Music lessons - mini courses

Our piano mini music course is taught in small groups of three to eight in our specially designed Keyboard Lab. Work on our fully weighted digital pianos with headphones and receive one-to-one coaching as you practise.

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 from the start and Serato will be available for use some weeks. If you are not familiar with Serato the team will be happy to introduce you to this invaluable DJing software. 

Our high-spec DJ booth is fully equipped with two Pioneer XDJs, laptop with traktor and controller to allow access to vinyl, USB or external hard drive.

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 should email cfm@uwe.ac.uk to find out when the next course is taking place and book a place.
• You can also take advantage of a free taster session.
• 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.