Turntablism Program

Intro to DJing

Prerequisites: No previous DJ experience necessary. Strictly for the beginners.
Duration: 4 weeks total / 60 min each week
Cost: $175 (Please Note: There will be a $25 materials fee for new students payable on the first day of class.)

Students will learn:

- Brief overview of the history, culture, and the art of the DJ as well as possible careers in the DJ business
- Basic Functions of the DJ Equipment (Turntables, Mixer, Needles, Slipmats, Vinyl Records, Speakers, Etc.)
- Introduction to Serato Scratch Live, the Industry Standard DJ Vinyl Emulation Software
- Hand/Eye/Ear Fundamentals
- Introduction to Music Theory for the DJ
- Introduction to Scratching (Baby Scratch)
- Introduction to Mixing on 2 Turntables

 

Basic Scratching

Prerequisites: Intro to DJing
Duration: 8 weeks total / 60 min each week
Cost: $350 (Please Note: There will be a $25 materials fee for new students payable on the first day of class.)

Students will learn:

- Scratches: Baby, Scribble, Release, Forward, Backward, Stab, Transform, Chirp
- Combinations of scratches learned
- Strategic uses of scratches during mixing
- Music theory for the scratch DJ

 

Advanced Scratching

Prerequisites: Basic Scratching
Duration: 8 weeks total / 60 min each week
Cost: $350 (Please Note: There will be a $25 materials fee for new students payable on the first day of class.)

Students will learn:

- Scratches: Original flare, 1 click flare, 2 click flare
- Combinations of scratches learned
- Drumming technique
- Basic looping technique
- Music theory for the scratch DJ

 

Beat Juggling

Prerequisites: Advanced Scratching
Duration: 8 weeks total / 90 min each week
Cost: $480 (Please Note: There will be a $25 materials fee for new students payable on the first day of class.)

Students will learn:

- Looping techniques
- Trick mixing techniques: phasing, doubling, echoing
- Tapping techniques
- Chase patterns
- 1-2 patterns
- More drumming techniques
- Y record theory
- Music theory for the scratch DJ

 

The Battle DJ

Prerequisites: Beat Juggling
Duration: 8 weeks total / 90 min each week
Cost: $480 (Please Note: There will be a $25 materials fee for new students payable on the first day of class.)

Students will learn:

- How to put together a battle routine
- Difference between head-to-head battles and showcase battles
- Breakdown of championship winning routines
- Effective uses of scratch and beat juggling routines
- Effective uses of wordplay
- Music composition for the scratch DJ