Looking for DJ classes? Stop! Hold on a second. Before you go and give your hard earned money to some dj instructor to give you DJ classes (or one DJ class) there are some important things you need to know.
See, a lot of new DJs run out and spend their life savings – or even worse, their credit card – on DJ classes that don’t end up helping them learn how to DJ. They come out after their last DJ class not being able to DJ that well and completely out of money.
Lets be honest. DJ classes are expensive. [That why I created a series of Free DJ classes which you can find by Clicking Here Now!]
You need to check a few things with the DJ classes before you sign up and throw your money down. To help you, in this post I’m going to lay out the common pitfalls and how you can avoid them below.
These tips on DJ classes will save you money and time wasted on signing up for the wrong DJ classes.
DJ Classes – Tip #1
The big mistake that I made when I started out was that I ran out, excited to learn how to Dj, and I signed up for the first DJ class I could find. I thought the DJ lessons were fun. We had a great time. After a few months of these DJ classes I started to get the beginnings of beatmatching. Eventually I ran out of money and couldn’t continue the DJ Classes.
Now that I look back and I know what I’m doing with DJing, I want to slap myself. I was paying some guy that had never DJ’d anywhere aside from his bedroom to give me DJ classes. And while the DJing classes were fun, he was teaching me all of the wrong things.
First he started by showing me how to use the effects on the mixer. This is something that shouldn’t be done until after the new DJ student (me) knows how to mix. Then he showed me how to control the speed of the record by touching the vinyl record with my hand to speed it up or slow it down. Any experienced DJ will tell you this is a big no no. It messes up the sound of your song in the mix if its all of a sudden pushed faster or slower. You’re supposed to learn to adjust the speed of a track with the pitch control (the fader) alone. Then this DJ teacher gave me some exercises to learn how to beatmatch. They were really difficult and didn’t really help me at all.
The point of my sob story is that you need to be 100% sure you’re learning to DJ from a DJ that has played the big gigs and knows how to teach Dj classes properly.
As a result of all of these bad DJ classes I took, it took me well over a year to learn how to beatmatch and mix properly. Now I can get my students beatmatching within 2 weeks. I wasted a year of my life because of the bad DJ classes I signed up for.
Dj Classes Tip #2 – Avoid Expensive DJ Classes
Not only did I waste a year of my life stuggling to learn how to mix with someone that didn’t know how to teach DJing properly, I also wasted a few thousand dollars on DJ classes. Thats right, a few THOUSAND dollars.
It adds up quick. A typical set of DJ classes will cost between $50 and $100 per hour class. Usually $50 for a big group class or $100 for one on one. And you’ll need 20 – 30 DJ lessons just to get to the point where you’ll be able to mix properly. So in person DJ classes can get REALLY expensive.
Online DJ Classes – Tip #3
To be honest, you’re going to need to spend at least $500 – $2000 on DJ gear and music to get started with DJing. With this in mind, do you really want to spend a thousand more dollars on in person DJ Classes? If you’re wise, the answer is no. Especially since you can find online DJ classes for a fraction of the price.
Our online DJ classes for example cost less than $50 and they’re more thorough that a lot of the in person DJ classes I’ve seen. Best of all -online DJ Classes, no matter which ones you choose- are better than in person DJ classes because you can replay the videos over and over again. You get to rewind the DJ instructor and practice the same things over and over. This is a HUGE improvement over in person classes where you don’t have the time (an hour) to do this.
Knowing all of this, if you’re looking for DJ classes in NYC, DJ Classes in Chicago or Online DJ Classes, make sure you find someone to learn from that is experienced and understands the science of teaching poeple how to DJ. Also strongly consider Video DJ Classes online as a less expensive and more effective way to learn how to DJ.
Whatever you do, enjoy your DJ Classes and let me know if you have any questions in the comments below!
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