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- Music analysis for listeners: Messiah Part I
Course start date: Wed 11 Dec 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pauline GreeneHandel’s Messiah, composed in1741, is a stalwart work for concert programmers everywhere at Christmas and Easter. We look at Part I, from the beginning to the duet and chorus ‘His yoke is easy’, briefly putting the work in context and examining its forms and overall structure. We will then analyse a passage of recitative, an aria, and a chorus, in order to show how the composer created his effects and how effective this was for audiences then and now.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Musical theatre dance: taster Course start date: Wed 11 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clinton GoldsmithOur fun taster session is a great way to try a class and to meet our friendly team of professionals who will guide you through some of the basics and answer your questions, so you can be sure that a course is right for you. As well as being a dynamic introduction to a creative discipline, these sessions give you a clear idea of what you can expect. Open to anyone interested in dance, with or without previous experience. - Italian film nightCourse start date: Wed 11 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Francesco BucciolWith proceeds going to the City Lit Student Bursary, the Italian Film Night is a chance to round out the term with a fun movie night in the college. The film will be presented by Francesco Bucciol, head of the Classics department and our Italian GCSE and A Level tutor. Francesco will also lead a discussion after the film.
For this term's Italian film night, we will be showing and discussing excerpts from a classic (perhaps THE classic) Italian film, La Dolce Vita.Full fee £9.00 Senior fee £9.00 Concession £9.00 - 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 2024
Location 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 - Dutch elementary: x mas specialCourse start date: Thu 12 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Francine van den BergCome to this one off near beginners and elementary Dutch x mas special in the heart of London.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £19.00 - Whispering ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response)Course start date: Thu 12 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kate MontagueA one-off workshop on this worldwide phenomenon, delivered in the college. How can the impact of what we hear and feel enhance our connection to our voices? Through body-mind connection and the use of vocal sounds, gestures, rhythms and touch, you can not only reset your nervous systems, and better manage stress, but also find a deeper connection to your voice.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Tap dance: taster Course start date: Thu 12 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Benjamin BaileyOur fun taster session is a great way to try a class and to meet our friendly team of professionals who will guide you through some of the basics and answer your questions, so you can be sure that a course is right for you. As well as being a dynamic introduction to a creative discipline, these sessions give you a clear idea of what you can expect. Open to anyone interested in dance, with or without previous experience. - Music history bookclub: The Blue FrenchCourse start date: Fri 13 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Edward BreenThe music history book club meets towards the end of each term to discuss novels and biographies with musical themes and references relevant to the music history programme.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Global History Friday Lates: Diamonds & Diamond Trading in History Course start date: Fri 13 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sunday Abraham OgunodeJoin us for this Friday Late to discover the place diamonds and diamond trading in global history. How were diamonds mined, cut and presented in the ancient, medieval and modern worlds and in what ways did they come to symbolise wealth, status and status across different continents?
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - German advanced: Von Hirten und Engelschören - die Advents- und Weihnachtszeit in der deutschen KunstCourse start date: Fri 13 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Annette KossowCome to this one off German advanced x mas special in the heart of London.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - History of ideas: the invention of ChristmasCourse start date: Sat 14 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Angela PlattBeginning around the middle of the 19th century, a ‘new Christmas’ came into the fore; a reinvented Christmas, if you will. Why did this Christmas shift as it did – to produce the modern celebration many people still enjoy today? In this course, the stories of those groups and individuals who impacted this ‘reinvention of Christmas’ will be shared.
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 £19.00 - Spanish 2 lower taster Course start date: Mon 16 Dec 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Roberto GallegoCome and discover what an elementary Spanish class feels like.
This course is suitable if you have studied Spanish for 1-2 years recently.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Becoming confident with Measures, shapes and Space L2Course start date: Wed 18 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Online
Free course: This is a Multiply course. Multiply is a new government programme to help adults improve their numeracy skills. This course is free for Londoners aged 19 or over. For more information Click here
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £0.00
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