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City Lit is a leading provider of adult education in London and all over the UK. It's the perfect place to learn something new, gain new skills, and build your confidence. From mastering new languages and honing creative skills to advancing your career with professional development courses. Whatever your passion or goal, our diverse curriculum has the perfect course to inspire your next step.

 

 

 

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  2. Music theory: score reading and analysis level 6
    Course start date:  Fri 1 Aug 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Learn to navigate the musical scores, analyse basic structures (harmonic, motivic, and contrapuntal), and identify several baroque stylistic characteristics through the study of Bach: Partita no. 6 in E minor, BWV 830.



    NB: this course has a scheduled lunch break of 1 hour



    Tutor: Dr Cheryl Tan [external website].
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  3. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  4. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  5. Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £223.00
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  6. Piano/keyboards 4A
    Course start date:  Tue 16 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Edward Henderson

    For pianists with around three years' experience. Improve your technique, coordination, phrasing, music
    reading, and your confidence.

    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £153.00
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  7. Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £195.00
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  8. Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
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  9. Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00
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  10. City Lit basketry course: advanced
    Course start date:  Fri 19 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lisa Atkin, Christiane Gunzi, John Page, Katie Price
    For learners experienced in a wide range of basketry techniques, this is a new course to build develop your skills. You will be introduced to some new techniques and emphasis will be placed on self directed study and developing a personal portfolio of work. This course is suitable for those experienced in a wide range of basketry techniques and who have completed the City Lit basketry course or have equivalent skills.
    Full fee £1,749.00 Senior fee £1,399.00 Concession £1,224.00
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  11. Advanced playwriting workshop
    Course start date:  Fri 19 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Brian Mullin
    Dive deeper into the key elements of writing for the theatre, gain fresh critical insight into your own writing, and produce a new draft of your work. This workshop is for experienced playwrights with ongoing projects.
    Full fee £359.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £180.00
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  12. Welsh advanced
    Course start date:  Fri 19 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Wyn Griffiths
    Cwrs Cymraeg, yn Gymraeg, i ddysgwyr profiadol. Cewch gyfle i ddatblygu'ch sgiliau cyfathrebol; i drafod materion cyfoes; i gael cyflwyniad i'r iaith lenyddol; i roi sglein ar eich Cymraeg ac i wneud ffrindiau newydd. Hyn oll mewn awyrgylch gyfeillgar a chroesawgar.



    Please note that this coures includes a week's break midway through.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  13. City Lit reading group 1
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Fri 19 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Kate Wilkinson
    Share thoughts and ideas about what you are reading, with books chosen by the group. Please come to the first session on Friday 29 September with suggestions (contemporary fiction in paperback) and having read 'Story of the Forest' by Linda Grant. Meetings take place on 19/9, 24/10, 28/11, 30/1, 27/2, 27/3, 1/5, 29/5, 26/6.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  15. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00
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