Course Outline
Week 1 (part 1) - Introduction
Introduction
DJ Equipment Explained
Setting up Equipment
Setting EQs and Volumes
Lighting
How equipment works and what buttons do
Using headphones
Ear Protection
Troubleshooting
Week 1 (part 2) – Basic Music Structure and Introduction to Mixing
Basic Music Structure
Cueing a Track
Counting bars and predicting breaks
Ear training
Tempo
Beats P
er Minute
Basic Mixing
Pitch control
Week 2 (part 1) – Mixing & Beat Matching
Mixing in key
EQ and Filtering
Smooth mixing/ cut mixing
Mixing techniques and transitions
Song Selection
Turntable vs CD vs USB vs Computer
Week 2 (part 2) - Getting into the industry & DJ as a business
Marketing yourself & Self Promotion
Business Basics
Copyright
Promotion
Agents and Managers
Invoicing
ABN
Taxation
APRA
Week 3 (part 1) - The Studio
Tour of a professional recording studio
Tour of a DJ Studio
Tour of Radio Station
Week 3 (part 2) - Advanced Mixing and Effects
Using Software
• Serato
• Tractor
• Ableton
Loops and Effects
Cue Points and Loops
Basic Scratching
The Mash
Week 4 – Practical & Playing in front of a Live Audience
Overview
Performance
Playing at an Event
Graduation
Make a mixtape
Other course offers:
• 1 on 1 Tutoring for any part of this course ($150 per hour)
• Top students will receive DJ gigs at clubs and festivals
• Top graduates will be added to the Australian DJ Agency who will help manage their careers, help get gigs etc.
