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
- Classical guitar ensembleCourse start date: Wed 8 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony RowdenExtend your academic year with four sessions in a guitar ensemble.
Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Acting: improvers
Course start date: Wed 8 Jul 2026 (and 3 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sean CroftContinue your development as you explore a range of exercises and acting techniques that will illuminate and enliven script and scene work.. Consolidate techniques and deepen your understanding in a safe and supportive atmosphere.
Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - Alexander Technique for instrumentalistsCourse start date: Thu 9 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Shelagh SutherlandThis brand new Summer School workshop is designed specifically for instrumentalists who wish to improve their technique, reduce tension, and enhance their overall performance.
Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £69.00 - Aural training (solfa): an introductionCourse start date: Thu 9 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Selena KayThese practical sessions will introduce you to sight-singing, transcription and general musicianship. Based on the famous Kodály method. Leads to part A next term
Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £55.00 - Music theory: grade 5 revisionCourse start date: Thu 9 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Selena KayRevise and refresh your grade 5 theory knowledge this summer. Suitable for those who have previously studied music theory grade 5 and wish to refresh their skills.
Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £55.00 - Rhythm classCourse start date: Thu 9 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Matt FisherSupplement your instrumental or vocal study and improve your musical timekeeping. You will play in these online sessions, read and write rhythms, and work by ear.
Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00 - Sing a song in different stylesCourse start date: Thu 9 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Colette MeuryExplore how to set a song in more than one musical style, song interpretation and solo performance. For singers who have completed courses in contemporary singing, or who have equivalent experience and
musical ability. Live sessions online.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Voiceovers: professional practiceCourse start date: Fri 10 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David ThorpeExploring “real life” recording sessions, as they would be run in professional voiceover studios across a range of genres. This is an advanced course looking at the working world of voiceovers.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00 - Chamber music: introduction Course start date: Fri 10 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gisela MeyerDiscover the pleasure of playing in small ensembles with varied instrumentation, with repertoire ranging from early to modern. For instrumentalists at Grade 3 standard or above who can read music confidently.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £99.00 - Flute and clarinet choirCourse start date: Sat 11 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lindsey FillinghamOpen to intermediate/advanced flutes and clarinets to play ensemble pieces in a range of styhles. Great for sight-reading and ensemble skills! Alto flute, piccolo, Eb and bass clarinets welcome.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00 - Pentatonics and beyond: improvising in popular musicCourse start date: Sat 11 Jul 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David HarrisonStudy how to improvise in popular music. These practical sessions are for players of any instrument. Get to grips with improvisation in this exploration of common scales and approaches to improv in pop, rock, blues, folk and jazz. We’ll look at blues scales, pentatonics, extension notes and more to help you get the most out of your improvisation.
Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Classical music: an introduction Course start date: Mon 13 Jul 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Edward Breen, Pauline GreeneAre you interested in finding out more about classical music but not sure where to start? This taster course will introduce you to the history of music through a careful choice of works.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Sing musical theatre workshop Course start date: Tue 14 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Katherine StrohmaierThis popular course explores musical theatre singing. Grow your knowledge of the repertoire. Suitable for singers and actors wanting to improve their singing and 'acting through song' technique. Be guided through the basics to find the right singing qualities for this repertoire.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Great albums: Kind of Blue Course start date: Tue 14 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Albi GravenerDiscover everything you have always wanted to know about this extraordinary recording, one of the most critically acclaimed but also commercially successful in the history of jazz.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Practical harmony for pianistsCourse start date: Tue 14 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lewis KestertonThis four-week 'crash course' introduces pianists to the practical elements of tonal harmony. You will explore the fundamentals of chords, harmonic progression and cadential patterns with the aim of building practical skills that make learning new repertoire more efficient, secure, and musically informed.
Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £90.00
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