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All our courses here at City Lit are taught by expert tutors such as published authors, academics, practising artists, and experienced professionals. Our friendly, supportive, and inspiring tutors are here to boost your confidence and motivate you at every step. We always ensure that your journey with us is enjoyable, positive, and thought-provoking.
We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden.
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- Drawing 1Course start date: Mon 15 Jan 2024 (and 12 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyExplore the creative possibilities of drawing, gain confidence and broaden your expectations and understanding. Learn and develop key drawing concepts: function of line, tone, texture, form, composition and mark making through a carefully structured approach.Full fee £409.00 Senior fee £327.00 Concession £266.00 - Music theory: grade 3Course start date: Thu 18 Jan 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Selena KayDevelop your understanding of musical language by learning to read and write rhythm and melody in compound time, phrase structure and anacrusis (upbeat/pickup), transposing between clefs, major and minor keys up to four
sharps/flats. NB: this course does not have a break week.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Piano workshop 6Course start date: Thu 18 Jan 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ricardo GosalboIf you play piano at around grade 6 standard, join one of these workshops to develop your playing by studying a wide range of piano repertoire, with focus on technique, textural awareness, practice and performance skills.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Piano workshop 5Course start date: Thu 18 Jan 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ricardo GosalboIf you play piano at around grade 5 standard, join one of these workshops to develop your playing by studying a wide range of piano repertoire, with focus on technique, practice and performance skills.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - English pronunciation: stage 2Course start date: Tue 16 Jan 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: David John GwillimDesigned for people who have completed ‘English Pronunciation: stage 1’ although new students with sufficient skills can join. Develop confidence and clarity, explore diphthongs and triphthongs, inflection and the rhythms of Standard English. This term the course will be taught online.
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 £153.00 - Chamber music: intermediateCourse start date: Fri 19 Jan 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gisela MeyerDiscover the pleasure of playing in small, mixed instrumental ensembles, one per part, in a variety of repertoire. For classical instrumentalists at grade 3-5 standard, with some sight-reading skills.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Voiceovers: beginnersCourse start date: Tue 16 Jan 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David ThorpeExplore ‘on mic’ the skills and techniques required across a range of audio/voiceover situations, from radio commercials to talking books and beyond. This course will be delivered in our media studio.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £181.00 - Classical singing workshopCourse start date: Wed 17 Jan 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ruth BeckmannA lively workshop class for singers with a solid foundation in vocal technique and musicianship: employ your vocal technique in a more flexible and artistic way and deepen your understanding of critical evaluation of singing.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £181.00 - English pronunciation: stage 1Course start date: Thu 18 Jan 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David John GwillimAre you a non-native fluent speaker who wants to improve your pronunciation of English and to speak the language more clearly and confidently? Work on clear formation of vowel and consonant sounds including the English neutral vowel and the distinction between voiced and unvoiced sounds. This term the course will be taught in the college.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £153.00 - ITEC Level 3 Diploma in Massage: fast-trackCourse start date: Sat 13 Jan 2024 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Elena De AntoniConsidering massage therapy as a career? Learn the theory and practice of massage at a professional level. City Lit is a leading training provider in London for Massage and Complementary Therapies, providing outstanding achievement at high industry standards. Our courses are taught by experienced and practising industry professionals who have current knowledge of the massage sector. If you’ve applied for this course and not heard back from us, please email us on health@citylit.ac.uk, or call us (Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00) on 020 8142 4577.
We have a limited number of free places on this course under the government's Free Courses for Jobs initiative. This offer is for eligible applicants who are Londoners on a Low-Income or on Active-Benefits or Other-Benefits or if you do not already have a full level 3 qualification. For more information click here
The Free Courses for Jobs initiative is for Londoners aged 24 or over at the start of the course who are: on a low-income; or on certain benefits; or do not have a full level 3 qualification. For more information Click here
The course fee is £1599 payable at the time of your enrolment. If you are unable to pay the course fees, you can choose to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan from Student Finance England (SFE) to help cover the course fee, repayable after the course ends. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan www.citylit.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans
For more information, please call Health & Wellbeing on (telephone temporarily unavailable).Full fee £1,599.00 Senior fee £1,599.00 Concession £1,579.00 - Mindful singingCourse start date: Sat 27 Jan 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clare FosterEngage all your senses to connect mind and body awareness while singing. Explore how the psyche affects how we relate to singing. This is a practical course in the classroom for singers in all styles.Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £188.00 - Painting 1Course start date: Tue 16 Jan 2024 (and 11 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Begona Morea RoyPainting 1 offers an introduction to the basic principles and skills associated with painting. Focus on differing approaches to observational and imaginative work, whilst learning how to organise a palette, mix colours and create different textures.Full fee £409.00 Senior fee £327.00 Concession £266.00 - Developing personal printmaking projectsCourse start date: Sun 3 Mar 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: susan kentonExplore and develop personal work in intaglio and relief printmaking. Techniques covered include drypoint, etching, linocut, collagraphy and photo etching. All levels of experience welcome.Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00 - Sing jazz: advancedCourse start date: Sat 13 Jan 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clare FosterFor jazz vocalists with a sound technique and experience of jazz and Latin styles. Develop your solo performance and expand your repertoire. Some repertoire and vocalese will be taught, and you will be invited to contribute repertoire of your choice.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 - Design with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesignCourse start date: Tue 30 Jan 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gita HahnA fun and challenging introduction to these three programs, regularly used together for everything from infographics to packaging and magazine work. Learn how to integrate vector graphics, photographic images and page layout and design.Full fee £549.00 Senior fee £439.00 Concession £357.00
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