BEGINNER / TURNTABLIST COURSE

This 5-week course is designed to break down the fundamentals of skratching by showcasing the late 70’s to mid 80’s skratch techniques. Students will learn the basic techniques they need to advance their own individual styles and will be able to integrate these new skills into any genre of music. DJ Disk will work with students on the technicality and inner spirituality of skratching.

Course Specifics:

Prerequisites/Skill Requirements: None
Equipment Requirements: None (all equipment and records provided)
Class Size: 6 students
Course Length: 5 Classes (120-min classes meets 1x a wk)

Skills Covered:

• Mental Skratch Preparation: without the use of equipment
• Hand / Forearm Exercise and Techniques: to create speed and long lasting performance
• Basic Skratches / chirps / baby skratch / forward and many more…
• Coordinating the body for skratching enhancement: allowing ease of mobility and flexibility when skratching
• Record and Fader Technique: several techniques to create accurate control from various beats per minute(BPM).

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Other Turntablist Academy classes available are:

• INTERMEDIATE / TURNTABLIST COURSE
• ADVANCED PERCUSSION SKRATCHING / TURNTABLIST COURSE