M-JP-DJLA

Profile, extension and depth: Practical Classes

3

5-8 students

12

90 minutes

18 hours

66 hours

Admitted to year two. This subject can only be followed on-campus.

See Competencies Matrix.

Understanding the fundamentals of dj'ing, performing alongside dj's. Developing the general skills necessary to use dj-gear in combination as a hybrid musician/dj.

Related to the main subject.

It's relevant more than ever to be able to perform in a hybrid way. Many contemporary artists in pop, dance and crossover choose to switch between a one-person-show and a bigger show with an extended line-up. For more than 30 years, electronic music is a big part of the music scene. Not only techno and house dj's but also the combination of dj and live performers, using Pioneer and Rekordbox as the standard equipment and platform for live performances. The Netherlands is famous for its dj/live acts like Wicked Jazz Sounds, Blue Note Trip, Hardsoul Live, Venus Tunes Live and more.

A hybrid dj/live act allows you to have a stand-alone electronic performance with the possibility to extend to a bigger line-up. As a dj'ing musician you can carry a performance by yourself but you also can extend your line-up with another dj/musician or other musicians.

We will learn about the dj console and how to mix, how to prepare a dj set, how to play along with a dj and also working towards integrating electronic tracks, covers and originals into an authentic performance.

One or more smaller groups will be formed during the dj lessons and when forming acts.

Stylistically this is open to everything with a beat and enough space to play on top of it, for example disco, house, techno, electronica, hiphop, afro.

Group classes.

Students are required to own a personal laptop (Mac or Windows) and Rekordbox.
A Pioneer dj console will be available in the class room.

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Assessment by the instructor at the end of the module.

Students should have mastered the elements described under Contents.

The student has completed this module if being awarded a 'pass'

Students are assessed at the end of the module. The assessments comprise evaluations of students' performance during the lessons and, if applicable, public performances.

See the Education and Assessment Plan.