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  1. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00
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  4. Recorder ensemble: study day
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    Course start date:  Wed 23 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Caoimhe de Paor

    Learn to play ensemble music for recorders, with repertoire ranging from early to present day. Suitable for recorder players who have been learning for at least a year and can read music.

    Repertoire will include:

    •    Bassano - Pavan & Galliard arr. Norrie Williams
    •    Gabrieli - Canzon Seconda
    •    Scat Singer - Andrew Challinger
    •    Beep Beep -Nicholas Wynne (includes sopranino and Great Bass line)
    •    Pieter Campo - The Willow Tree
    •    Gabrieli - (two part choir) Canzon Septimi Toni a 8 
     

    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  6. Drypoint and intaglio printmaking in a day
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    Course start date:  Wed 23 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Anne-Marie Foster
    Drypoint is a way of creating grooves in a solid surface, it produces a rich unique type of drawn line, from which you will make prints using intaglio inking methods, This workshop offers the opportunity to use specialist techniques and tools and gain insight into how these sit within the creative practice of artists using drypoint. For all levels, although some experience of drawing is preferable.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00
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  10. Spanish beginners: module 2
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    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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  11. Create content using Canva AI
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    Course start date:  Wed 30 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lyndon Ives
    In this 3-hour interactive workshop, you’ll explore the innovative features of Canva AI to create unique and engaging content for your projects. Whether you’re a business owner, marketer, or creative enthusiast, this course will help you leverage AI tools to elevate your design skills and produce eye-catching content quickly and efficiently.
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  12. A taste of Archaeology
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    Course start date:  Wed 30 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Jill Hummerstone

    Explore the ways archaeologists find and examine evidence of the past, and investigate some very exciting discoveries. In the class we will handle and discuss some intriguing archaeological sites and artefacts, focussing on sites in London, and elsewhere. You will also find out about other archaeology courses at the City Lit.

    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  13. Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £20.00
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  14. Using hashtags effectively
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    Course start date:  Wed 6 Aug 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amber Raney-Kincade
    Hashtags are used on social media across many platforms, including Instagram, TikTok and Threads. This class is devoted to understanding hashtags and how to use them properly and effectively on social platforms. What is a hashtag, how do you create and track one, and how do you pick the right hashtag for your social media content.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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  15. German beginners taster
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 8 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Heiner Schenke
    Come and discover German in this lively taster.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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