Music lessons - mini courses

We provide free, or hugely subsidised, four week mini music courses to our members for band instruments, voice, DJing, songwriting and music software.

Piano/Keyboard

Start your piano journey with this beginners piano course.

Music tutor	Steve Legge
Duration	Four weeks - 1 hour per week
Date and time	Thursdays at 12:30-13:30
Location	Centre for Music
Cost	£20 for UWE Bristol student and staff members

Guitar

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

Music tutor	Ash Tucker - Professional musician and tutor from Mobile Guitar Tuition.
Duration	Four weeks - One hour per week
Date and time	Tuesdays at either 13:00-14:00 (total beginners) or 14:00-15:00 (improvers)
Location	Centre for Music
Cost	£20 for UWE Bristol student and staff members

Drums

Drum mini courses are available for both beginners and more experienced players.

Music tutor	AJ Rousell - Professional musician and author of 'The Drummer’s Odyssey'
Duration	Four weeks - One hour per week
Date and time	Thursdays at either 12:00-13:00 (total beginners) or 13:00-14:00 (improvers)
Location	Centre for Music
Cost	£20 for UWE Bristol student and staff members

Vocals

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.

Music tutor	Kim Samuels - experienced choir director and vocalist
Duration	Four weeks - 50 minutes per week
Date and time	Wednesdays 11:00-11:50 and 12:00-12:50
Location	Centre for Music
Cost	£20 for UWE Bristol student and staff members

DJing

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

You can enjoy hands on sessions and our tutor will run through the basics of 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.

Music tutor	Elley Phunk
Duration	2 hours
Date and time	Friday 20 October, Friday 17 November, Friday 1 December 16:00-18:00
Location	Centre for Music - DJ booth
Cost	Free for UWE Bristol student and staff members

Logic pro

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.

Music tutor	James Kennaby aka Vice Beats (Music producer and educator)
Duration	Four weeks - Two hours per week
Date and time	Wednesdays 18:30-20:30
Location	Centre for Music
Cost	Free for UWE Bristol student and staff members

Ableton Live

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.

Music tutor	Luke Turner (Producer and tutor)
Duration	Four weeks - Two hours per week
Date and time	Mondays 19:00-21:00
Location	Centre for Music
Cost	Free for UWE Bristol student and staff members

How to book

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 every academic year.
Members will be able to book via our booking system, 10to8. This information is emailed to you upon joining.
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.