a 3-stage DJ curriculum
Accredited Course
Developed by Future DJs, this course is ceritified by education boards AQA and OCS. After completing each stage, students can opt to take an exam which is accredited through Grade 1, 3 & 5 via LCME
debut
breakthrough
breakthrough
Knowledge
Where/How to get music, History/Context
Pulse
Beats, bars, & phrases
Components of electronic music
Setting up/signal flow
Equipment functions
EQ (Low,Mid,Hi)
Genres (House, Hip hop, & Grime)
Where to transition
Improvisation
Structuring a mix
Skills
Beatmatching
Transitions (Straight cut, beat cut, & fade in/out blends)
Scratching (Baby scratch, Drop cut, Drop scratch, & Forward cut)
Beat-juggling
Rekordbox
Introduction to rekordbox GUI
Music management
breakthrough
breakthrough
breakthrough
Knowledge
Levels
Genres (Disco, Techno, Tech House, Trap, & R&B)
Transients & quantize
Key & beat signatures (Harmonic blending)
Skills
Filters (LP & HP)
Looping
Beatmatching (No visual aid)
Transitions (Drop-in with quick fade
Crossfader chopping
Extended blends
Scratching (Stab scratch, Tear scratch, Scribble scratch, & Chirp scratch)
Beat-juggling (Tap pausing & Doubling)
Rekordbox
Changing beat-grids
Structural markers
Hot cues, memory cues, saved loops, & active loops
The traffic light system
Streaming services
Cloud-Syncing
artist
breakthrough
artist
Knowledge
Components of electronic music (detail)
Equipment functions
Genres (Trance, Jungle/DnB, Garage/2-step, Dubstep, & Breakbeat)
Transition tracks (BPM change)
Acapellas
Reading a crowd
Preparing for performance
Uploading mixes online
Getting booked
Skills
Effects
Manipulating Live Loops
Mixing Acapellas
Transitioning between different genres
Scratching (Transform scratch & Flare scratch)
Beat-juggling (Hot cue drumming & Chasing/Strobing)
Contact
Let The Music Play
For enquiries please get in touch via the button below.
Lewis Norton - lewspecific9@gmail.com
