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City Lit gift vouchers - the perfect giftLooking for that perfect present? Treat someone to the gift of learning with a course at City Lit. Available from £10, our gift vouchers can be used to book a place on any of our courses, from London walks and food tasting to museum visits, poetry and much more. Simply purchase your voucher and the recipient can choose from thousands of courses, at a time which suits them.Full fee £10.00- Piano: advanced workshop
City Lit's most advanced, regular classes are for advanced pianists, whether performers or specialist teachers. This course is designed to continue to develop your technique, broaden your repertoire and increase your understanding of piano playing to the highest level. This course is suitable for students working towards ABRSM LRSM and FRSM Diplomas.
Entry to this course is subject to audition with the Head of piano. If you are interested in joining this class, please apply using the pink button; someone will be in touch with you to arrange an audition.
Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £279.00 - Jewellery: design labFancy working on your own jewellery projects in a professional workshop with an expert tutor? Join our interactive jewellery design lab to perfect your skills, try different techniques, and discover new design approaches. Develop your own projects with expert guidance, and step outside your comfort zone to produce top-quality pieces.Full fee £519.00 Senior fee £415.00 Concession £337.00
- Reading English literature aloud: early 20th century
Come and enjoy reading aloud passages from novels by early 20th century writers in our Wednesday reading group. Set texts will be Howards End by E M Forster and The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald. This unique course contains vocal warm-ups; discussion of novels, weekly prepared readings and sight reading skills.
Keeley Street
Wed 16 Sep 2026Vernon ThompsonFull fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00 - Silver Swans ballet class improversThis improvers course will focus on expanding existing knowledge of ballet technique and vocabulary and is designed to enable you to learn and execute more varied and complex movement sequences. There is an emphasis on delivering ballet technique to facilitate healthy joints, flexibility, movement quality and core strength.
Silver Swans® classes have been specifically designed for the over-55s and the improvers course is suitable for older leaners with at least 1 year of foundation ballet or Silver Swans experience.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £160.00 - Podcasting: introductionDo you want to create your own podcast? This is your chance to develop your ideas into a podcast which you will produce in this course.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
- Classical guitar: advanced
For experienced classical guitar players, you will work on scales and arpeggios at grades 6, 7 & 8, and learn to play fingerstyle versions of Baroque, Latin/Spanish and contemporary music.
Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00 - Contemporary dance: intermediate
Push your physicality, stamina and strength through technical exercises, dynamic travelling and fluid phrases. Be challenged mentally and physically, take risks and work with full body awareness. This class is appropriate for people who have lots of experience in Contemporary dance and are confident with floor work.
Please note - there is no class on Wednesday 28 October.
Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00 - Singing 1
Start singing and explore your voice in this fun, confidence-building course. These classes will introduce you to healthy use of your singing voice and basic musicianship through a selection of songs from a variety of genres.
Break weeks
Term 1 26th - 30th Oct 2026
Term 2 no scheduled break week
Term 3 Bank holiday Mondays & 1-4th June 2027Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £299.00 Concession £209.00 - Acting for radio and podcast dramas: beginnersExplore acting and performing for radio and podcast dramas, working on scenes, sound effects, monologues, commercials, voiceovers and all kinds of microphone techniques, in a supportive but professional environment. This course will be held in the media studio.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £299.00 Concession £209.00
- French 3 upper: tasterCome and discover what an upper intermediate French class feels like.
This course is suitable if you have studied French for 4-5 years recently or have done an A-level some time ago.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Sustainable Development and Global Risks
This course explores why greater global cooperation is needed if sustainable development goals are to be achieved in the face of global risks.
Online
Wed 16 Sep 2026Anita PunwaniFull fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £58.00 - History of economic thought: part 1
Want to learn about the the development of economic ideas and how they tie in with political ideas? Join this course to strengthen your understanding.
Keeley Street
Wed 16 Sep 2026Christian MichelFull fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £168.00 - Sing jazz 1Improve your singing technique and solo performance and learn some standard repertoire and jazz protocol. Explore style, develop good timing and phrasing, breath control, and extend your vocal range. Not suitable for beginner singers.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £209.00
- Music theory: grade 3
Develop 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. (break week: 28 Oct 2026)
Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £195.00
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