Turntablism DJ Course
Turntablism DJ Course | Lisbon
Introduction & configuration
- →Setting jog adjust on CDJs
- →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
Scratching with the fader
- →Basic fader scratches: stab, military, transform
- →Creating scratch combos
- →Effective practice habits
- →Proper fader technique
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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Lisbon's course runs in small groups at our studio, taught by working producers. The city's fast-growing electronic scene makes it a good place to learn this. DJing is learned hands-on at the decks, so our group DJ classes are in person only - online, we teach it one-to-one. Discover qualities that distinguish us, here.
What our students say.
“The Garnish DJ course gives you a full spectrum of experience from practicing your set, refining it, and then playing for an audience. The DJ course provided the knowledge and experience I needed to feel confident playing anywhere.”
Patrick Lewey
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Questions we hear a lot.
The Turntablism DJ Course runs 36 hours. Tuition at Garnish Lisbon: 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.
Yes. The Turntablism DJ Course can be taught one-to-one, in person in Lisbon or online, built around your own projects - ask admissions about private instruction.
To scratch to any genre, beat juggle, and use the latest technology under your hands.
DJ Dynamix, three-time Red Bull Thre3style champion.
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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