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It was a pleasure to welcome over 50 Year 7 students into an array of DJ workshops this week, where many of them experienced their first taste of DJing. They all kicked off each session by having a brief chat about music, with the students describing what kind of music they are into, as well as naming a few of the famous Disc jockeys that they had heard of. Following these brief chats, they then went through a brief overview of the equipment, including the basic functions they would be using during the session and the initial steps when starting to mix. They discussed some of the basic theory behind mixing music: counting along with beats, bars and phrases and how the beat subsequently creates the ‘pulse’ of the music, which people use to dance along to. All of the students ensured that they watched and listened to all of the explanations and demonstrations intently, gave great input where applicable and consequently grasped the fundamental concepts and techniques very quickly. To conclude their sessions, students then came up in pairs, selected some tracks and, with some minor assistance from the teacher, Alex, mixed them brilliantly for beginners. Not only was it great to see them pick up all of skills so quickly, but more importantly it was amazing to see them really getting into it and enjoying themselves. 

At the end of the workshop, pupils received lesson sign-up letters for the Spring Term. Permission slips need to be returned to keefel@blenheim.surrey.sch.uk by Friday 15th November 2024.