SKILLS COVERED:

STUDENT BENEFITS:

• Equipment: All equipment is provided and includes turntables, mixers, needles, headphones, speakers, and records. The only thing you need to bring to class is yourself.
• Weekly Make-up/Review: Miss a class? Not a problem. Each week a portion of class is dedicated to reviewing the material from the previous week. If you happen to miss a class, we’ll be sure to keep you up to speed./li>
• Free Practice Time: We believe all students should have the opportunity to practice, and lucky for you, we have the space, equipment, and time you need. Contact your local Scratch office for specific information on practice times and schedules.

FULL OVERVIEW:

M 303 Boot Camp meets once a day (120 minutes per day) for five days. Because some students are not able to commit to our regular six week courses, Scratch offers an opportunity for accelerated learning in our Boot Camps. Boot Camps cover all the same materials and topics as our regular courses, just condensed into five consecutive days of classes. Essentially, you cover all materials in one week. If you register for a Boot Camp, you will receive the same time and attention as any other student at Scratch.

Now you understand beatmatching and can mix records with the best of them. Its time to expand your skill-set even further by adding advanced mixing techniques to your repertoire. M 303 covers mixing concepts like advanced record transitions and mixing tricks. Our instructors break down techniques like power kills and echo outs and take a more in depth look at cross-genre mixing.

Depending on where, when and for whom you DJ, your sets could be completely different. A large portion of M 303 focuses on helping students create different types of mixing sets. During the six week course, each student will perform two different sets. One set will consist of tracks from genres in which you are comfortable. The other set is designed to be a little harder as you have to utilize tracks and genres in which you are not as familiar. Our goal is to get you thinking about who you are playing for so you can stretch the boundaries of your music library and be a better DJ.

If all that wasn’t enough, M 303 also helps prepare students for getting their first gig. We’ll cover introductory topics on creating your first demo CD and how to promote yourself.

Skills Required

Those who take M 303 should have a strong understanding of mixing. In particular, you need to have a comprehensive grasp of beatmatching, song structure, basic transitions, and cross-genre mixing. It is recommended that all M 303 students have completed M 202 or already be familiar with the concepts covered in M 202.

AFTER THIS COURSE:

After DJ 301 you’ll not only have the technical skills to create an advanced mixing set but you’ll also have the creative knowledge to create different types of sets.

DJ 401 (Club Mixing) is a purely performance based course that truly prepares you for playing in the club. We’ll also take a more comprehensive look at the business behind being a DJ and getting more gigs. Students can also check out one of our scratching courses (DJ 202 or DJ 303) to learn about turntablism.