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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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