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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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  1. SignHealth
    Last Few Places, Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 26 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Providing services to the deaf community and campaigning for better access to healthcare since 1986. Come and meet our team to discover how SignHealth can support you.

    If this workshop is fully booked online, there will be a number of places available to book in person on the day at the Deaf Day Box Office (to left of ground floor entrance).

    Full fee £0.00
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  2. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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  3. Saxophone 4
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Harrison
    For experienced saxophone players, come and extend your technique, musicianship and performance skills in this workshop. We will play jazz and pop music, solo and as an ensemble, developing musicianship skills, and improvisation.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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  4. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £65.00
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  5. Contemporary dance: beginners
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Orley Quick
    This Contemporary dance class is a dynamic and fun experience based on the principles of Release-technique and some playful explorations. Simple movement phrases and tasks are built upon to develop greater awareness of the body in space and in relation to others. Floor, centre and travelling exercises lead to efficiency of movement, rhythmical and free-flowing dance sequences.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00
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  6. String ensemble
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Robert Puzey
    Come and play string repertoire in a friendly group, and develop your confidence in ensemble playing. Suitable for those who have been playing violin, viola, cello or double bass for at least two years, playing at Grade 3 standard or above. Please click the 'start interview' button to apply. This is to make sure we have a balanced array of instruments for our ensemble. Break week 27 May 2025.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00
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  7. Sing jazz 1
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Emzee Haywoode
    Improve your singing technique and solo performance and learn some standard repertoire and jazz protocol. Explore style, develop good timing and phrasing, breath control, and extend your vocal range. Not suitable for beginner singers.
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £181.00
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  8. Spanish 3 upper consolidation
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Roberto Gallego
    Further improve your Spanish in this lively class, taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills. You will also acquire a greater understanding of Spanish grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 3 upper' and you would like to revise/consolidate the content/grammar before continuing to level 4.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  9. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  10. Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £62.00
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  11. City Lit Big Band
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Simon Henry
    Our ensemble for proficient jazz players to improve and maintain sight reading and section work, playing music from the classic era of Big Bands plus contemporary and original arrangements. New applicants should contact music@citylit.ac.uk to check vacancies and arrange an audition.
    Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £132.00
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  12. Qi Gong and Tai Chi Yang style short form
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Kamal Thapen
    Tai Chi face to face, one session class to explore the Yang Style Short Form Tai Chi and working with partners on martial applications. We will be also practising some Qi Gong movements.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £20.00
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  13. Sing jazz 3
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Laura Zakian
    A performance class for singers who have completed Sing jazz 1 and 2. Develop and maintain your vocal technique, jazz and blues style, presentation of repertoire, and learn relevant musicianship.
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £181.00
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  14. The Birds of London: a spring ornithology course
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ben Chapple
    Learn about London’s surprisingly diverse birdlife, including basic identification, behaviour and ecology (with a special focus on birdsong and migration), and conservation. The course will consist of 3 guided walks and 3 classroom sessions. First session takes place at Keeley Street.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00
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  15. Saxophone 5
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sarha Moore
    Maintain and extend your playing skills and musicianship in our advanced course. Repertoire is pop, jazz, and world music, and you will rehearse sax ensemble arrangements.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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