Dance The Medicine Team – Ecstatic DJ School 2023 Beginner (Self-Led Training)

The Dance the Medicine team is an international collective of DJs, event organizers and conscious dance facilitators who teach with wisdom gathered from real life experience.

Course curriculum

1. Welcome to DTM’s Selft-Led DJ Training – Beginner Level

• Welcome: What you need to know to begin this course

• Your DJ Manual Printing Instructions

• DJ Manual Covers PDF

• DJ Manual PDF

• Homework (yes you have homework even before you begin!)

2. Module 1 Big Picture: A Course Overview
• Welcome: Intro of Team, Explaining the Flow of the Course & a Zoom Tutorial

• Student Introductions

• Three Main Areas of Instruction

• Theory: Slideshow on Set Creation

• Beginner or Intermediate: How to Decide

• Technical: Demystifing DJ software w/Bernice

• Homework

• SLIDES• MOD 01 • BIG PICTURE

3. Module 2 Importing & Preferences
• Flow Explained

• Setting Preferences for Group Continuity

• Creating Folders/Playlist and Importing Tracks

• Q&A with Special guest Esta Polyesta

• Homework & Announcements

• SLIDES • MOD 02 • IMPORTING & PREFERENCES

• A Selection of Free Tracks 2023 ( Zip file )

4. Module 3 Set Creation & Browser
• Welcome

• Theory: Set Creation Systems & Tools

• Alex’s Set

• Alex’s Set Q&A

• Tech: Browser Explained

• Library Organisation & File Management

• Set Creation Model Visualisation

• Homework

• SLIDES • MOD 03 • SET CREATION & BROWSER

5. Module 4 Controllers & Intro to PreCueing
• Welcome & Introduction

• Technical: S2Mk3 Controller Overview

• Discussion Room

• Homework

• Slides • Module 04

6. Module 5 Tracks & Decks
• Welcome

• Theory: Tracks! How and Where to Find & Buy Them

• Bernice’s DJ Set

• Set Discussion & QnA

• Tech: Group Continuity & Decks

• Phrasing Exploration

• Homework

• Slides • Module 05

7. Module 6 Intro to Transitions & Group Discussion
• Introduction & Discussion

• Intro to Transitions

• Group Discussion & 1-on1’s

• Ask Alex

• Group Q&A

• Homework

• Slides • Module 06

8. Module 7 Foundational Transition Skills & Mixer
• Welcome & Discussion

• Theory : Mixer

• DJ Set Observation (Esta Polyesta)

• Set Discussion & QnA

• Transition 101 w/demos

• Homework & Pre-Cueing Help

• Slides • Module 07

9. Module 8 More Transition Skills & Demos
• Welcome & Introduction

• Discussion Room

• Technical: Cuepoints

• Transition Demos

• Homework

10. Module 9 Onward
• Welcome

• Demos using Student’s Tracks

• DJ Set Observation (Fabio- DJ Ronin)

• Set Discussion with Fabio

• QnA & Discussion

• Graduation

• Homework

• Slides • Module 09

11. DTM Resources
• Relocate/Replace a track in our collection & playlists

12. DTM’s Selection Free Tracks 2023
• Free Tracks Info

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