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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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- Poetry of the Troubles: Seamus Heaney and his ContemporariesCourse start date: Fri 4 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lewis WardHow did leading Irish poets respond to the escalation of the 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland from late 1960s onwards? For the writers who came of age at that time, the 'situation' posed urgent questions of artistic, political and moral integrity. We will read Seamus Heaney's 'North' (1975), his first collection to deal explicitly with the situation, alongside poems on the same theme by contemporaries including Michael Longley, Seamus Deane and Derek Mahon.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - UkuleleCourse start date: Mon 7 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jake RodriguesDiscover the joy of playing simple well known songs together on the ukulele (instruments are supplied).Full fee £5.00 Senior fee £5.00 Concession £5.00 - Reflecting and writing about musical memoriesCourse start date: Thu 10 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Edward BreenWrite a favourite musical memory in this workshop. Articulate the feeling of joy or happiness you get from a particular music track.Full fee £5.00 Senior fee £5.00 Concession £5.00 - Celebrate in songCourse start date: Thu 10 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Trish ShawCelebrate in song in this fun session, learning how to unleash your singing voice.Full fee £5.00 Senior fee £5.00 Concession £5.00 - DrummingCourse start date: Thu 10 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Paul ChiversA fun session in which you will explore different playing techniques and sounds on the various types of drums, exercising the body, mind and ears.Full fee £5.00 Senior fee £5.00 Concession £5.00 - Piano: return to playingCourse start date: Fri 11 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gary PrestonDid you once play the piano? Are you thinking of returning to playing? This short course, taught in a friendly and supportive environment, will help you refresh your dormant skills and re-kindle your passion for playing.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00 - Afrocentric drumming
Course start date: Sat 12 Oct 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Paul ChiversExplore your enthusiasm for drumming with African rhythms and their variations. Enjoy improving your individual and group playing skills and learn how to apply a variety of percussive instruments to any musical style or setting.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Transcribe jazz solosCourse start date: Sun 13 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tim RichardsA study and sharing group for experienced jazz players with a good working knowledge of harmony and experience of improvising. We will focus on in-depth listening and transcription of recorded examples by jazz musicians. Sessions will include demonstration and performance opportunities. The class meets at college once a month. Course dates: 13 October, 10 November, 1 December, 19 January, 16 February, 16 March.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00 - Musicianship for singers Course start date: Fri 18 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ruth BeckmannImprove your understanding of theory and musicianship in relation to the singing. This course is for any singer who would like more understanding of the music they sing. Break week 1st November 2024.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00 - Introduction to music production Course start date: Sat 19 Oct 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Max La VillaCome and learn the basics of recording and editing so that you can turn your musical ideas into completed songs you can share!Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £179.00 - Sampling, beat-making and synth programming Course start date: Fri 25 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Max La VillaLearn to create your own more original tracks by recording and manipulating samples, beats and synth sounds to individualise your sound.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £179.00 - An introduction to poetryCourse start date: Sat 26 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laurie SmithAlways wanted to read and discuss poetry? Enjoy this introduction to a range of poetry from the last 400 years and explore how the poets shape our responses. - Miles Davis: from bebop to hip-hop Course start date: Mon 4 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Albi GravenerAn in-depth exploration of the music, life and times of this frequently innovative, often controversial but always influential artist. There is so much more than Kind of Blue and Sketches of Spain.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £90.00 - Writing song lyrics: create and combine with melody Course start date: Tue 5 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Polly HewettLearn to create or improve catchy original lyrics and combine them with an existing or a new melody.Instrumentalists and vocalists are welcome to this collaborative course, as are lyricists who have completed Song lyric writing for popular music. Live (and lively) sessions online.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £104.00 - Exploring the music of Gustav Holst Course start date: Tue 5 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Katy HamiltonComposer, teacher, trombonist… Gustav Holst is known above all for his orchestral suite The Planets, premiered in 1918. But this intriguing musician was also profoundly interested in Hindu literature and philosophy, early British music, English folksong and Wagner. This course provides a brief introduction to his life and career.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £90.00
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