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
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- Piano/keyboards 1C
Course start date: Sat 22 Apr 2023 (and 6 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Simon AtkinsThis is the third term in our beginners piano programme. If you have completed ‘Piano/keyboards 1B’ or have existing keyboard and music reading skills, this course will further develop your technique and musicianship. break week: 6 May 2023 (coronation day).Full fee £179.00 - Aural training (solfa) beginners 1Course start date: Mon 18 Sep 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Selena KayThese online practical sessions will focus on sight-singing and aural perception to develop your general musicianship. Gain a deeper understanding of different tonalities, develop your ability to pick out notes in chords, write down melodies that you hear, and improve your rhythmic accuracy. Based on the famous Kodály method. Leads to part 2 next term. break weeks: 23 Oct & 20 Nov 2023.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £179.00 - Piano/keyboards 3ACourse start date: Tue 2 May 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gisela MeyerThis fourth year of our piano programme begins with repertoire of a grade 2 standard. Improve your hand co-ordination, musical phrasing, reading and finger technique, and improve your confidence.Full fee £179.00 - Aural training (solfa) intermediate 1Course start date: Mon 18 Sep 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Selena KayFurther develop your aural awareness with solfa. Break weeks: 23 Oct & 20 Nov 2023.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Piano/keyboards 2ACourse start date: Tue 25 Apr 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
This third year of our piano programme begins with repertoire of a grade 1 standard. Improve your technique, fluency of reading and playing, and exploring more complex rhythm patterns.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £179.00 - Exploring classical music: module 1 Course start date: Tue 19 Sep 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Karen BetleyDo you want to know more about classical music? Explore selected topics and key works in Medieval to (early) Baroque music on this highly informative 10 week course. Ideal for people with no specialist knowledge. Break week: 24 Oct 2023.Full fee £169.00 - Piano/keyboards 1B
Course start date: Mon 24 Apr 2023 (and 5 other dates)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ana Claudia MagalhaesA near-beginners’ course for pianists. If you have completed Piano/keyboards 1A or and have basic keyboard and music reading skills in C position, this course will introduce you to more notes. break weeks: 01, 08 & 29 May 2023 (bank holidays).
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £179.00 - Singing 3Course start date: Thu 27 Apr 2023 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Hakan VramsmoContinue your study of singing technique learning songs in popular music styles of folk, jazz, pop and rock, musical theatre. Live sessions online with google classroom support. Develop your musicianship, and add new songs to your repertoire. New students with experience of singing and some formal training are welcome.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 - Piano/keyboards 2CCourse start date: Mon 24 Apr 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ana Claudia MagalhaesMove beyond grade 1 piano repertoire and develop your technique and fluency. The repertoire in this module will encompass more complex rhythm patterns and scales from the grade 2 syllabus. Break weeks: 1 May, 8 May & 29 May 2023.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £179.00 - Storytelling for business and pleasure 1Course start date: Tue 25 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ariella EshedAll cultures respect the world of Story. The ability to tell Stories, in a variety of settings, is a skill that has seen a strong resurgence both in the workplace and in contemporary performance. Gain greater confidence in your communication skills and apply this to your wider experience. This course will be delivered in the college.Full fee £199.00 - Exploring classical music: module 3Course start date: Tue 25 Apr 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Neil LuckDo you want to know more about classical music history? Explore selected topics and key works in Romantic and modern music on this highly informative 10 week course. Ideal for people with no specialist knowledge. Please note this course has a mid-term break: 30 May 2023.Full fee £169.00 - Jazz piano 1Course start date: Thu 4 May 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Della RhodesIf you have pop piano training or equivalent keyboard harmony skill, come and tackle the easier end of the jazz piano repertoire in these online sessions. 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 standard or higher.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £169.00 - Radio presenting: improvers (online)Course start date: Tue 31 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Allis MossExtend and develop your skills for a range of radio broadcasts, presenting and putting a live news, current affairs, features and music programme to air, creating the content yourselves. The course is the second of three that allows students to progress from complete beginner to an advanced level with the aim of being able to present and pitch programme ideas professionally. You'll need to have taken the beginners’ course or have previous industry experience. This course will be online and supported by a media technician.
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 £199.00 Concession £139.00 - Music theory: grade 4Course start date: Thu 27 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarha MooreStudy more complex musical language including duplets, double-dotted rhythms, alto clef, double sharps/flats, the
concept of enharmonic equivalence, and recognising and writing common triads. Learn the technical names for scale degrees, and standard ornaments and instruments. This course has a break week: 01 Jun 2023.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £159.00 - The piano and modernism 1880-1930Course start date: Mon 15 May 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Karl LutchmayerExplore the birth of Modernism through the prism of piano music from 1880-1930. Learn about different approaches taken by key composers and how they influenced, and were influenced by, other art forms: e.g. The Impressionists, The Vienna Secession, and The Futurist Movement. Scheduled break week: 29 May 2023.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00
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