Turntablism DJ Course
Turntablism DJ Course | Barcelona
Introduction & configuration
- →Setting the latency on a controller
- →What you would need to configure a portable turntable
- →Faderless Scratches: Baby, Drag, Scribble
- →Correct hand placement and record control
- →Setting weights/height/anti-skipping on tonearm (turntables) & setting marks
- →Setting jog adjust on CDJs
Scratching with the fader
- →Creating scratch combos
- →Effective practice habits
- →Proper fader technique
- →Basic fader scratches: stab, military, transform
Advanced scratches and techniques
- →Open-fader & advanced scratches: chirps, triplets, flares, crab
- →Scratching words, phrases, & acapellas
- →Scratching with FX
Introduction to beat juggling and incorporating turntablism into the mix
- →Introduction to beat juggling: 2 & 1-bar backspins
- →Combining scratching and beat juggling
- →Using scratching as a transition tool
Advanced beat juggling techniques and putting it all together
- →1/2 & 1/4-bar backspins
- →Scratch drumming
- →Practicing in a group setting/working as a team (carousel scratches and juggling)
Building and performing your routine
- →Advanced beat juggling patterns – chasing, double & triple ups, and ghost juggling
- →Incorporating body tricks
- →Building a jaw-dropping set incorporating turntablism
Preparing for your show
- →Preparing your set
- →Recording your set
- →Marketing and promoting your gig
36 Hours | In-Person: €1,250
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In Barcelona the Turntablism DJ Course runs as a small in-person class at our studio, taught in English by producers active in the city's electronic music scene. Students join us from across Spain and the rest of Europe. DJing is learned hands-on at the decks, so our group DJ classes are in person only - online, we teach it one-to-one.
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Before you enrol.
DJ Dynamix, three-time Red Bull Thre3style champion.
Yes. The Turntablism DJ Course can be taught one-to-one, in person in Barcelona or online, built around your own projects - ask admissions about private instruction.
The Turntablism DJ Course runs 36 hours. Tuition at Garnish Barcelona: 36 Hours - In-Person: €1,250.
Not as a group class - DJing is learned hands-on at the decks, so our DJ classes are taught in person. Online, we teach DJing one-to-one: ask admissions about private instruction.
To scratch to any genre, beat juggle, and use the latest technology under your hands.
No. It is a split-level course - established DJs sharpening their sets alongside beginners starting from the first scratch.
36 Hours | In-Person: €1,250
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