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DJ 151
DJ INT
DJ 152
DJ 202

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DD 101
DD 151

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BM 101
BM ADV

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This course is the next step for DJ’s who have completed DD 101 or are already proficient with basic Serato principles and want to learn more advanced features. The goal of DD 151 is to prepare students to perform at gigs and clubs live with the Serato software. Students will learn how to fully utilize all the features of Serato to help improve mixing/club sets. At the end of the 6-week course, students will perform a set using Serato and all the intermediate/advanced features that are taught in this course. This course does require that students have a basic/intermediate understanding of mixing DJ concepts (particularly beatmatching).

Students are not required to bring any equipment to class (you may choose to bring your own laptop with Serato already installed). All DJ, computer, and Serato supplies will be provided by Scratch DJ Academy. Each student will be equipped with his/her own individual workstation with:

2 Technic 1200 turntables mixer, a laptop, and Serato.
1 Vestax PMC05 ProIII Mixer
Either a PC or Mac Laptop with all necessary Serato software pre-installed

Course Specifics:

Prerequisites/Skill Requirements		Students must have completed DJ 101, DJ 151, and DD 101, or must be proficient in DJ concepts (particularly in mixing and beatmatching) and have understanding of Serato’s basic features.
Equipment Requirements		None (all equipment will be provided). Students are allowed to bring in their own laptops and Serato if they should desire.
Class Size		6 (limited to 1 individual per workstation)
Course Length		6 Classes (70-minute class meets once a week)
Make Up Classes		Yes. Meets 30 minutes before each class to review previous lesson.
Practice Times		Free. Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sun 1-5:30pm

Skills Covered:

Brief review of DD 101 concepts

Intermediate/Advanced techniques in Serato

How to fully utilize the cue point functions

In-depth view of 3 modes (Absolute, Relative, Internal)

The integration of iTunes on the fly

Advanced looping and creating remixes

Auto BPM, and auto gain functions

Recording sets

Intermediate/Advanced Troubleshooting

For any additional questions, please email us at service@scratch.com or call 212-529-1599 ext. 300.

**PLEASE BE AWARE OF OUR COURSE CANCELLATION POLICY:

Private Lessons
If you need to cancel or reschedule your lesson please notify Scratch more than 24 hours in advance to avoid fees. A $25 cancellation fee will be charged, if notification is not made in time. There are no refunds for Private Lessons. To reschedule or cancel your lesson, please call 212-529-1599 ext 300.

Course Cancellation
All course cancellations are subject to a $50 processing fee. Cancellations made after the course begins are subject to a $50 processing fee, plus a pro-rated amount for each class attended. In the event that Scratch DJ Academy cancels a course, the students’ payment will be credited towards the same course offered at a different time. To reschedule or cancel your lesson, please call 212-529-1599 ext 300.

Summer Session Cancellation
All Summer Session cancellations are subject to a $50 processing fee. Any Summer Session cancellations made by Scratch DJ Academy, AFTER students have paid in full will be credited to student in form of Private Lessons equivalent to the number of hours of the course. To reschedule or cancel your lesson, please call 212-529-1599 ext 300.

If you can’t make it to these courses, check out future DJ 101 terms at Scratch. New terms start about every 8 weeks. Also check out Scratch DJ Academy Summer Sessions. During Summer Session, all DJ 101 course material is covered during an intensive 5-day sessions in July and August.

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All events will be held at:

434 6th Avenue, 2nd Floor
(between 9th & 10th Streets)