Whats included in Basic Scratching?

Basic Scratching with DJ Rob Swift teaches the 9 cornerstone scratch techniques. Faderless scratches: baby, scribble, tear. Forward scratches: forward release, forward stab and forward drag. Intermediate scratches: reverse drag, transformer and chirp scratches. The fourth tutorial teaches how to combine all of the scratch techniques covered and how to phrase them. This will help you take your knowledge to the next level, creating scratch routines, improving social media content and more.

Each lecture has an accompanying Training Camp designed and hosted by DJ Rob Swift to help you practice your scratches and improve your confidence and fluidity.

Basic Scratching with DJ Rob Swift Breakdown

1. Faderless Scratches (Baby, Scribble and Tear)
2. Forward Scratches (Stab, Forward release, Forward Drag)
3. Intermediate Scratches (the Chirp, Transformer and Reverse Drag)
4. Combining the nine cornerstone scratches

Basic Scratching also includes Scratch Training Camps which match each lecture. These help you practice and are more focused on sharpening the techniques rather than learning the methods. These will help you hone in on your technique.

Testimonial:

 “With any skill, the more you practice, the better you get. The beauty of this course lies within its simplicity. The scratches taught are labeled “cornerstone” for a reason. Rob teaches one skill to help us understand another just like a mathematics curriculum; he stresses the learning of said skills on both the weak and dominant hands at the very FIRST stages of the “journey”. I’m convinced that this “Miyagi Do” technique will manifest itself in beat juggling. Rob rocks, and we should be even more grateful for the origin accounts of each cornerstone that he has studied and decided to share in the lessons as well. I love this art. ??”

– Scripture Stalk

Review

Basic Scratching will teach you the cornerstone scratch techniques through information packed training to take you to the next level of your skills. This course is best suited for beginners and intermediate DJs who want to perfect the nine cornerstone scratching techniques.

Rob Swift’s hollistic approach to basic scratching will have you expressing your personal style through the cornerstone techniques. Focus is on finding your personal style and empowering DJs to be able scratch in a funky and exciting way.

Not sure if this course is for you?

Basic Scratching is for students who have some foundations in the techniques of DJing. The best way to learn the art of DJing is by building your skills one block at a time, taking the time to learn about each technique with intensity. Check out our other courses such as Basic DJing, for more foundational work such as hand alignment which will really help with the Basic Scratching course. If you’re looking for more advanced scratching work, check out Training Camp or Advanced Scratching. For Beat Juggling, check out the 10 Root Moves of Beat Juggling.

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