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- German for opera lovers (intermediate and advanced) x mas specialCourse start date: Thu 12 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Katja ParmarCome to this one off German for German opera lovers x mas special in the heart of London.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - Christmas carols sing-alongCourse start date: Thu 12 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Siobhan BlakeTransport yourself into a joyous frame of mind and festive spirit as you sing through some of the most beautiful settings of medieval carols. Explore harmonic textures, musical interpretations, get technical tips for tricky corners and enjoy singing these wonderful pieces with others!Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Great musical eras: Paris in the 1920s
Course start date: Thu 12 Dec 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Karen Betley, Pauline GreeneCome and discover the music of an explosive period of artistic expression which followed the horrors of the First World War.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £34.00 - Flash photography with speedlight Course start date: Thu 12 Dec 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Matthew WardLighten things up: join this practical course to learn the basics of using portable flash (speedlights) to enhance your images. Experiment creatively indoors and outdoors with different flash techniques, with a professional photographer on hand to guide you throughout.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Return to German (intermediate)Course start date: Wed 8 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anna RiolandThis course is suitable if you are studying 2 upper or 3 lower courses at City Lit or have done GCSE, O Level or A level German some time ago and/ or would like to revive your intermediate German.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - 50 drawings in a day Course start date: Sun 2 Feb 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Charles ChambersA high energy programme of directed and self-directed drawing projects, with rapid shifts in materials, scale, subject and focus. Strictly no discards - come ready to play, risk, invent and discuss. For those with some drawing experience.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - T-shirt screenprinting in a day Course start date: Thu 20 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adam HogarthIn this fun, 1-day workshop you will be taught how to print onto t-shirts, tote bags and other fabrics. Students will learn basic screenprinting techniques, including how to put your own designs onto screens, correct inks and printing methods and how to clean and prepare screens.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Instagram for business: intermediate Course start date: Wed 26 Feb 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeThis is a follow on course from 'Instagram for business: introduction' which is designed to expand your skills in using Instagram for business even further.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Facebook for business Course start date: Fri 7 Mar 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeDiscover how Facebook can be used as a cost effective method for promoting your business. You will learn to use Facebook to connect existing and potential clients.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Build a website with Wix Course start date: Thu 13 Mar 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gal SapirWix is an easy to use website builder and you can create a high quality website without the need of coding. This course will introduce you to the Wix platform and then guide you to build a website from start to finish.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Create presentantions and brochures using CanvaCourse start date: Thu 27 Mar 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolanda De Los Bueis UnanuaLearn the essentials of creating visually engaging presentations and brochures using Canva. Whether you’re a small business, a marketing officer, or simply interested in promoting a project, this course will equip you with the skills to design impactful graphics for show and distribution. Learn to navigate Canva’s user-friendly interface and create professional-quality content that stands out.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Great composers: Puccini Course start date: Thu 3 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pauline GreeneEveryone knows at least one Puccini tune, even if they’ve never seen a Puccini opera. Football fans, for example, can sing ‘Nessun dorma’, and there are plenty more where we know the tune even if we can’t sing all the words or know which opera it comes from. What is it about this composer that made him so famous in his own time and in ours? In this centenary year of his death we look at his operas, his bohemian lifestyle, and his reputation. Is he a ‘great’ composer? How can we decide?Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Great works: Bizet's Carmen Course start date: Thu 10 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pauline GreeneBizet’s Carmen is one of the most performed operas world-wide. We know it as a thrilling drama involving love, betrayal and death, focused on a charismatic character who brings about her own destruction at the hands of the man who loves her. Bizet never saw the popular version of his opera and died thinking it was a flop. We explore the story behind its composition and how it became a super-hit.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Improve your speaking voice: tasterCourse start date: Thu 30 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Giles AbbottA taster class to introduce you to how you can improve the quality of your voice and standard of speech through relaxation, breath technique and articulation. This taster class will take place in one of our studios.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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