statutory Durable Power of Attorney, Directive to Physician, HIPAA Release, and, if necessary, a Trust agreement. Then, we navigate through the Probate process from the filing of an Application to the closing of the Estate, as well as what happens if one passes away without proceedings. We conclude with a review of Federal Trust, Estate and Gift Taxes. Limit 20. 6 Classes.

Andrea V. Comsudi, Attorney and Counselor at Law
10:00—Noon Tuesday, Starts Sept. 16
Triumphant Love Lutheran Church, Upper Room
9508 Great Hills Trail (78759)

In a comfortable setting, guided group participation and conversation will address the joys and pitfalls of being a grandparent in these times. We will draw on our own experiences and skills to share with the group and expand our thinking. Topics include how perspectives differ for the generations, setting and enforcing limits (mine, theirs and ours), how to talk to be heard and the best times to listen. The group will share ways to pass on our own life wisdom and values; and, when desired, influence doing things differently. This class is for grandparents who see their grandkids daily, as well as those who don’t. Our facilitator has twenty years’ experience working with discussion groups that inspire thinking and problem-solving for parents and grandparents. Limit 20.

Mary Taylor
10:00—Noon Tuesday, Starts Sept. 16
First Unitarian Universalist Church Austin, Rm. 13
4700 Grover Avenue (78756)

In this ongoing seminar exploring how the arts affect us and why they matter, this term the course will reprise a sampler of topics involving the visual, verbal and performing arts. What these otherwise diverse arts have in common is that their “meanings” more often than not are emotional rather than intellectual. The term will begin with Greek lyric poetry, featuring the modern poet C.P. Cavafy in the context of ancient ancestors Archilochus, Mimnermus, Sappho, Solon, and Theognis. Subsequent classes will include topics such as valuation in the arts; the nature of children’s literature; the fusion of poetry and music in song; the low threshold for unpleasantness in music; imitation and abstraction in the arts; and experiencing the plastic vs. occurrent arts. The only extra expense might be the purchase of a theater ticket (<$30) if a play suitable for class discussion is in production during the term. For receiving class assignments and discussion materials, an email address is a must. Limit 24.

Joseph Longino, PhD
10:00—Noon Tuesday, Starts Sept. 16
Westover Hills Church of Christ, Room 201
8332 Mesa Drive (78759)

This class will cover basic concepts and practical applications for any of your devices—laptop, PC or Apple, Android or iPhone, or tablets. You’ll learn how to make the most of your electronic device, simplifying everyday tasks. Topics include the cloud, smart phone basics, passwords, backups, upgrades, security, sharing data between devices, and others requested by students. The instructor uses real-life examples and makes the complex simple. Note: This is the same course as #13. Limit 20.

Linda Gibson
10:00—11:30 P.M. Tuesday, Starts Sept. 16
Unity Church of Austin
5501 W. US Hwy 290 (78735)

Ever wonder how laces such as Belgian, Swiss, or Chantilly are made? You will learn the basic techniques of weaving lace using bobbins, which may lead to using other threads, yarn, and/or wire to create your own designs. Bring a box of straight pins, scissors, pin cushion and “cover cloth” (cloth table napkin or piece of fabric 18 inches square). Limit 12.

Pat Tittizer
10:30—12:30 Tuesday, Starts Sept. 16
United Christian Church
3500 W. Parmer Lane (78727)

Learn to play a C recorder (soprano or tenor) with other beginning students. Being able to create beauty with a musical instrument, especially playing in groups, is a fulfilling social and communal experience that can lift your spirits. Low physical demand means you can do it all your life. For this class, you should already know at least some rudiments of reading music (from playing piano, singing in choir, or being in junior high band 40 years ago, for example), but do not have to have played any wind instrument. By the end of the course, you will be able to produce a beautiful sound, know all the basic fingerings, and play simple duets with other students. You will need to have these materials, and bring them to each class:

• a soprano recorder (plastic preferred; Yamaha or Aulos recommended. Easily available online* or through a music store). If you prefer to play a lower (larger) instrument, and have largeish hands, you may bring a tenor recorder instead.

• a music stand (also available online or at music stores)

• "Sweet Pipes Recorder Book - Vol. 1 Soprano" instruction book, by Burakoff and Hettrick, $6.50. Available online*.

* Online music stores to check out: Honeysuckle Music (honeysucklemusic.com), instrument and book. Lazar's Early Music (lazarsearlymusic.com), instrument only. This class can be preparation for joining the Recorder Consort class, also offered through LLI. Limit 8.

Susan Richter
10:45—Noon Tuesday, Starts Sept. 16
Christ Lutheran Church
300 East Monroe Street (78704)