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
Most of our courses are currently delivered online. For more information about our live online courses, please see our guide to online learning . For face-to-face classes at the college, see our information about staying COVID-19 secure at City Lit.
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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- Use your voice assertivelyCourse start date: Mon 25 Apr 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Nikki KellyDo you want to sound more confident, grounded, self-assured and assertive? Improve your vocal skills through a series of exercises that will support you to become more vocally confident, expressive and dynamic without appearing arrogant.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £60.00 - Piano/keyboards 1A
Course start date: Mon 9 May 2022 (and 3 other dates)Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
Tutors: Polly HewettThis is the beginning of our piano programme: suitable for absolute beginners to both piano and music-reading. This classic course is the perfect way to start your piano playing. This is an online course, please see below for details.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £79.00 - Music theory: diploma topics 3Course start date: Mon 25 Apr 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Karl LutchmayerConsolidate your knowledge of music theory topics equivalent in standard to the first year of an undergraduate degree. The topics in this module are selected from the Trinity Associate (AMusTCL) syllabus. Prepare for this exam, or just develop your knowledge. This term: Exam technique and preparation. Break weeks: 02, 09 and 30 May 2022.
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 £121.00 - Piano repertoireCourse start date: Wed 27 Apr 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - 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: 1st June 2021
- repertoire fo this term: Scarlatti.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £158.00 - Recorder ensemble: advancedCourse start date: Wed 27 Apr 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Peter WendlandIf you are already experienced in recorder ensemble playing, join this small, friendly group to look at developing consort playing skills in Renaissance, Baroque and contemporary styles. Break week on the 1st of June 2022.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £121.00 - Piano: advanced workshopCourse start date: Thu 28 Apr 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Yekaterina LebedevaIf 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 in this online course. Please contact the Music department to enquire about joining (music@citylit.ac.uk). Break week 2nd of June 2022
- Repertoire for this term: free choice.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £158.00 - Folk and pop guitar 2CCourse start date: Wed 4 May 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: David HarrisonThis last part of our 2nd year of study will develop your ability to play the acoustic instrument. Improve your musicianship in these online sessions, and expand your repertoire.
Break week: 1st June 2022.
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 £101.00 - Ukulele improversCourse start date: Thu 5 May 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Martin WheatleyFor ukulele players who have completed a beginner course or have played for a while. Refine your technique, get a better understanding of fretboard navigation, and learn to play new songs.
Break week: 2nd June 2022.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £88.00 - Ukulele: intermediateCourse start date: Thu 5 May 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Martin WheatleyIf you already play ukulele, come and learn new songs and tricks, chord theory, picking and split strokes, and apply these to popular and vintage tunes. Classes may include singing along!
Break week: 2nd June 2022.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £88.00 - Jazz vocal improvisationCourse start date: Sat 7 May 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Cerys HoggLearn some approaches to improvisation over jazz tunes, what to listen for and what to study. You should already be accustomed to singing in the jazz idiom. Develop the confidence and 'know how' that will enable you to enjoy improvising. A vital supplement to the jazz singing courses.
Break week: 4th June 2022.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £101.00 - Drama therapyCourse start date: Sat 7 May 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Dan SkiliInvestigate the role and function of Dramatherapy as a working model on this intensive course. Looking at a range of drama tools that can be used in therapeutic settings, you will develop some of the essential skills and use a range of methods to engage with others. Fun and insightful and packed with tools you can use, this is a great introduction to applying theatrical processes to therapy.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 - Acting: improversCourse start date: Sun 8 May 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Tutors: Deirdre Strath ClydeContinue your development as you explore a range of exercises and acting techniques that will illuminate and enliven a variety of scripts and scenes. Consolidate techniques and deepen your understanding in a safe and supportive atmosphere.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £121.00 - Keyboard harmony and improvisationCourse start date: Mon 9 May 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Simon AtkinsDevelop your analytical, melodic and harmonic understanding with the help of improvisation, covering a wide variety of styles. You'll become a more confident player as a result. It is possible to join a later module if you have appropriate skills. For players at Grade 5 and above.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £97.00 - Keyboard harmony and performance workshopCourse start date: Mon 9 May 2022
Location on this date: KS - 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 at any level with a music theory standard of grade 5+ 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.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £127.00 - Piano/keyboards 1FCourse start date: Thu 28 Apr 2022 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jonathan WilsonThis is the final term of our beginners piano programme. For pianists who can play tunes and chords in simple keys, play legato and staccato and read music. This course has a break week on 2 June 2022
- please buy your own copy of: Piano adventures 3A Technique and Artistry [external website].
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £97.00
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