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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. Saxophone 4
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 20 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sarha Moore
    If you're an experienced saxophone player, come and extend your technique, musicianship and performance skills. The emphasis will be on playing pop, jazz, world music, developing your musicianship, and improvisation.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £153.00
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  2. Home voice recording
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 14 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Max La Villa
    Are you working, or aiming to work, in voiceovers, podcasts or recording audio books or talking newspapers? Learn the basics of how to record and edit yourself using your home digital audio equipment.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £199.00
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  3. Fretted instruments ensemble
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 12 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Martin Wheatley

    An ensemble class for players of any fretted instrument: guitar, banjo, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, bass guitar or any other! There will be individual parts for each player suited to their abilities; together we will play all sorts of music. This course is for experienced players, the ability to read one of the following will be necessary: chord symbols, tablature or musical notation. Challenging and fun - the music/repertoire will be tailored to your various abilities.

    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £153.00
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  4. Music theory: counterpoint 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 13 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Selena Kay
    Explore the art of counterpoint, a musical technique in which two or more melodies are combined to create a highly engaging musical texture. Through analysis and practical exercises, you'll learn to write effective counterpoint in the tonal style, focusing on the Baroque period. Leads to part 3 next term. Scheduled break week: 17 Feb 2026.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00
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  5. Music theory: counterpoint 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 21 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Selena Kay
    Explore the art of counterpoint, a musical technique in which two or more melodies are combined to create a highly engaging musical texture. This term will focus on imitative forms including invention, canon and fugue, as well as analysing examples of counterpoint in repertoire from the Baroque period to Twentieth Century. Break weeks 26th May 2026.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00
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  6. Cabaret workshop (intensive)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 10 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Richard Hartley-Wilson
    Develop your cabaret performance skills in this lively, engaging workshop. Learn to transition between speech and song to create a meaningful cabaret sequence. Please click the pink Start Your Interview button on the right, and you will be contacted by the Music Department. This class is limited to 10 students to enable enough one to one tuition.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £199.00
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