Teaching novice DJs 'the ways'

[Daily Crisis]

I went to med school, and the motto about learning medical procedures was always "see one, do one, teach one." Teaching really is the most effective way to understand fully what you've recently learned. Having to answer someone else' questions means you've completely grasped the concepts and can properly and articulately convey them to someone else. In almost every field, slightly more experienced students are teaching less experienced students. If it's an effective method for training physicians/surgeons, PHDs, athletes, etc why would it be any different for DJing?

Exactly I didn't have this view point when I wrote this post, but you raise a very good point!

[Daily Crisis]

I recently was asked to teach someone how to DJ. I started to noodle and write things down that I should cover. Some of what I came up with. (in order also)

Day 1

1. Set up and basic signal routing
2. Beat matching on CDJs (which includes dropping tracks on beat and manual beat matching)
3. theory of song structure, phrasing and basic setting of cue points and loading tracks
4. sit and drink his beer, point and grunt and fix his mistakes and answer questions.

Day 2
1. intro to controllers and basic functions

Sounds good man, Keithace's DJing Masterclass, I can see it all in bright letters and pretty lights

[Daily Crisis]

I was djing for a year when I started teaching a friend how to mix. I had Beatmatching and phrasing down, and he couldn't do it to save his life. A few lessons on what to do/listen for, and he can now beatmatch. Big ups for putting your neck out there, haters gonna hate. If you haven't learned something that you can pass on in the last 3 years, you should quit. If you have, teach it to anyone that is willing to learn. Teaching something only makes you better at it.

I did the same with my mate a couple of years ago.. He said he wanted to learn how to DJ and so I taught him how to beatmatch... I showed him the ways, I fucked off to the toilet and grabbed a drink... Next thing I know I walk in my room and he's mixing tunes!

[Daily Crisis]

Don't shit on the guys parade just cos he's 16. 3yrs experience could be quite a lot if he's had the breaks

First time I saw one of my mates play in a club he was 8yrs old and standing on a milk crate. He used to be smuggled in the back door by his mum!
Ten years later when he was actually legally allowed to be in clubs he was wiping the floor with guys twice his age cos by then he'd played all over Europe from clubs to squats and Teknivals

Wow haha my parents said that when they used to go to illegal raves there was a 9 year old DJ at the Astoria in Brixton

[Daily Crisis]

Maybe if the lad puts up his DJ history then?

Not "3 years experience", but "3 years DJing, with x years in clubs and x number of house parties etc done"

Also "DJ'd on x equipment (list the hardware/software used)"

Finally "Genres played" (this can be quite important to a DJ wanting to learn as it can draw them in if they see a kindred spirit (musically)

Just a thought.

I will update the post for you sir

[Kwal]

You do know that you can multi quote, right?

[Karlos Santos]

You do know that you can multi quote, right?

Now that was exactly what I was thinking.

If you want your thread to be more concise and neat, use multiquote because nothing puts people off a thread than wading through loads of pages of replies like these.

Food for thought.

[Daily Crisis]

You do know that you can multi quote, right?

Oh shit :P

[Kwal]

Oh shit :P

I honestly didn't know for a while either when I first joined lol

[D-Kem]

I know how rewarding it can be to teach people new skills and light a fire from running DJ workshops in the past. Teaching is a great quality and very rewarding.
Good on ya mate.