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S 303 - Advanced Scratching (NYC)
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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.
- 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:
S 303 meets once a week (100 minutes per day) for six weeks.
You may already be able to chirp, transform and flare, so S 303 focuses on helping you execute these techniques not only more quickly but also in combinations with other scratches to create different effects, sounds, and patterns. Our instructors will augment your chirps with syncopation exercises and pitch stab combinations. We’ll show you one-click, two-click and advanced chirp flare combos. Your transforms will be enhanced with triplet transforms and forward/backward combos.
We’ll also introduce new techniques like throws, the boomerang, and autobahn scratches, and S 303 will delve more deeply into beat juggling, covering everything from advanced looping to intro and chase patterns.
Turntablists aren’t just playing records. They’re creating their own unique musical sounds through the turntable and are real musicians. One of the main goals of S 303 is to help students with the application of music theory, timing, hand-eye coordination, technical expertise, and creativity, so they can fully utilize the turntable as a musical instrument and create their own unique compositions.
Skills Required
Those who take S 303 should be able to execute different types of basic scratches like forwards, chops, flares, military scratches, and transforms. You should also have some experience with drumming and juggles. It is recommended that all S 303 students have completed S 202 or already be familiar with the concepts covered in S 202.
AFTER THIS COURSE:
Now that you can execute advanced scratches, you can check out DJ 201, DJ 301, or DJ 401 to develop your mixing skills. Great DJs are able to incorporate advanced scratches (like the ones you just learned) into mixings sets.
You might also consider BM 101, where our teachers will show you how to conceptualize and create your own beats, just like you created your own scratch routines in DJ 303.
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