Unit Award Scheme

demonstrated the ability to

1. connect and power up five key pieces of DJ-ing equipment, eg mixer, turntable, CD player, amplifier, speakers

2. work with due regard to health and safety, as outlined by the tutor

3. test the key items of equipment for the correct levels, ie volume, treble, mid-range, bass

4. select at least two music tracks to mix and use the headphones to listen to them at the same time

5. use the key techniques related to DJ-ing, ie cue a track, slip cue a track, count beats, bars and phrases

6. fade a track using at least three different techniques, eg beat mix curve, scratch curve, dipped curve

7. blend two tracks with the cross-fader, and two tracks with the up-fader

8. maintain the correct fader and gain levels to prevent distortion

9. identify when one beat match has worked successfully, and when one has not worked successfully

10. perform a running cut and a throw-in cut

11. stop a track using at least three different techniques, eg power off, wind off, break

12. perform, cut and blend with a spin back

13. match the rhythms of two tracks

14. scratch a track using at least three different techniques, eg baby scratch, tear scratch, backward scratch

15. record their own mix applying the skills and techniques learned throughout the course

shown knowledge of

16. the structure of a given music track, beat matching, when to cut a track and the difference between beats and rhythms.