Basic Turntablism Course
BASIC TURNTABLISM COURSE
PRICING
INDIVIDUAL– $800.00 for 8 lessons OR $110.00 per lesson
– Total of 8 lessons
– Total of 8 hours of Training
– 1 hour per lesson
*Instalment plans are available
GROUP OF 2– Usual $800.00 each
– NOW $750.00 each for 8 lessons OR $100.00 each per lesson
– Total of 8 lessons
– Total of 10 hours of Training
– 1 hour 15 minutes per lesson
*Instalment plans are available
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course aims to educate new DJs to another level of “turntabling”. This is to cultivate interest in utilizing the turntable as an instrument itself in addition to it being a music-playing tool. Students will learn various essential basic scratch, trick mixing and beat juggling techniques. Each lesson will provide a recap and performance review of the previous lesson’s skill sets taught. Ultimately this course aims to produce more creative individuals in terms of being a DJ and also a generally better informed listener.
LESSON 1Introduction to Turntablism
Explaining the Xfader
Explaining the importance to vinyl control
Baby scratch and scribble practice.
Practice hand control
Introduce muting with the Xfader
Forward scratch
Stabs
Recap of lesson 1/2
Introduce clicking of Xfader to make multiple sounds
Transform & Original Flare
Combine basic scratches for simple combos
LESSON 5Tear
Chirp
Looping on beat
Preview of Intermediate Turntablism
Looping on an off beat
Adding simple scratches to looping
Practice
Touch up on all techniques thought in Basic Turntablism