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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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- Introduction to prop making for film, TV, theatre and displayCourse start date: Sat 17 Sep 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Wendy ChandlerDo you ever dream of conjuring up the props for Harry Potter, Doctor Who or West End musicals? Are you interested in a career in window display? On this course you will explore techniques used by professionals to produce effective props and sets. Get hands-on experience of sculpting, fabricating, mould making, casting and using paint effects. Learn about the demands of the industry from specialist tutors, and have a go at translating your own ideas into 3D.Full fee £619.00 Senior fee £495.00 Concession £402.00 - Use your voice assertivelyCourse start date: Mon 19 Sep 2022 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street (other locations are available)
Tutors: Ian TaylorDo 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. This course will be delivered in the college.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £110.00 - Japanese woodcut printmaking techniquesCourse start date: Tue 20 Sep 2022 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carol Justin WilhideAn introduction to the beautiful and delicate printmaking world of Japanese Woodcut. Explore this water based, non-toxic process and build an appreciation for the handmade. You will learn how to design, carve and make a multi-coloured print. Beginners welcome.Full fee £329.00 Senior fee £263.00 Concession £214.00 - Acting: improversCourse start date: Wed 21 Sep 2022 (and 2 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 a variety of scripts and scenes. Consolidate techniques and deepen your understanding in a safe and supportive atmosphere.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - The 60 minute writerCourse start date: Wed 21 Sep 2022 (and 11 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street (other locations are available)
Tutors: Tasha KavanaghFit creative writing into your busy day: a relaxed, informal rolling programme for writers of all levels of experience who enjoy being thrown new ideas and experimenting with poetry and prose.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £50.00 - Maths for life and work (level 1)Course start date: Wed 21 Sep 2022 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
Do you need to improve your maths to become more confident in problem-solving, analysing and making decisions at work and in your personal life? Do you want to prepare for Functional Skills Level 2 maths, but are not yet ready? This course will help you with all of the above and make maths come alive. You will see how mathematics is everywhere and you will develop the maths you need to participate, make progress and express yourself in today's society. You will work with whole numbers and decimals, fractions and percentages and recognise the relationships between them. You will work on problem-solving involving time, money and measurements, as well learn how to measure confidently and convert between units of measurement. You will be able to state properties of shapes, both 2D and 3D and be better able to interpret, discuss and comment on the graphs, charts and tables you see in newspapers, on the internet and at work.
Before this course, you need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 7492 2511 or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name). Use Chrome if possible.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £0.00 Senior fee £0.00 Concession £0.00 - Piano: advanced workshopCourse start date: Sat 24 Sep 2022 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: 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. Please contact the Music department to enquire about joining this class. Break week: 29 Oct 2022.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £181.00 - Public speaking: intensiveCourse start date: Thu 22 Sep 2022 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
Tutors: Allis MossWhatever your reasons for speaking publicly, allay your fears in this intensive online course by learning techniques for formal and impromptu speeches, introductions, discussion leading and public questioning, and boost your general confidence at the same time.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £139.00 - Saxophone 4Course start date: Sat 21 Jan 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarha MooreMaintain and extend your playing skills on our advanced course. Repertoire is pop, jazz and World music, and we will learn and rehearse, and record, sax ensemble arrangements.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £132.00 - Movement for actorsCourse start date: Sat 24 Sep 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sean CroftAn actors most important tool is their body!
Having an awareness of space and presence and utilising the body to help carve engaging, full-born characters is vital in theatre, whether this be during improvisation, delivering a monologue or throughout the process of a performance. It's important to have the tools to do this!
This course aims to give every member an introductory “toolkit” you can take away with you, freeing your body, exploring character technique, enhancing your improvisational and performance intuition and becoming confident in your craft.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £71.00 - Developing personal printmaking projectsCourse start date: Thu 14 Jul 2022 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sue Baker KentonCourse project: Explore new ways to create layered contemporary prints with collage, screenprint and photo-litho. Advanced Project: Alternatively, students might choose to work towards the completion of a personal project using different processes.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00 - City Lit Big BandCourse start date: Sat 21 Jan 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Simon HenryOur ensemble for proficient jazz players to improve and maintain sight reading and section work, playing music from the classic era of Big Bands plus contemporary and original arrangements. Contact the Music Department to enquire about availability of places for your instrument and to arrange your audition.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00 - City Lit jazz ensembleCourse start date: Sat 21 Jan 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Simon HenryThis new ensemble is a small Big Band and plays classic and new arrangements, with extra focus on your soloing and a non-traditional instrumental assembly.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00 - Latin 4 lower: module 2Course start date: Wed 28 Sep 2022 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Abigail FerstmanContinue 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.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £123.00 - Improve your speaking voiceCourse start date: Thu 29 Sep 2022 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Giles AbbottImprove the quality of your voice and standard of speech through relaxation, stance, breath capacity/control, articulation, forward placing and expression. This course will be delivered in the college.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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