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Dance

Course Overview 

As children move through BRIT Kids they will learn a variety of dance skills, delivered by several different teachers who are either current or ex professional dancers. All teachers cover a variety of dance styles, from street dance to contemporary and everything in between. In BRIT Kids Dance classes, we work on strength, flexibility and coordination through warm-ups and technical exercises. Dance offers students the opportunity to learn about posture, coordination and placement. Classes will encourage children to lose inhibitions and gain confidence while developing greater balance, flexibility, strength and musicality. These classes run all day between 12.30pm and 3.30pm. This class goes well with Theatre, Singing, street dance, specialist dance and Rambert Grades.

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Singing

Course Overview 

Singing students will embark on a journey through a diverse array of musical genres, with our younger students working within Pop, R&B, Jazz, and Musical Theatre. Through this exploration, our vocalists will hone their individual musicianship skills, fostering the development of their musical ears to swiftly grasp new melodies and incorporate rudimentary harmony into ensemble singing.

Emphasis is placed on vocal expression, precise phrasing, controlled breathing, and dynamic variation to effectively convey the intended mood of a piece. As students advance, they will delve into a rich tapestry of musical history, studying influential figures and iconic songs. Detailed attention is paid to more intricate and advanced harmonies, with consistent use of technical terminology to deepen understanding.

An exploration of vocal technique is undertaken, covering essential areas such as breath control and articulation. Older students are encouraged to set high standards for themselves, exploring musical styles beyond the classroom and refining their skills in phrasing, rhythmic awareness, and microphone technique.

Classes run from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, providing ample time for immersive learning and artistic growth.

This class complements other disciplines such as Dance and Theatre. 

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Song Writing (*Ages 13-18)

Course Overview 

Students dive into the art of popular music composition and lyricism, exploring a rich tapestry of genres and themes. Through in-depth analysis of acclaimed songwriters and artists, they gain valuable insights into the intricacies of songcraft, including structure, lyricism, audience engagement, self-expression, style, arrangement, and collaboration.

Moreover, students sometimes have the exceptional opportunity to record their compositions in the state-of-the-art recording studio at the renowned BRIT School. This hands-on experience not only deepens their understanding of the songwriting process but also allows them to bring their creations to life in a professional setting.

Throughout the workshop, students collaborate with peers, experiment with various musical genres and styles, and respond to diverse creative briefs. From co-writing sessions to individual exploration, they build a repertoire of original material that reflects their unique artistic identities.

Running from 12:30 to 2:00 pm, this interactive class provides a dynamic platform for artistic growth and self-discovery. By nurturing their creativity and honing their songwriting skills, students emerge with a newfound confidence and a portfolio of original works ready to captivate audiences.

This class works well with Music Production and Singing. 

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Street Dance

Course Overview 

These classes allow children to keep fit and learn fun, creative routines, with each class structured to suit the age group and different abilities. Street dance classes are a mixture of commercial street dance, hip-hop and general techniques that help enhance coordination and rhythm. During the term children will focus on various skills within dance, work on choreography, take part in group creativity, and learn to effectively improve performance. Working in groups to show routines to other peers will help boost their confidence, dancing to a wide variety of music including classics and latest hits. All classes perform in one show a year, plus the opportunity to share work each term. Street Dance allows children to express themselves and enjoy what they can do with their body through music that they can relate to. These classes run between 09.30am and 3.30pm and work well with theatre and singing. 

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Theatre

Course Overview 

The main aim of the BRIT Kids Theatre class is not only to develop skills and techniques, but overall confidence in performing. The theatre classes at BRIT Kids allow students to be creative and develop work that they might not get the chance to create at school. The removal of grades and written work allows them to explore their own imaginations in an uninhibited way, which produces some very interesting work and allows each student to better understand their own strengths, weaknesses and passions when it comes to acting. As they move through BRIT Kids, students will work with different teachers and different approaches to theatre.

BRIT Kids Theatre classes are not about working to a tight script; instead, children are encouraged to improvise, work on physical theatre and develop their own characters. Scripts are then written or adapted by the teachers, with the students in mind. The result of this is that the productions are unique, fresh and often challenging, allowing students to really own their parts. We believe that what goes on in the weekly workshops are just as important as the productions. These classes run all day between 9.30am and 3.30pm. This class goes well with Singing and Dance.

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Screen Acting (*Ages 11-18)

Course Overview

Acting for screen is a beginner/ intermediate course that aims to prepare young performers for the world of TV & Film whilst building up their confidence in front of the camera. We cover all the basic acting skills needed to be natural and convincing, as well as the technical jargon that one might hear on set. Each student will be given a toolkit to analyse text to a high standard, putting what they have learnt into practice through performing monologues/ duologue to camera.

The course is for students with a sense of maturity and an interest in being in front of the camera. However, this course can be a huge opportunity for certain students to confront their fears around appearance and body acceptance. At the end of every lesson footage is deleted in front of students unless specified. These classes are one and half hours and run 11.00-12.30, 12.30 - 2pm and 2pm-3.30pm. Please note, children will be filmed in this class and they will appear in show reels, therefore the GDPR consent form will need to be completed on application.  

