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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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If you can't decide which subject to study, why not try some of our short taster courses?
- Life painting for beginnersCourse start date: Mon 8 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony HullThis short course is a great introduction to painting directly from the nude model. Using simple projects, you will
explore different ways to represent the human form in paint, with encouraging, helpful guidance from an experienced tutor. Suitable for absolute beginners.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - Drawing and painting portraits: traditional techniquesCourse start date: Wed 10 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyThis structured course introduces traditional historic approaches to drawing then painting portraits from observation of the life model. Suitable for all levels but some previous drawing experience an advantage.Full fee £279.00 - Acting: scenes to performanceCourse start date: Thu 21 Sep 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laura BaggaleyPractise and develop your acting skills by rehearsing in depth scenes from contemporary plays or a whole short play. These will be performed in the college's John Lyons Theatre to an invited audience at the end of the course. This course is suitable for students who have completed a broad range of our acting courses at beginners and improvers level or who have gained suitable experience elsewhere.Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £207.00 - Life drawing for beginners
Course start date: Thu 11 Jan 2024 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Luke JonesThis short course is a great introduction to drawing directly from the nude model. Using simple excercises, you will explore different ways to represent the human form in drawing, with encouraging, helpful guidance from an experienced tutor. Suitable for absolute beginners.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - Acting: advancedCourse start date: Mon 15 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Deirdre Strath ClydePractise and develop your acting skills by rehearsing scenes in depth, with the option of performing to an invited audience at the end of the course. This course is suitable for students who have completed a broad range of our acting courses at beginners and improvers level or who have gained suitable experience elsewhere. - Keyboard harmony and performance workshopCourse start date: Mon 18 Sep 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ricardo GosalboA practical workshop integrating keyboard harmony with piano performance skills. Taught in-person on a grand piano, this workshop is aimed at classical pianists with a music theory standard of grade 6+ and good sheet music reading skills. We shall deepen our understanding of musical works by studying the harmonic constructs that underpin them, tackle the technical challenges they present, and explore how harmonic analysis can inform our interpretative choices. Break week: Mon 23 Oct 2023.Full fee £329.00 Senior fee £263.00 Concession £214.00 - Piano workshop 8Course start date: Tue 19 Sep 2023 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gisela MeyerIf you play piano at around grade 8 standard, join one of these workshops to develop your playing by studying a wide repertoire, learning to make your own stylistic and interpretive decision under your tutor's guidance. Break week: 24 Oct 2023.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - Voiceovers: beginnersCourse start date: Tue 26 Sep 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John EastmanYou will begin to explore ‘on mic’ the skills and techniques required across a range of audio/voiceover situations.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £0.00 - Piano: advanced workshopCourse start date: Wed 20 Sep 2023 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Petros MoschosIf you are an advanced pianist, whether a performer or specialist teacher, continue to develop your skills, broaden your repertoire and increase your understanding of piano playing. Please contact the Music department to enquire about joining this class. Break week: 25 Oct 2023.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Piano repertoireCourse start date: Wed 20 Sep 2023 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Shelagh SutherlandIf you have a minimum playing standard of grade 8, come and explore the wealth of piano repertoire, concentrating on style and period. Broaden your interpretive skills and gain experience in performance practice. Break week: 25th October 2023.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £299.00 Concession £194.00 - Classical singing workshopCourse start date: Wed 20 Sep 2023 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Trevor AlexanderA lively 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. Break week 25th Oct 2023.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £195.00 - Singing workshopCourse start date: Thu 21 Sep 2023 (and 2 other dates)
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.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £195.00 - Introduction to graphic novelsCourse start date: Mon 29 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephen MarchantOur 'Introduction' courses provide a perfect way-in to a creative field.
Comics – once considered lowbrow, or seen as exclusively for children, now occupy a higher cultural domain. Partly thanks to a re-brand, (as ‘Graphic Novels’), no weighty subject is off-limits. A graphic novel has even been nominated for The Booker Prize!
Alongside official publishing channels, exists a lively ‘zine’ culture, where comic and graphic-novel artists can legitimately self-publish and sell their work through a network of independent shops and fairs.
Learn how to create Comics and Graphic-novels with City Lit, and – once you have developed your practice – how to navigate this thriving sector.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Developing children's book illustrationCourse start date: Thu 8 Feb 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tim EllisOur 'Developing' courses help you take your next step in a chosen creative field.
This course will help develop your burgeoning children’s book illustration practice by enabling you to more deeply explore the practical skills and conceptual skills integral to the discipline. You will also begin to consider which of the many genres of children's book illustration your developing personal style might lend itself to; for example, board-books, picture books, or non-fiction for older children, to name a few.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Friday evening potteryCourse start date: Fri 16 Feb 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Shelley WilsonSuitable for students who want to learn basic design, handbuilding, decoration and glazing techniques or for students who want to refresh or develop existing ceramics skills. Everyone will be encouraged to explore and experiment with different skills and techniques in a friendly and supportive environment.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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