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!

What’s Covered in the Curriculum?

  • DJ Decks Laptop

    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

  • DJ Decks Performance

    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

  • DJ Crowd

    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

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