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How to Become a Better Scratch DJ
Scratch DJ Tips: Basic Scratching
Scratch DJ Tips: Practicing Advanced Scratches
Scratch DJ Tips: Twiddle Fader Technique
Scratch DJ Tips: Practicing Twiddle Fader Technique
Scratch DJ Tips: Demo of Twiddle Fader Technique
Scratch DJ Tips: Coordinating Hands for Twiddle Fader Technique
Scratch DJ Tips: Starting Record for Twiddle Fader Technique
Scratch DJ Tips: Developing Rhythm for Twiddle Fader Technique
Scratch DJ Tips: Note Patterns for Twiddle Fader Technique
Scratch DJ Tips: Flare Combinations
Scratch DJ Tips: Adding Flare Combinations to Music
Scratch DJ Tips: Scribble Scratch
Scratch DJ Tips: Adding Scribble Scratch to Music
Scratch DJ Tips: Visualizing Scratches as Units
Scratch DJ Tips: Resources for Inspiration
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Andrew Cohen is a freelance music teacher and multi-instrumental musician. A graduate of the Hartt School of Music, he has performed throughout New England in various settings ranging...read more
Hip hop music has a unique ability to get people bobbing their heads, feeling the groove, dancing to the beat. A DJ’s job is to keep that beat seamless and uninterrupted all night long. You can tell a master turntable artist not by his highly technical scratching skills, but rather by how well he mixes beats and songs together, creating the perfect playlist for a night out on the town. Turntable disc jockeys use different techniques to often manipulate the sound of the record including mixing, phrasing, cutting, scratching and beat-matching. In this free hip hop DJ music video series, you will learn advanced scratching moves such as the twiddle, flare and scribble. Our expert will explain these moves and demonstrate how to do them. Build on your basic dj skills with these advanced techniques and create your own style. You will also learn how to find out where to watch and listen to djs who have already mastered these skills. Watch this series of videos and you will become a better disc jockey.
"In this series I'm going to be showing you some much more advanced rudiments. A lot of these videos are going to be focused specifically on the twiddle scratch on a, on a pretty difficult fader technique that is super impressive, and will pave the way for really advanced stuff and for you to be able to create your own scratches. We're also going to be looking at good record control, more strong record control, and incorporating the twiddle scratch with lots of other records. I'm also going to be talking about where you can go outside of this video series to find inspiration for creating your own scratches, developing a DJ set, and other ways to work with samples. Specifically related to the twiddle scratch though, this is a pretty complicated technique that is going to require a lot of different coordination and a lot of focus just on your cross fader hand for many future rudiments."
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