Performing Arts Courses & Classes in London and Online
City Lit offers performing arts courses in the heart of Covent Garden in Central London during the evening, daytime and at weekends. Explore our range of subjects including acting, (including accredited acting courses), dance, radio and screen, and voice, speech and communication as well as a full range of music courses, such as piano, singing, strings and wind instruments to jazz and pop, music technology, music theory and history
Our courses are labelled clearly for beginners or those with previous experience and you can speak to a specialist advisor to help you choose the right level. If you would you like some help or advice:
For music courses email music@citylit.ac.uk. You can also view our music auditions and advice page.
For drama, dance and speech courses email drama@citylit.ac.uk
- Greek stories and musical settingsCourse start date: Mon 15 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Katy Hamilton, Nikoletta ManiotiWe’re used to hearing of books and movies described as ‘timeless classics’ – but what does it mean for a composer to take a Classical myth and use it as the basis for a dramatic musical work centuries after the story was first recorded? Come and explore a range of myths from Homer, Euripides, Ovid and others, and learn how composers from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries brought these tales to life. * this course has no break week.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £123.00 - Flute: advancedCourse start date: Wed 20 Sep 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Lindsey FillinghamThis online course is for flautists with at least 5 years training, or Grade 6+ standard, to advance their solo and ensemble playing in a variety of musical styles.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £123.00 - Classical guitar: advancedCourse start date: Wed 20 Sep 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Kevin CahillFor experienced classical guitar players, you will work on scales and arpeggios at grades 7 & 8, and learn to play fingerstyle versions of Baroque, Latin and popular music.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £123.00 - Music theory: grade 8Course start date: Mon 19 Feb 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Karl LutchmayerLearn more complex elements of music such as writing two-part counterpoint above a given harmony, writing for
keyboard in historical styles, writing melodies for instrument, and analysing a score (ornaments, harmonic structure,
phrase structure, style, performance directions, use of voices and instruments). Break weeks: 1, 8, 15 April and 6, 27 May 2024.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Music theory: grade 6Course start date: Tue 20 Feb 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Selena KayDevelop your understanding of musical language by learning to write four-part harmony, harmonise and write diatonic melodies, modulate, and analyse scores (harmony, melodic decoration, phrase structure, performance instructions, stylistic implications). Break weeks: 23 March, 1, 8 15 April 2024 and 27 May 2024.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Piano/keyboards 5CCourse start date: Mon 22 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Simon AtkinsFor pianists with around four years' experience. Improve your finger technique, coordination, phrasing, music
reading, and your confidence. Break weeks: 6 May & 27 May 2024.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00 - Piano/keyboards 5ACourse start date: Mon 18 Sep 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Simon AtkinsFor pianists with around four years' experience. Improve your finger technique, coordination, phrasing, music
reading, and your confidence.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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