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  1. Spanish 3 upper: module 2
    Course start date:  Fri 9 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Keylor Murillo Moya
    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: module 1' or equivalent. Based on Aula Internacional Plus 4, new edition, (Difusión Publishers).











    Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  2. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £160.00
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  3. Keyboard harmony and performance workshop
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Mon 12 May 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ricardo Gosalbo
    A practical workshop integrating keyboard harmony with piano performance skills. Taught in-person on a grand piano, this workshop is aimed at classical pianists with a music theory standard of grade 6+ and good sheet music reading skills. We shall deepen our understanding of musical works by studying the harmonic constructs that underpin them, tackle the technical challenges they present, and explore how harmonic analysis can inform our interpretative choices. NB: Break week 5 & 26 May 2025.
    Full fee £329.00 Senior fee £263.00 Concession £230.00
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  4. Keyboard harmony 5D
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Mon 12 May 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 you have completed all other modules (A, B and C) in preparation for this class. NB: no classes on bank holiday Mondays (5 & 26 May 2025).
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £160.00
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  5. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  6. Spanish 4/5: advanced conversation
    Course start date:  Thu 15 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Keylor Murillo Moya
    Ven a practicar y mejorar tu español en nuestro curso de conversación. Trabajaremos con un corto del cine español, relatos, noticias televisivas, etc. Desarrollarás diferentes registros lingüísticos en función de las circunstancias y el contexto en el que te encuentres. Este curso es para estudiantes con nivel avanzado de español (si has estudiado español al menos durante 5 años) y tiene lugar en semanas alternativas.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  7. Spanish 3/4: colonialismo español y esclavitud en el Caribe: el caso de Cuba
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 21 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Vanesa Guzman
    Este fascinante curso explora la historia de la esclavitud y el colonialismo en la Península Ibérica, el Caribe y particularment Cuba, entre el siglo XV y el siglo XX.











    Este curso es para estudiantes con nivel intermedio y avanzado de español (si has estudiado español al menos durante 5 años).







    This course will be delivered online in Spanish. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in the course details for more information.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00
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  8. Sing musical theatre: ensemble
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 21 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Katherine Strohmaier
    Learn to sing and perform ensemble numbers from popular Broadway and West End shows, from standard classics to modern musicals. Gain confidence performing as a group, and enjoy singing solo within an ensemble.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00
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  9. Jazz vocal samba and bossa nova
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 24 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Clare Foster
    For vocalists with a sound technique and experience of singing jazz standards who have an interest in Brazilian music.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00
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  10. Spanish 3/4 - Spanish cinema: Almodóvar en el siglo XXI
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 24 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Óscar Salgado Suárez
    Descubre los elementos que hacen el cine de Almodóvar único e internacionalmente reconocido. El curso explora la rimbombancia de su estilo a través del estudio de técnicas cinematográficas y artefactos culturales. Este curso es para estudiantes con nivel avanzado de español (si has estudiado español al menos durante 5 años).
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  11. Spanish 4/5: palenques, quilombos y cimarrones: resistencia anticolonial en América latina
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 28 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Pilar Villanueva Martinez
    En este curso, que invita a la reflexión, nos adentramos en la historia colonial y anticolonial en América Latina, desde la perspectiva de la resistencia de las comunidades afrodescendientes. Examinaremos conceptos claves como la esclavitud, el colonialismo y sus perdurables consecuencias en las sociedades actuales en Latinoamérica.







    Este curso es para estudiantes con nivel avanzado de español (si has estudiado español al menos durante 5 años).







    This course will be delivered in Spanish. It is open to students with an advanced level of Spanish and native speakers.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00
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  12. Spanish 3/4: grammar workshop - connecting words
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 31 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roser Martínez-Sánchez
    Mejora tu comprensión de conectores en español a través de juegos, prácticas orales y actividades escritas. Este curso es ideal para estudiantes de Spanish 3 lower/upper o si te estás preparando para el examen A-level or DELE B1.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  13. Spanish 3: focus on listening
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 31 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    This skills-based course is for lower intermediate learners of Spanish and aims to train you on strategies you can apply to listen more effectively to spoken Spanish in a variety of different contexts. You will also look at elements of pronunciation to give you a better idea of how Spanish is spoken.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00
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  14. Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £299.00 Concession £209.00
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  15. String ensemble
    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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