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Whether you want to try something new, revive your passion, or take your skills to the next level; we have a huge range of courses for you to explore. Discover Languages, Art & Design, Drama, Music & Dance, Technology & Business, Writing, British Sign Language and much more!
All our courses here at City Lit are taught by expert tutors such as published authors, academics, practising artists, and experienced professionals. Our friendly, supportive, and inspiring tutors are here to boost your confidence and motivate you at every step. We always ensure that your journey with us is enjoyable, positive, and thought-provoking.
We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden.
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If you can't decide which subject to study, why not try some of our short taster courses?
- Singing 1Course start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Heather LongmanStart singing and explore your voice in this fun, confidence-building course. These classes will introduce you to healthy use of your singing voice and basic musicianship through a selection of songs from a variety of genres.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £167.00 - Contemporary painting studioCourse start date: Wed 17 Apr 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ruth Brison, Amanda KnightDevelop your own ideas in painting with reference to the work of contemporary artists and experimental processes on this higher level course. Ideal for students who have completed ‘Painting 1’, ‘Painting 2’ or equivalent painting courses.Full fee £899.00 Senior fee £719.00 Concession £584.00 - Piano workshop 7Course start date: Thu 18 Apr 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ricardo GosalboIf you play piano at around grade 7 standard, join one of these lively workshops to develop your playing by studying a wide range of piano repertoire, with a focus on technique, tone production, pedalling and performance skills.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £162.00 - Acting: scenes to performanceCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laura BaggaleyPractise and develop your acting skills by rehearsing scenes in detail. Engage with the fundamentals of performance in front of a live invited audience in our John Lyons Theatre in the final session.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £162.00 - Flamenco: improver and intermediateCourse start date: Thu 25 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Danielle AllanA friendly, intensive class, with live guitar accompaniment, that focuses on the confident execution of Flamenco dance with pleasure, passion and panache. Performance opportunities throughout the year. These classes are suitable for those who have danced Flamenco for at least a year.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Singing workshopCourse start date: Thu 25 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Siobhan BlakeA workshop class for singers with a solid foundation in vocal technique and musicianship: employ your vocal technique in a more flexible and artistic way and deepen your understanding of critical evaluation of singing. Repertoire to be discussed with the tutor. Break week 3oth May.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £195.00 - Acting Diploma (Level 3)Course start date: Sat 16 Sep 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jayne DennyAn exciting and rigorous one-year part-time training in the core disciplines of acting. Taught by industry professionals, this course will build your craft as an actor and is ideal for anyone intending to enter full time training at drama school.
The course fee is £2225, plus an upfront fee of £525 payable at the time of your enrolment.
If you are unable to pay the course fee upfront, you can choose to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan from Student Finance England (SFE) to help cover the cost. The Advanced Learning Loan is written off on completion of a Higher Education degree course. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan www.citylit.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans
If you are unable to pay the upfront fee, you can talk to our Information, Advice and Guidance team who will advise you on other financial support available. You can contact the Advice and Guidance Team by phone on (telephone temporarily unavailable) or by email: advice@citylit.ac.uk
For more information, please call Drama, Dance & Speech on (telephone temporarily unavailable).Full fee £2,750.00 Senior fee £2,750.00 Concession £2,750.00 - Piano/keyboards 1ECourse start date: Mon 22 Apr 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Elli TsampaThis is the second year of our beginners piano programme and repertoire will be of a pre-grade 1 standard. Improve your eye/hand coordination, your reading and finger technique. NB: no lessons on May bank holiday Mondays 2024.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00 - Spanish beginners: module 2Course start date: Mon 15 Apr 2024 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Cristina CasadoContinue learning to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for near beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills. Based on units 6-10 of 'Ele Actual A1' (libro del alumno) and exercise book (SM Publishers).
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - French beginners: module 2Course start date: Thu 18 Apr 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pascale VuittenezLearn French on this lively interactive course for near beginners. The course will be taught in French with an emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - French 2 upper: module 2Course start date: Tue 16 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De ChaunyImprove your lower intermediate French on this lively interactive course. The emphasis will be on developing your speaking and listening skills and on learning more about the French speaking world. The course is suitable if you have recently completed a 'French 2 upper: module 1' course or equivalent.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Dance (for people with learning difficulties)Course start date: Fri 29 Sep 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Learn dance and movement skills. Create new dance moves and physical theatre pieces. Produce a dance piece for performance. Present your dance skills to an audience.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £179.00 - Spanish 4: lengua y culturaCourse start date: Thu 18 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Ideal si has completado 'Spanish 3 upper' o 'Spanish 3 upper consolidation' o has estudiado español unos cinco años y quieres consolidar tu conocimiento de la lengua y cultura del mundo hispanohablante antes de continuar al nivel 5. Este curso es para aquellos estudiantes que han estudiado unos cinco años de español y desean obtener un conocimiento más profundo de la lengua y cultura del mundo hispanohablante.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Chamber music: advancedCourse start date: Thu 25 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gisela MeyerDiscover the pleasure of playing in small, mixed instrumental ensembles, one per part, in a variety of repertoire. For classical instrumentalists at grade 5/6 or above. Due to the demanding nature of most piano parts, pianists should play at Grade 8 level or higher. Good sight reading skills and experience in chamber music are required. Break week 23rd May.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Sound ArtCourse start date: Thu 28 Sep 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Have fun discovering and making sounds, listening, creating, experimenting, controlling, expressing ourselves with acoustic and electronic sounds.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £179.00
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