A Three-Stage DJ Curriculum
Debut. Breakthrough. Artist
The course we teach is engaging, accessible and helps students take their music learning to the next level. It was developed by FutureDJs through close work with the AQA and OCS education boards, along with LCME to make the course accredited at Grades 1, 3 and 5.
We believe music education boosts a young person's confidence and develops their communication, problem -solving and critical thinking skills, giving them skills to flourish in all walks of life.
Through DJing, students can learn the fundamentals of music and open a gateway to a whole new world of music production, songwriting, and composing. In our study programme, we teach music using decks and live performance technology. Whether music is learnt using a piano or a sequencer, the outcome is the same. We cover what underpins music; from timbre, tempo, and pitch through to texture, rhythm, and scales.
Upon graduating each stage of the curriculum, students will receive an official NextGen Music certificate to celebrate their accomplishment!
Whatβs Covered in the Curriculum?
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Debut
Knowledge
Where/How to get music, History/Context
Pulse
Beats, bars, & phrases
Components of electronic music
Setting up/signal flow
Equipment functions
EQ
Genres (House, Hip hop, & Grime)
Where to transition
Improvisation
Structuring a mix
Skills
Intro types
Beatmatching
Transitions (Straight cut, beat cut, & 1/2/4 phrase blends)
Scratching (Baby scratch, Drop cut, Drop scratch, & Forward cut)
Beat-juggling (Jog wheel looping)
Rekordbox
Introduction to rekordbox GUI
Music management
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Breakthrough
Knowledge
Levels
Genres (Disco, Techno, Tech House, Trap, & R&B)
Transients & quantize
Harmonic blending
Skills
Filters
Looping
Flare
Beatmatching (no visuals)
Transitions (Drop-in [with quick fade], Crossfader blend, 3/6 phrase blends)
Scratching (Stab scratch, Tear scratch, Scribble scratch, & Chirp scratch)
Beat-juggling (Kick/Snare pops/drops, Tap pausing, & Doubling)
Rekordbox
Music management
Changing beat-grids
Structural markers
Hot cues, memory cues, saved loops, & active loops
Rekordbox advanced settings
The traffic light system
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Artist
Knowledge
Components of electronic music (detail)
Equipment functions
Genres (Trance, Jungle/DnB, Garage/2-step, Dubstep, & Breakbeat)
Transition tracks (BPM)
Acapellas
Reading a crowd
Preparing for a gig
Skills
Effects
Looping
Mixing Acapellas
Transitioning between greatly different tempos
Scratching (Transform scratch & Flare scratch)
Beat-juggling (Hot cue drumming & Chasing/Strobing)
Rekordbox
Hot cues
Streaming services