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
- Piano/keyboards 1ECourse start date: Wed 18 Jan 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
Tutors: Ana Claudia MagalhaesThis is the second year of our beginners piano programme and repertoire will be of a pre-grade 1 standard. Improve your eye/hand coordination, your reading and finger technique.
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 £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Piano/keyboards 1CCourse start date: Mon 16 Jan 2023 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street (other locations are available)
Tutors: Ana Claudia MagalhaesThis 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.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Prepare for operaCourse start date: Mon 16 Jan 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Hakan VramsmoExplore classical operatic repertoire in this dynamic workshop with an experienced tutor and a professional accompanist. Learn which styles suit your particular voice-type. You must have at least four years' classical vocal tuition and be able to learn new repertoire quickly.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 - Clarinet advanced workshopCourse start date: Mon 16 Jan 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: George SleightholmeThis course is for students who have a minimum of five years' experience on clarinet (playing at grade 6 standard or above), come and work on both technique and solo repertoire and enjoy some group playing. Offered every term.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Keyboard harmony and improvisationCourse start date: Mon 24 Apr 2023
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. 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 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Stage management and technical theatre productionCourse start date: Mon 24 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lucy EllisA unique and excellent opportunity to gain ‘hands on’ experience in one or more areas of technical theatre production. The course introduces all aspects of mounting a production including stage management, lighting and sound. Following preliminary practical sessions, you will develop your skills while working as part of the student technical team, supporting a full production in our in-house John Lyons Theatre. Suitable for beginners or those with previous experience.
Mondays and Thursdays 18.30–21.30 on the following dates. 24 Apr, 15 & 22 May, 5 & 12 June and Thursdays: 27 Apr, 11, 18 & 25 May 8, 15 June.
There are some Saturday sessions 10.00–17.30.
Production week: Sunday 18 June 10:00–17:00, Monday 19 June–Saturday 24 June18:00–22:00 and Saturday 13:00–17:00.
Saturday attendance and frequency will depend on the technical role you are allocated. Individual call times may vary but 100% attendance is required whenever you are called. You will need an ability and willingness to have some flexibility.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £219.00 - Ukulele beginners’ nightCourse start date: Mon 24 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jake RodriguesMeet the instrument and an expert ukulele player and teacher in this fun session. If you have a uke bring it to class, if you do not, we can supply an instrument.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Clarinet 1DCourse start date: Mon 24 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: George SleightholmeLearn the basics of playing clarinet in a friendly environment, using a range of fun music. Suitable for those who've been learning for at least 2 terms.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £110.00 - Piano/keyboards 1DCourse start date: Mon 24 Apr 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jonathan WilsonThis is the second year of our beginners piano programme and repertoire will be of a pre-grade 1 standard. Improve your eye/hand coordination, your reading and finger technique. Break weeks: 1 May, 8 May and 29 May 2023.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Piano/keyboards 2CCourse start date: Tue 17 Jan 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street (other locations are available)
Tutors: Gisela MeyerMove 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.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 - Music theory: counterpoint 3Course start date: Tue 25 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Selena KayExplore the art of counterpoint, a musical technique in which two or more melodies are combined to create a highly engaging musical texture. This term will focus on imitative forms including invention, canon and fugue, as well as analysing examples of counterpoint in repertoire from the Baroque period to Twentieth Century. Break week 30th May 2023.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - Piano/keyboards 2ACourse start date: Wed 18 Jan 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street (other locations are available)
Tutors: Ana Claudia MagalhaesThis 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.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Saxophone 2CCourse start date: Tue 25 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David HarrisonFor sax players with 2 years of experience, who read music, and have experience of performing. Develop your sound, technique, reading and musicianship. Emphasis on popular music and jazz in a group class, and includes practice at improvisation.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 - Folk and pop guitar 1CCourse start date: Tue 25 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David HarrisonFor players who have learned a range of basic chords and can strum reliably, this 3rd term of guitar study will teach you new techniques and more challenging songs.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £118.00 - Comedy: sketch writing and performing for TV and onlineCourse start date: Tue 25 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alan NixonLearn how to write and perform sketch comedy for stage and small screen. Pick up tricks of the
trade under the guidance of a multi-award-winning comedy producer / director. Sketches, monologues and quick-fire comedy techniques are put under the microscope. Tutor: Alan Nixon.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £110.00
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