Turntablism DJ Course
Turntablism DJ Course – Scratch. Juggle. Perform.
- →Correct hand placement and record control
- →Setting weights/height/anti-skipping on tonearm (turntables) & setting marks
- →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
- →Proper fader technique
- →Basic fader scratches: stab, military, transform
- →Creating scratch combos
- →Effective practice habits
- →Open-fader & advanced scratches: chirps, triplets, flares, crab
- →Scratching words, phrases, & acapellas
- →Scratching with FX
- →Introduction to beat juggling: 2 & 1-bar backspins
- →Combining scratching and beat juggling
- →Using scratching as a transition tool
- →1/2 & 1/4-bar backspins
- →Scratch drumming
- →Practicing in a group setting/working as a team (carousel scratches and juggling)
- →Advanced beat juggling patterns – chasing, double & triple ups, and ghost juggling
- →Incorporating body tricks
- →Building a jaw-dropping set incorporating turntablism
- →Preparing your set
- →Recording your set
- →Marketing and promoting your gig
Turntablism DJ Course | Chicago
- →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
- →Setting the latency on a controller
- →What you would need to configure a portable turntable
Hear it from our students.
“I just wanted to say THANK YOU so much for such an awesome experience. The classes Garnish offered and the final experience at Exchange LA was the push I needed to accelerate my new career and gave me confidence as a DJ.”
Matthew Naramore
Instructors
Frequently asked questions.
Yes. The Turntablism DJ Course can be taught one-to-one, in person in Chicago or online, built around your own projects - ask admissions about private instruction.
DJ Dynamix, three-time Red Bull Thre3style champion.
The Turntablism DJ Course runs 36 hours. Tuition at Garnish Chicago: 36 Hours - In-Person: $1,500 + $100 Registration fee.
To scratch to any genre, beat juggle, and use the latest technology under your hands.
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.
No. It is a split-level course - established DJs sharpening their sets alongside beginners starting from the first scratch.
36 Hours | In-Person: $1,500 + $100 Registration fee
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