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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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- Violin and viola 2CCourse start date: Mon 22 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Robert PuzeyA course for those who have been playing violin/viola for about a year, know the D major scale finger pattern and basic music notation. Learn classical and jazzy music in a friendly class. Continues with Violin and viola 3A next term. Break weeks 6 May & 27 May 2024.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Clarinet 2CCourse start date: Mon 22 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: George SleightholmeThis course is for students who have played Bb clarinet for at least a year. Come and improve your technique and performance skills, and explore a variety of styles and repertoire. Break weeks on 6th and 27th of May 2024.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Clarinet 1CCourse start date: Mon 22 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: George SleightholmeLearn the basics of playing clarinet in a friendly environment, using a range of fun music. Suitable for those who've been learning for at least 2 terms. Break weeks 6th and 27th May 2024.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Ukulele 3Course start date: Mon 22 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jake RodriguesFor ukulele players who have completed terms 1 and 2. Refine your technique, get a better understanding of fretboard navigation, and learn to play a range of new songs.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £132.00 - Touch typing and keyboard skills
Course start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you need to learn to type quickly and efficiently? Are you working or do you want to work in administration? Learn how to type with correct finger placement without looking at the keyboard. Build your speed with practice and speed tests. No previous experience required.
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here - Change must come: art, politics and society Course start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayAn exploration of art history that draws on specific political and social movements in modern, Western history and how artists contribute to and/or influence the dialogue. We will conclude with an engagement with contemporary art and politics. - Recorders 1CCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Caoimhe de PaorDiscover the joy of this delightful instrument. Learn the basics of fingering and articulation to play melodies both in unison and in ensemble. Please bring your own descant and/or treble. Break week: 29 May 2024.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Recorders: intermediateCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Caoimhe de PaorA course for recorder players to develop technique further, explore repertoire, and learn how to play both solo and in ensemble. Suitable for those with at least one year's playing experience, and confident in music-reading. Break week: 29 May 2024.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - African philosophyCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ovett NwosimiriThis course is an introduction to African philosophy. We will analyse the various positions and contestations regarding the nature, and trends in African philosophy, debate on communitarianism and personhood, African ethics, ubuntu, and decolonisation of knowledge.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Lipreading and managing hearing loss: introductionCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nicola HicksFind out about the skills involved in lipreading and build your confidence in understanding conversations. Suitable if you have little or no experience of lipreading.
This course will be taught in spoken English and not in sign language.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £116.00 Concession £90.00 - Classical guitar 1BCourse start date: Fri 26 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jeff RodriguesThis 2nd term of study is for players who have 3 months experience of learning classical guitar and can play and read one octave from G to G.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00 - A day in the life of the everyday: the twentieth century circadian novel: Mrs. Dalloway, One Fine Day, The HoursCourse start date: Fri 26 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jenny StevensNovels that fit all their action into just one day (‘circadian novels’) have been penned by some of literature’s most esteemed authors. This course focuses on three novels which use the one-day structure to tell their stories: Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway (1925), Mollie Pater-Downes’s One Fine Day (1947), and Michael Cunningham’s The Hours (1999). It explores how they portray the inner life of characters, at the same time as engaging with broader social issues of the time.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Pilates beginners with CathyCourse start date: Wed 17 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cathy NorrisLearn Pilates’ exercises to improve your general health at a gentle and enjoyable pace. This course covers basic moves to improve core strength, balance and posture. Suitable for all, including complete beginners and those who want to exercise at a slower pace.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00 - Folk and pop guitar 1CCourse start date: Mon 22 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David HarrisonFor players who have learned a range of basic chords and can strum reliably, this 3rd term of guitar study will teach you new techniques and more challenging songs.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £118.00 - From the 1880s to the 1930s: how the new East End was born
Course start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David RosenbergIn an area branded 'the hell of poverty', libraries, theatres, art galleries and social housing were established. Workers went on strike and activists campaigned for better lives. Discover this history by taking actual, guided walks through six tumultuous decades of change. The first session is in the classroom at Keeley Street but all other sessions are guided walks. Full details of the meeting places for each walk will be given at the 1st session. 6 guided walks with 2 Zoom sessions.
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