Music lessons - mini courses

Get help to develop your piano skills under the direction of Ana England.

Our guitar mini course, for both acoustic and electric guitar, is taught in small groups of two to five. We will supply instruments but bring your own if you wish.

Drum mini courses are available for both beginners and more experienced players and drums will be provided.

Mini courses for the voice are taught in small groups of two to five, especially suited to pop and rock vocals with a focus on improving breathing, pitch, voice production and expression.

Sessions run throughout term time to introduce you to our DJing equipment and get you started on what to do whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced DJ. 

You can enjoy hands on sessions and our tutors will run through the basics of both vinyl and digital DJing including beat matching, using sync and more. 

Our DJ booth is equipped with two Pioneer XDJ700s, 2 Reloop RP-4000 Mk 2 vinyl turntables and a Reloop RMX-60 Digital Mixer. You can bring a USB stick or external hard drive and plug straight into the decks.

Get help to develop your songwriting skills over this four week mini course.

Get to grips with Apple's market-leading music software for recording, arranging and mixing your own music, whether you are starting from scratch or looking to expand your knowledge. Bring your own computer or use Centre for Music's Macbook suite complete with MIDI controllers and headphones.

Ideally suited to electronic music production and beat making this mini course will introduce you to making tracks on Ableton Live, or build your expertise if you are already a user. Use Centre for Music's Macbook suite or bring your own computer.

Find out how to integrate Ableton into your live performances too with our Novation launchpads.

• If you are not a member you will need to become a member in order to sign up for upcoming sessions. Current members will need to re-register.
• You can also take advantage of a free taster sessions during the weeks commencing 3 October, 7 November, 23 January and 27 February.
• If you cannot make one of your lessons, you will not be able to book another at a later date due to tutor availability and timetabling.