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  1. Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £259.00
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  2. Archaeology of London
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Jill Hummerstone

    Explore the archaeology and history of London through its cultural monuments, topography and material remains to  more fully appreciate the rich archaeological evidence of the capital.

    Tutor: Jill Hummerstone

    Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00
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  3. Keyboard harmony 5A
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ricardo Gosalbo
    A practical workshop for classical pianists who are new to studying harmony but have piano skills of grade 5 or higher. Broaden your understanding of piano repertoire by studying the underpinning harmonic constructs. It is recommended to complete all 3 modules (A, B and C) in preparation for the Keyboard harmony & Piano Performance Workshop. Break week: 27 Oct 2025.
    Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £188.00
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  4. Literary Science
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Julian Birkett

    From the theory of evolution to quantum physics and artificial intelligence, modern science has upended our understanding of the world and our place in it. How have writers of fiction responded to these radical changes?
    We consider a range of fiction, including Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Morpho Eugenia (from Angels and Insects) by AS Byatt, Copenhagen by Michael Frayn and Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro.

    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  6. Victorian Visions
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Julian Birkett
    “It was the best of times…it was the worst of times.”



    How did the Victorians see the world? They lived through one of the most dramatic periods in our history – and their literature reflects that. Victorian Visions looks at a wide variety of themes in Victorian culture: from the city to the home, from dreams to nightmares, from faith to doubt, from moralism to decadence, from ideology to empire.
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  7. Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £188.00
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  8. Wild Nights: poetry and desire
    Course start date:  Wed 24 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Laurie Smith
    Some friendships, including with people of the same sex, may become so intense as to be love, though not necessarily of a sexual kind. We will look at some great poets who have had this experience and expressed it brilliantly in their work: Shakespeare and Byron, Tennyson and Emily Dickinson, Arthur Rimbaud and Thomas Hardy, C P Cavafy and the great 20th century Russian poet Some Marina Tsvetaeva, and finally our recent Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy.
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  9. Writing about music
    Course start date:  Thu 25 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Edward Breen, Katy Hamilton

    Experience the enjoyment of writing about music. Share your musical opinions in several formats and be inspired to develop your own longer-term writing project on this classical music focussed course.

    Break week: 30 Oct 2025.
    Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £188.00
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  10. Pop and politics
    Course start date:  Thu 25 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Toby Manning

    Explore the connections between pop music and political change from the 1950s to the present. Break week: 30th Oct 2025

     

    Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £188.00
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  12. Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00
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  13. Transcribe jazz solos
    Last Few Places, Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 12 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Tim Richards
    A study and sharing group for experienced jazz players with a good working knowledge of harmony and experience of improvising. We will focus on in-depth listening and transcription of recorded examples by jazz musicians. Sessions will include demonstration and performance opportunities. The class meets at college once a month. Course dates: 12 October, 9 November, 7 December, 18 January, 15 February, 15 March.
    Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £269.00 Concession £188.00
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  14. Introduction to beaded jewellery
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    Course start date:  Fri 17 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Beverley Sell

    Fancy trying your hand at beaded jewellery making? Learn how to work with beads, wire, thread and findings to create beautiful beaded necklaces, bracelets, earrings and tiara designs. Join our introductory course for all levels to discover where to find the best beads, how to knot with thread, manipulate and twist wire and learn how to finish your work using clasps.

    Full fee £289.00 Senior fee £231.00 Concession £188.00
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  15. Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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