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- Jazz harmony and ear training 2ACourse start date: Sat 21 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cerys HoggIf you already play jazz and can recognise intervals and diatonic seventh chords in sequence, come and develop your aural, harmonic and rhythmic sense through the study of jazz standards and improvisation. Most sessions will involve playing as an ensemble. Please contact music@citylit.ac.uk to arrange to be assessed if you are a new student. Break week: 2nd November.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - Drumming 1BCourse start date: Sat 21 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Paul ChiversFor graduates of drumming 1A and drum students with equivalent (10 lessons) experience. We will play and analyse classic grooves, and work to improve co-ordinated independence in application of rudiments to the drum kit.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £249.00 - Saxophone 2ACourse start date: Sat 21 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David HarrisonFor sax players with a year's experience, who read music and have some experience of performing. Develop your tone, technique, reading and musicianship, playing popular styles, world music and jazz, with some opportunity to improvise. - Jazz todayCourse start date: Mon 23 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Albi GravenerAn exploration of jazz music as we find it today and as it has developed over the past forty years.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £90.00 - Sing jazz: Fats WallerCourse start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clare FosterFats Waller copyrighted over 400 songs, wrote many more, and this new course will guide you through several and prepare you to perform his memorable work. For singers with enthusiasm for and experience in the jazz idiom and newcomers to jazz are also welcome to join. no class on 15th October.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £160.00 - Exploring opera 1Course start date: Thu 26 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pauline GreeneJoin us to explore the history of opera over three enjoyable terms. In this first term we’ll explore the ideas that fuelled origins of opera and the wonderful world of Baroque opera seria. NB Break week: 31 Oct 2024.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £174.00 - Jazz piano 1Course start date: Sat 28 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Della RhodesIf you have pop piano training or equivalent keyboard harmony skill, come and tackle the easier end of the jazz piano repertoire. The focus is on jazz harmony and chord voicing, interpretation of a lead sheet and good timing. You'll need to play piano at grade 5 or above. Continues to Jazz piano 2 next term.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - Mindful singingCourse start date: Sat 28 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clare FosterEngage all your senses to connect mind and body awareness while singing. Explore how the psyche affects how we relate to singing. This is a practical course in the classroom for singers in all styles, not an academic study. no class on 12th October.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00 - Afrocentric drummingCourse start date: Sat 12 Oct 2024
Location 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 - Miles Davis: from bebop to hip-hopCourse 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 melodyCourse 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 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 - World music: Bollywood tunesCourse start date: Fri 8 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarha MooreLearn to play 'filmi' songs from Bollywood movies that incorporate Indian traditional raga, bhangra rhythms and elements of contemporary pop. For all instrumentalists and singers,including improvisers, at intermediate and advanced level. Learning will be in the aural tradition, though music will be provided.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £104.00 - String Winter SchoolCourse start date: Fri 6 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Robert PuzeyLearn technique, repertoire and ensemble skills for all orchestral strings. Develop your confidence and make new string friends. For players at grade 3 or above. - Nine lessons and carolsCourse start date: Mon 9 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Edward BreenWhat is a Service of nine lessons and carols? Where did it begin and how has it become associated with the chapel and choir of King’s College, Cambridge? Explore the cultural and musical history of this service in this short online course.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Christmas crooningCourse start date: Mon 9 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Richard Hartley WilsonDon your sparkly jumpers and get into the Christmas spirit as you sing along to some Christmas classics!
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