Duration: 48 hours (2 Hours per day) Classes: Monday to Friday / 3 days a week / Weekends

Overview

The course is designed with a complete beginner in mind and so supports those with little to no knowledge of DJing, as well as those with some experience already. Students will be guided through all the different types of DJing equipment available, the modules also provide more detailed information about each stage of the mixing process.

Course Contents

Introduction to equipment

Connections

BPM (Beats per Minute)

Cueing (finding the first beat of the bar)

How tracks are structured (Beats, Bars, Phrases)

Cut/chop Mix (using cross fader)

Mixing Points

Adjust speed using pitch control

Beat matching techniques and transitions

Harmonic Mixing

Advanced Effects like reverb, delay, flanging

Cue Points and Looping

Play using Pioneer rekordbox software

Managing music collection

Recording your live set

Burn your Final Mix

How to create a DJ Profile

Duration: 72 hours (2 Hours per day) Classes: Monday to Friday / 3 days a week / Weekends

Overview

This Course will take your DJing to next level. You will get to showcase your creativity by incorporating various tricks and techniques into your live performance sets. It will improve your timing and record control with Turntablism techniques, and teach you when & how to utilise scratch patterns in your live mixes.

Course Contents

Introduction to equipment

Connections

BPM (Beats per Minute)

Cueing (finding the first beat of the bar)

How tracks are structured (Beats, Bars, Phrases)

Cut/chop Mix (using cross fader)

Mixing Points

Adjust speed using pitch control

Beat matching techniques and transitions

Harmonic Mixing

Advanced Effects like reverb, delay, flanging

Cue Points and Looping

Play using Pioneer rekordbox software

Play using Traktor Pro 2 software

Extended Breaks

Beat Juggling

Basic Scratch

Tears

Quarter/Eighth/Sixteenth Note

Stab – Back Stab

Combine Both Hands

Drags and Transforms

Managing music collection

Recording your live set

How to create a DJ Profile

Duration: 24 hours (2 Hours per day) Classes: 2 days a week / Weekends

Overview

Ableton Live is an increasingly popular choice for DJs who want to take their mixing skills into the 21st century. The Ableton Live DJ course shows you how to integrate Ableton into your existing DJ set up or perform a DJ set entirely from your laptop. You'll learn how to set up controllers and mixers plus how to mash up beats and acapellas to create your own unique remixes.

Course Contents

- Introduction and Setup

Setting up your audio card with Ableton Live

The Session and Arrangement views

Creating your DJ template

Loading audio files from the browser

- Warping Audio Files

Organising your tunes

How to use Warp Markers

Warp modes

Warping an entire track

- Using Controllers

MIDI MODE optimization

APC 40 and Trigger Finger

- Mash-ups and Remixing

Sampling sources

Cleaning and editing samples

Warping acapellas

Extracting acapellas

- Effects & Processing

DJ's guide to EQ

Types of filter and their uses

Reverb and Delay, Distortion effects

Third party performance effects

- Performing with Ableton Live

DJing alongside Ableton

DJing with Ableton only

Performing a Live set

Recording your mix

Duration: 48 hours (2 Hours per day) Classes: 2 days a week / Weekends

Overview

Currently in use by some of the world’s top producers, Ableton Live is a revolutionary approach to music creation and performance. In this course, you will cover all the music production skills needed to create and perform tracks in any style. This software will give you straightforward way to get your creative ideas down needed to produce a track.

Course Contents

- Introduction and Setup

Setting up your audio card with Ableton Live

The Session and Arrangement views

Loading and triggering clips

Global Quantization

- Using Audio Clips

Warping your audio files

Clip options

Clip envelopes

Audio editing

- Using MIDI Clips

MIDI sequencing and editing

MIDI files and commands

Drum programming with Drum Racks

Introduction to sampling with Simpler

- Arranging Your Track

Real time arrangement

Post recording editing

Traditional arrangement techniques

Automation envelopes

- Session View

Manipulation of clips

Recording changes

Legato Mode

Recording into the Arrangement View

- Effects & Processing

MIDI Controllers: overview and mapping

Ableton’s audio effects: an overview

Third party plug-ins

Vocoder, Beat Repeat, Auto Filter

- Mixing

Mixing theory and tips

Types of EQ and how to use them

Introduction to Compression & Limiting

Mastering

(Music Theory using Ableton Live)

Duration: 10 Hours (1 Hour per session) Classes: 3 Days a week / Weekends

Overview

Getting stuck in your song writing ? Have original ideas but don’t know how to write the music ? The ability to write music isn’t as hard as you might think. In this course you’ll discover the fundamentals of music theory and turn your own chords and melodies into full fledged track.

Course Contents

- Introduction:

Basic understanding of a keyboard

Difference between black & white keys

- Scales & Modes:

Major Scales (Ionian Mode)

Minor Scales (Aeolian Mode)

Greek Modes

- Chord Writing:

What is a chord?

Basic Triads

Major & Minor Chords

Diatonic chords in Major

Intervals

- Advance Chords:

Seventh Chords

Added Tone Chords

Sus Chords

Power Chord

Inversions