DJ Course (W/E) - Beginners

Learn to mix in a small class with a professional DJ.		DJ workstations are provided for every student

Course Summary

A two day weekend Crash Course for those who cannot dedicate enough time to enrol on the month-long DJ courses. Intended for beginners, the course covers all of the basic skills in a small group. Each student has their own turntables and mixer to work on.

Course Content

Equipment & Set-up

Equipment & functions - turntables, mixer, amplifier, cartridges and slip mats.

Leads and Connections.

Setting the tone arm weight.

Beats, Bars and Phrasing

Tempo and BPM (beats per minute).

How tracks are structured - beats, bars and phrases.

Finding the first beat of the bar.

Cueing a track using faders and pre fade (cue) controls.

Drop Mixing

Use this technique to switch between styles and tempos.

Matching levels.

Cueing and crossfading.

Know Your Music

Reading vinyl grooves.

Spotting tunes that work together.

Reading the crowd.

Beat matching

Learn to adjust speed of the record using pitch controls.

Learn to make manual adjustments to the speed of the record.

Pitch shifting.

Crossfading smoothly.

Record your mix

Basic recording and editing.

Burn your mix to CD and take it away at the end of the course.