Learn to DJ Online with Muse Inc: Courses, Levels and Fees
Learning to DJ and working as a DJ are a real trend among young people today. As the music scene keeps growing and music culture arrives from abroad, DJ classes are drawing a lot of interest from young people too. But not everyone is able to come to class – because they live far away, don't have the time to travel to lessons and so on. An online DJ class may be just what you need. In this post, Muse Inc walks you through the different course options so you can explore them and find out more.
Learning to DJ online
- What does a DJ do? What is a DJ's job?
DJ stands for disc jockey: someone who works with music, selecting and playing tracks. What makes them special is that they shape the sound every time they perform, reworking the melody and style of the music so it suits different audiences.
So the DJ plays a key role at parties and celebrations. A DJ can bring everyone in a room together with energetic music and get the atmosphere going at a party or in a bar or club. That's why people who learn to DJ and work as DJs tend to be highly creative and love music.
A DJ's job is to get a bar or club buzzing. By blending sounds (mixing) according to their own ideas and creativity, they build a lively atmosphere and get the crowd excited. It's precisely this “free spirit” side of the job that makes DJing so loved and admired by young people.
At first glance, it's easy to think DJing is an easy job – just spin some records and tweak the mixer. But to play music in a polished, professional way, every DJ has to go through a long, demanding process of learning and practice.
A DJ's work includes selecting and shaping music for the listener, which is called deejaying. Playing the music is called playing, and turning the records to create sound effects is called spinning. The music a DJ uses can come from records, files on a laptop, a USB stick or any other recording medium – even a phone.
A DJ needs solid technique and uses it to shape the sound and create the effects they want: cutting, flipping and splitting beats, switching sections, spinning a record backwards, or mixing tracks together to make the sound more unique. Professional DJs can mix songs in the same key, or in keys that blend together in interesting ways – a technique called harmonic mixing.
So can an online DJ course teach you to do all this? Let's find out with Muse Inc.
What does a DJ do?
- Learning to DJ online at Muse Inc
Muse Inc has launched its online DJ course. This class is for students who live far away or even abroad: even without the time or means to come in person, you can still learn – all you need is a passion for DJing. Choose Muse Inc as your companion on the journey and connect with us online.
Like the in-class programme, the online DJ courses are split into a comprehensive course and single-level courses, covering every level.
2.1 The comprehensive online DJ course
This course is for anyone who wants to learn DJing all the way from the basics to a professional level. It suits complete beginners as well as those who already know the basics. When you finish, you'll have all the knowledge you need to start working, with opportunities to work and perform at well-known events, bars and clubs, and move towards a professional performing career.
The comprehensive course runs for 3 months and costs 28 million VND. For this course, Muse Inc also offers a private programme for those who want to learn one-on-one, at 35 million VND per course. When you sign up for the comprehensive DJ course, Muse Inc also gives you great deals, such as 15% off the fee when you enrol with a friend, plus a free AKG K361 headphone worth up to 4 million VND, AKG K52 / K72 / K92 headphones worth up to 2 million VND, or a Pioneer DJ DDJ-200 controller worth up to 5 million VND.
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Online DJ courses
2.2 Single-level online DJ courses
Here each level is a separate class: basic, advanced and professional. These courses suit those who already know something about DJing and need to pick the class that fits them.
Level 1 – Basic online DJ course
This is the basic course for those trying DJing for the first time. Each lesson lasts 2 hours (theory + practice). The course runs for 3 weeks and costs just 7 million VND; private lessons cost 8 million VND per course.
This course gives you the most fundamental DJ knowledge and skills, on all kinds of DJ equipment on the market today (Denon DJ, Pioneer DJ, Numark…).
Level 2 – Advanced online DJ course
The fee is 15 million VND for a 3-week course; private lessons cost 17 million VND per course.
This advanced course helps students build on the knowledge and skills learned in the Beginner DJ Course.
Students learn more mixing skills and tricks, as well as many different kinds of transitions.
A creative DJ with in-depth knowledge of effects and the other features of DJ equipment will stand out from the crowd.
Level 3 – Professional online DJ course
The fee for this course is 6 million VND for 3 weeks of lessons; private lessons cost 7 million VND per course.
The professional DJ course helps students take their in-depth DJ knowledge and skills further.
Students perform scratching techniques and apply them in their sets.
Stage performance and marketing yourself.
Sign up for this DJ course and you'll get all of Muse Inc's offers. On top of that, for Level 2 and Level 3, the fee is 30% off when you sign up with a friend.
Find out about the online DJ course at Muse Inc