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Specialist Theatre

These extended theatre sessions will offer a space for young people to express and explore what theatre means to them and the type of theatre they want to create. Students will explore a range of practices that will enhance their skills across all areas of theatre. Taking a modern and inclusive approach to how young people access theatre with the aim of boosting confidence, developing useful skills and techniques design for performance, collaborating and devising with text. Specialist theatre will provide young people with a voice in a society full of noise and a presence to stand out from the crowd. These classes are one and half hours and run 12.30 - 3.30pm.

 

 

 

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Specialist Dance(*Ages 11- 18)

The Dance class will consist of layering dance technique and building up strength. It is a specialist dance class for children with a particular interest in dance. The teacher will take the students through ballet steps at the ballet barre to help build up their strength and each will progress with more intense exercises; Plie, Battement Tendu, Battement Glisse, Rond de jambe, Battement Fondu, Battement Frappe, Grand Battement and Pirouette.

The second half of the lesson will be about conditioning, strength training and technical Jazz sequences. Focusing on a variety of leaps, kicks and turns. Each lesson will include more intense stretching to increase flexibility and core and back strength conditioning to support posture and alignment. Our goal will be for the dancers to develop strength, technical skills and be confident with their movements. 

Class details: These classes run between 12:30pm - 3:30pm and are one and a half hours long and is £168 a term.  We understand that the dance industry needs more boys, we are keen to support this, therefore boys taking this class will receive a discount of 33% discount (£113 a term).

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Specialist Singing

This immersive singing course for specialist singers offers comprehensive vocal training in a supportive and engaging environment. Led by one of our experienced vocal coaches, the program focusses on building a strong foundation of healthy vocal technique while nurturing individual artistic styles. Through group sessions and individual coaching, students develop essential skills in breath control, pitch accuracy, vocal range expansion, diction, expression, and performance techniques. Performance opportunities, music theory, and creative exploration are integrated to enhance overall musical understanding and self-expression. This transformative course empowers young singers to grow, gain confidence, and pursue their passion for singing.

Class details: These classes run between 09.30 and 12.30 and are one and a half hours long.

 

Rambert Grades                              

We are partnering with Rambert Grades to deliver an exciting contemporary syllabus class. The class will combine creative and technical aspects of contemporary dance and give students the opportunity to participate in a performance exam at the end of the year. The students will learn solo pieces choreographed by leading artists such as Hofesch Shechter as part of their exam work. The sessions are structured holistically and will cover warm ups, technical and travelling exercises, set choreography and creative work.The exam will be structured by BRIT kids and could be observed in a variety of ways from a showcase to a class exam and will be very much led by individual students.

“From a landmark collaboration between two of the world’s leading contemporary dance organisations, Rambert School and Rambert dance company, comes Rambert Grades.

The benchmark for creative contemporary dance learning and practice, Rambert Grades is an exceptional and unique framework. Our syllabus is accessible for people from all backgrounds, working with the whole person and developing transferable skills.

Rambert Grades is an awarding organisation recognised by The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulations (Ofqual).”

These classes work well with Specialist Dance.  Some previous dance experience will be required. Should you require any guidance on this please contact Sgodin@brit.croydon.sch.uk

Class Details: These classes will run 9.30am-12.30pm and are £168 a term. We understand that the dance industry needs more boys, we are keen to support this, therefore boys taking this class will receive a discount of 33% discount (£113 a term).

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Specialist Singing & Songwriting (*Ages 11-18)

Class details: These classes run between 2pm - 3.30pm and are £168 per term.

The Songwriting and Specialist Singing course is a dedicated space to encourage creativity and boost confidence in students' writing abilities. Through classroom teaching, students will focus on improving their songwriting skills and singing techniques.

The course will further students’ skills in intonation (the rise and fall of the voice), placement (Sense of the sound resonation forward from the face),breath control and registers(A vocal registeris a range of tones in the human voice produced by a particular vibratory pattern of the vocalfolds).

There will be a strong emphasis on composition and the students will be given tools for inspiration; exploring how a writer can use poetry, prose and paintings for lyric inspiration. The students will learn about rhyming schemes, song structures and song analysis as well as develop basic keyboard skills to write melodies and chord progressions.

Although having previous writing experience is useful, there are no requirements needed to attend this course, but we ask that students come to class with a willingness to learn and to work outside of their comfort zone. There will be performance opportunities throughout the year to showcase work as well as room for collaboration with other courses such as music production and art.

 

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Movement for Actors

Introductory Course (11- 18 year olds)
Movement is an integral part of any actor training.The actor's body is a vessel with which to play and explore ideas, movement can be used to communicate complex relationships, inner emotional states and journeys, through individual character journeys or as an ensemble creating tangible representation of specific emotional states or driving energy.

Young actors need to be able to explore and understand how to use their bodies physically to create and capture complexities that are unable to be articulated through dialogue. This introductory course aims to enable young actors to become comfortable with moving within their own bodies, exploring their mobility, the mechanics of moving, discovering the potential of what can be accomplished through movement. Gaining confidence in exploring and creating movement material that supports the delivery of text or imagery. Working as part of an ensemble to develop movement that communicates subtext, developing the ability to explore through improvisation, observe and listen to instinct, use impulse and respond to direction, adapting and refining movement.