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  1. Italian beginners: module 3
    Course start date:  Tue 15 Jul 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Anna Giuffria
    Suitable if you have completed 'Italian beginners: module 2' or equivalent. This revision course for beginners aims to recap the key grammar and vocabulary of first-year Italian so that you feel confident about joining a second-year course in the new academic year (Italian 2 lower: module 1). It will also mean there is less of a gap between your courses, so you'll have a better chance of maintaining your level.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  2. Spanish beginners: module 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Jul 2025 (and 11 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Amaia Ibargüen

    Continue 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 5-6 Nos vemos Hoy 1 Compacto; publisher: Campus Difusión, (please see the coursebook section below for the ISBN).

    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 £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  3. Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £167.00
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  4. Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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  5. Music theory: grades 1 and 2
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Selena Kay
    Learn the basic principles of musical language and notation: rhythmic values, time signatures, pitch on treble and bass clefs, simple major scales, intervals and key signatures, and the most common musical terms and signs. Break week 27th October 2025.
    Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £188.00
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  6. Exploring classical music 1
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Edward Breen
    Do you want to know more about Western classical music? Explore selected topics and key works in Medieval to (early) Baroque music on this informative 10-week course. Ideal for people with no specialist knowledge. NB: Break week: 27 Oct 2025.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £153.00
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  7. Piano/keyboards 4A
    Course start date:  Tue 16 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Edward Henderson

    For pianists with around three years' experience. Improve your technique, coordination, phrasing, music
    reading, and your confidence.

    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £153.00
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  8. Portraits and people photography
    Course start date:  Tue 16 Sep 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lorenzo Berni
    Discover the secrets of successful portraiture, from the studio-lit portrait to street and documentary photography, or those special moments for the family album. Gain confidence in photographing people through practical work indoors and out, teaching you invaluable skills in lighting, composition and poses, to produce a beautiful portrait portfolio.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  9. Radio and podcast presenting: beginners
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 18 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Spencer
    What makes a good radio presenter and podcast broadcaster? From getting the script off the page and ad-libbing to music presenting and news reading, develop your own on-air identity, working as live ‘on mic’ each week. This course will be delivered in the media studio.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00
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  10. Aural training (solfa): workshop
    Course start date:  Thu 18 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Selena Kay

    A continuation from year 3, this workshop consolidates students’ aural awareness, sight singing and transcription skills through continued study of new repertoire. The course is suitable for those who have already studied Aural training with Solfa Level 3 or who have grade 6+ theory skills as well some familiarity with tonic solfa (‘moveable doh’)

    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £174.00
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  11. Photography, space and architecture
    Course start date:  Thu 18 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Michael Harding
    Capture the architecture of London, from ancient churches to modern buildings in this introduction to architectural photography. Learn about the history and development of this specialist genre then venture onto the streets and spaces of London to put your theory into practice, identifying architectural styles and experimenting with different lenses, composition, processing and editing.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  12. Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  13. Italian beginners: module 1
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 20 Sep 2025 (and 13 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Blended (learn both online and in-person)

    Tutors:  Stefano D’Egidio

    With its rich culture and history and its incredible landscapes and architecture, there are countless reasons to learn Italian. Whether you wish to learn Italian in order to make your visits to Italy more enjoyable, or because you'd like to speak with family and friends in their native language, this course will provide the groundwork for you to begin your journey towards fluency. Our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills so that you can start communicating quickly in Italian. Once you've completed this course you can continue with 'Italian beginners: module 2.'.

    With its rich culture and history and its incredible landscapes and architecture, there are countless reasons to learn Italian. Whether you wish to learn Italian in order to make your visits to Italy more enjoyable, or because you'd like to speak with family and friends in their native language, this course will provide the groundwork for you to begin your journey towards fluency. Our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills so that you can begin communicating quickly in Italian. Once you've completed this course you can continue with 'Italian beginners: module 2.'.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  14. Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  15. Italian 5: Italia oggi
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Paola Roncagliolo
    italian 5: Italia oggi e' un corso avanzato per praticare l'Italiano, utilizzando testi e materiale audio-visivo. Affronteremo temi sull' Italia contemporanea attraverso letteratura, programmi televisi, giornalismo, film, pubblicitá ed….esperienze personali.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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