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What is the School of Scratch?
School of Scratch (est. 2014) is the definitive online how to scratch course and online community. Learn at your own pace, using clearly broken down, high quality HD scratch tutorial videos, taught by Emma Short-E of Studio Scratches.
What’s Inside the Classroom?
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The classroom is the place to go for highly focused, concentrated scratch tuition in easy to follow courses.
8 Courses:
Course 1 – Equipment Needed (9 videos)
Course 2 – Equipment Set Up (6 videos)
Course 3 – Before you Start Scratching (3 videos)
Course 4 – Scratch Techniques (26 videos)
Course 5 – Scratch Combos (19 videos)
Course 6 – Scratch & Music Theory (10 videos)
Course 7 – Technical Guides (3 Videos)
Course 8 – QnA Training Videos (22 videos)
Each video is fully comprehensive and contains step-by-step instruction, broken down into manageable bite size chunks to make learning as simple and effective as possible.
Courses Breakdown
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Course 1 – Equipment Needed
A comprehensive overview of each piece of equipment needed, what it is, why you need it (if it isn’t too obvious) and how it is used in scratching. Simple but essential stuff!
Scratch DJ Equipment Buyers Guide – eBook PDF download.
Turntables – 04:15
Cartridge & Stylus – 02:02
Mixer – 04:02
Slipmats – 02:48
Scratch Vinyl – 02:44
Instrumentals – 04:14
DVS – 02:51
Digital Scratch Records / Samples – 02:09
Amp / Headphones / Speakers – 01:07
9 Videos, Total Time: 26:12
Course 2 – Equipment Set Up
All the information, tips and tricks that you need to set up your equipment for the ultimate silky smooth scratching experience. It covers all the small things that make a BIG difference.
Setup / Plugging In – 03:16
Tone Arm Adjustment For Skip Free Needles – 03:09
Record Hole Adjustment – 03:10
Finding Samples and Marking Records – 03:36
How to EQ Your Records – 01:39
Table Height – 01:12
6 Videos, Total Time: 16:02
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Course 3 – Before you Start Scratching
We’re almost ready to get on the tables and start cutting it up, but before we do that, it’s important to first consider a few final things.
Which Hand Should I Use On The Crossfader? – 04:59
Hamster / Reverse vs Regular Crossfader – 04:31
Scratch Notation – 03:50
3 Videos, Total Time: 13:20
Course 4 – Scratch Techniques
I break down each scratch technique slowly and thoroughly, to give you the best chance of building a solid scratch foundation. The end of each tutorial contains a QnA where I perform the techniques slowly and then leave space for you to copy me.
Baby Scratch – 11 mins
Drops – 13 mins
Forward Scratch – 10 mins
Reverse Scratch– 10 mins
Stab Scratch – 14 mins
Transformer Scratch – 18 mins
Chirp Scratch – 22 mins
Flare Scratch – 24 mins
Crab Scratch – 27 mins
Slice Scratch – 18 mins
Tears– 19 mins
Dicing – 17 mins
2 Click Flare – 16 mins
Twiddle – 22 mins
3 Click Flare – 19 mins
Delayed 3 Click Flare – 23 mins
Original Flare – 20 mins
Echo Scratch (Upfader Technique) – 23 mins
Fades / Fading (Upfader Technique) – 23 mins
Drags – 28m
TranSlice – 19m
Regular Fader Demo – 2m
Whips – 19m
Short-E Special Scratch – 14m
Hydroplane – 24m
Pushes – 17m
26 Videos, Total Time: 7 hours 52 min
Course 5 – Scratch Combos
Once you have learnt some of the basic scratch techniques, it’s time to start linking them together into “scratch combos”. I can’t wait to share my favourite combos that I perform in my QnA videos with you.
Military Scratch – 16 mins
Chirp Flare Scratch – 25 mins
See Saws – 17 mins
Boomerang – 21 mins
Swing Flare – 20 mins
2 Click Chirp Flare – 16 mins
Joe Cooley – 26m
A6 Autobahn – 19m
Fast Autobahn – 21m
Slow Autobahn – 25m
A8 Autobahn Minus 5th Sound – 15m
Swing Flare > Dices > Release – 13m
Swingy Boomerang – 12m
Reverse Crab > Tear / Release – 13m
Crab > Dice > Release > Drag > Translice – 20m
3 Click Flare Twist: Twiddle + Extra Click – 12m
Travelling Boomerang / Autobahn > Crabs > Transforms – 15m
Switch Tazer – 10m
BoomFlare – 18m
This section also includes my DJcity.com “Scratch Combo of the Month” series with extra breakdown info:
Baby > Half Chirp > Reverse Dice > Translice – 4m
Half Boomerang > Flare > Crab > Translice – 5m
A6 Autobahn Styles – 6m
3 Click > 1 Click Flare > Whip – 4m
Swing Flare > Dice / Forwards – 4m
Whip > Dice > Drag – 6m
Baby > 2 Click Flare – 4m
Swing Flare Stabs – 6m
Joe Cooley Flares – 6m
Transforms to Swing Flare – 5m
Boomerang, Flare, Reverse Crab, Drag – 5m
Transforms, Swing Flare – 4m
Crab, 1 click flare, transforms – 6m
Forwards, Transforms, Reverse, Boomerang – 3m
Swing flare, 1 click flare, forwards – 6m
Boomerang Pause – 7m
Baby with transforms, slices, dices and a drag – 7m
2 click flare twiddle over a 2 part vocal – 9m
Slice, 2 transforms forward, reverse crab and flare combo – 7m
Reverse crab and flares – 6m
Slice and transforms – 8m
Military, swing flare / boomerang – 8m
Delayed flare styles – 9m
Forward, reverse, crab – 8m
43 Videos, Total Time: 8 hours.
Course 6 – Scratch & Music Theory
Make your scratching flow and become more musical in your expression.
Counting Beats & Bars – 10m
Beats, Note Length & Timing – 10m
Triplets – 6m
Syncopation – 21m
Syncopation in Action – 46
Swing – 22m
Vocal Cuts – 41m – The ultimate guide to scratching with vocal samples!
Vocal Cuts part 2 – 11m
Stutter Vocal Cuts – 20m
Say It Before You Play It – 6m
10 Videos, Total Time: 3 hours 14 mins.
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Course 7 – QnA Training Videos
Not got anyone to jam with? Now you do! Practice your scratching with me. 22 Videos, Total Time: 3 hours 56 mins.
Course 8 – Technical Guides
This section covers technical tips and tricks that can help your scratch life easier! Currently featuring 3 super helpful videos from guest tutor and video pro Suckertash, with more planned.
How To Record Better Scratch Videos – Part 1 – Equipment & Setup – 7 mins
How To Record Better Scratch Videos – Part 2 – Recording – 5 mins
How To Record Better Scratch Videos – Part 3 – Post Production / Editing – 10 mins
3 Videos, Total Time: 22 mins.
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Combined Total School of Scratch Video Time: 24 hours 20 mins
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