Beginner Learning Pathway
This post will details our recommendations for how beginners should work through the courses.
Beginners are considered individuals who are completely new to turntables, even if they are experienced on DJ Controllers of CDJs.
This pathway shows the complete journey from Basic DJing to Advanced beat juggling.
Where to Start?
A good place to start is by making sure you have your DJ setup connected with all the necessary equipment. If you are unsure what you need, or want to double check, please refer to our Equipment Guide.
Which course should I begin with?
We recommend working through the courses in this order:
Basic DJing
This course touches everything you need to know to begin yoru DJ journey. From hand mechanics to listening and basic mixing techniques, this course will help you manually control the tools of the trade, hone in on your listening and learn basic mixing styles. Rob Swift also gives a detailed comprehensive example tutorial on how to compose a DJ set.
See the course here: https://brolicarmydjschool.com/courses/basic-djing/
Basic Scratching
In this course we review the 9 cornerstone scratch techniques, the baby, scribble, tear, forward release, forward stab, forward drag, reverse drag, transformer and chirp scratches. As well as learning each technique, this course is designed to help you learn how to phrase scratches so that you can take your knowledge to the next level, creating scratch routines, improving social media content and more.
See the course here: https://brolicarmydjschool.com/courses/basic-scratching/
10 Root Moves of Beat Juggling
Rob explains how to manipulate drum beats, words, etc. on both left and right turntables simultaneously through the application of the 10 Root Movements of “Beat Juggling”. This course is our most popular course. As a pioneer of beat juggling and creator of the ‘Swing Pattern’ there is no one better to teach these techniques.
See the course here: https://brolicarmydjschool.com/courses/fundamental-beat-juggling/
Advanced Beat Juggling
This advanced beat juggling course will help you take your skills to the next level. Now you have learned the root moves, you will learn to create your own patterns, how to combine all of the root moves to become a unique and more creative beat juggler. The emphasis in this course is creativity and self expression. Beat Juggling is not just being able to do somebody else’s pattern, but creating your own unique patterns and combinations too.
See the course here: https://brolicarmydjschool.com/courses/advanced-beat-juggling/
Once you reach the end of this learning pathway you will be well on your way to becoming a master of the DJ art.
More courses coming soon too! Stay Tuned
Good Luck!
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