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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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- Piano/keyboards 1E
Course start date: Sat 18 Jan 2025 (and 5 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ana Claudia MagalhaesFull fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00 - Jazz piano 1Course start date: Sat 28 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David FrankelIf you have pop piano training or equivalent keyboard harmony skill, come and tackle the easier end of the jazz piano repertoire. 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 or above. Continues to Jazz piano 2 next term.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - Spanish 2 lower: module 2Course start date: Sat 27 Apr 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amaia IbargüenContinue improving your elementary Spanish on this communicative course, taught in Spanish with the emphasis on speaking and listening. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 2 lower: module 1' or equivalent. Based on units 6-10 of 'Ele Actual A2 (libro del alumno)' and exercise book (SM Publishers).Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Watercolour painting: mixed media techniques Course start date: Tue 9 Apr 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ruth BrisonWatercolour has a rich tradition - this course will explore the more experimental ways of using this pleasurable medium and will present new possibilities for producing exciting new work with mixed media. Make inventive combinations of media to draw from your own found imagery, photographs and sketches.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00 - Latin 4 upper: module 3Course start date: Sat 11 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Judith RiceContinue to study Latin grammar and improve your skills at reading and translating Latin texts as well as exploring Roman culture and history. Starting with Reading Latin, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2 volumes then moving on to original texts.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - French beginners intensive: module 1Course start date: Mon 13 May 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Valerie JézéquelLearn French on this intensive lively interactive course for beginners. The course will be taught in French, with an emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills. Please note that this course will take place twice a week over a five week-period.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Drama therapyCourse start date: Sat 1 Jun 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Dan SkiliInvestigate the role and function of Dramatherapy as a working model on this introductory 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 £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Bookbinding: experiments in paper folding Course start date: Sat 8 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ina BaumeisterExplore colour, structure, and layering to produce exciting sculptural forms. By combining and extending techniques such as origami and concertina folding, cutting, piercing and slotting, you will create your own unique books. - Social media for business: intermediateCourse start date: Sat 22 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Manideepa PaulThis practical advanced course is aimed at people who want to enhance their social media skills to get the best return on investment (ROI) from social media.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Make your first Android mobile appCourse start date: Sat 22 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Julian HoldenThis course is a gentle introduction to programming and app development using the cloud application AppInventor 2.
This course will be delivered online or in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Adobe Photoshop: a detailed introductionCourse start date: Sat 22 Jun 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea MarzanoThis course is a solid introduction to Adobe Photoshop and has been designed for students who want to learn the professional and most effective way to use Photoshop from the ground up.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Using Apple Mac OS: a detailed introductionCourse start date: Mon 24 Jun 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael HardingDiscover how an Apple Mac computer works, the common functions and their applications. For Apple Mac users with little or no previous experience.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Introduction to social media data analyticsCourse start date: Sat 20 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Manideepa PaulLearn how recognise, analyse, present and use data on the social media channels most commonly used by organisations. - Appraising jewellery and gemstones
Course start date: Sat 27 Jul 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Judith Crowe, Derek JhinnooWish you knew more about the jewellery you were buying, or could value the heirlooms in your drawer? Join this fascinating two-day course to learn how to appraise gem set jewellery and stones. Explore precious metals, hallmarking, common gemstones found in jewellery and how to identify antique pieces, and bring your own jewellery for assessment by the tutor. - Jazz harmony and ear training 1ACourse start date: Sat 21 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cerys HoggWe will study time, form, root movement and harmonic progression, chord types, intervals, scales and modes. Learn transcribed solos and participate in playing sessions. For players with a working knowledge of basic harmony and instrumental proficiency beyond grade 5. Please contact music@citylit.ac.uk to arrange to be assessed for entry to this course. Break week: 2nd November.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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