Weekend courses
Do you enjoy feeling that you’ve made the most of your weekend? City Lit’s short weekend courses are increasingly popular and a great way to spend time exploring a new or favourite subject, from jewellery-making and screenwriting to singing and aromatherapy. And being based in Covent Garden means that you can follow your course with some shopping, dinner or a show. Your weekend starts here.
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Learn to speak Japanese, with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills, as well as reading Hiragana. Suitable for complete beginners. Based on units 1-5 of 'Japanese for Busy People 1', Kana version, revised 2nd or 3rd edition (Kodansha International)..
» Save to wishlistDate: 21 Apr 12 - 19 May 12
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Continue learning to speak Japanese, with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills, as well as reading Hiragana. Suitable if you have completed 'Japanese fast track: module 1'. Based on units 6,7,10 of 'Japanese for Busy People 1', Kana version, revised 2nd or 3rd edition (Kodansha International).
» Save to wishlistDate: 26 May 12 - 30 Jun 12
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You will be introduced to the jazz style and repertoire, chord/scale vocabulary, jazz harmony, time-feel, accompanying and improvisation. Ideal for players with established guitar techniques.
» Save to wishlistDate: 22 Apr 12 - 1 Jul 12
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With guided listening to music forms, we will concentrate on time, structure, root movement and harmonic progression, recognition of chord types, intervals, scales and modes. Learn transcribed solos and participate in occasional playing sessions.
» Save to wishlistDate: 24 Sep 11 - 30 Jun 12
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If you can already recognise simple intervals and diatonic 7th chords in sequence, come and develop your aural, harmonic and rhythmic sense through the study of jazz standards and transcribed solos.
» Save to wishlistDate: 24 Sep 11 - 30 Jun 12
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Try more difficult tunes and conventions than on 'Jazz piano 1', with more practice at 'comping' and soloing. You will need a thorough working knowledge of jazz harmony to get the most from this course.
» Save to wishlistDate: 18 Feb 12 - 30 Jun 12
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A chance for able players to flex their muscles and meet new challenges. Based on standard and unusual repertoire, we will develop 'comping' strategies and improvisation.
» Save to wishlistDate: 18 Feb 12 - 30 Jun 12
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This study group is for experienced players who are already performing. We will focus on jazz pianists, including in-depth listening and transcription of recorded examples. Some in-class performance too! See the course outline below for meeting dates.
» Save to wishlistDate: 30 Oct 11 - 22 Apr 12
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Have you completed 'Jazz singers' workshop 1' or do you have relevant experience in the jazz idiom? Come and develop solo performance in this advanced class.
» Save to wishlistDate: 18 Feb 12 - 30 Jun 12
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For those who have completed 'Jazz singing 1', or who have equivalent experience in the jazz idiom and ability. Develop your solo performance and expand your repertoire.
» Save to wishlistDate: 18 Feb 12 - 30 Jun 12
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