Starter DJ Course for Beginners
For complete beginners who have never touched a set of decks. Learn the kit, beatmatching and your first clean mixes.
This course is for you if…
- You've never DJed, or you've only played around with an app
- You want to learn properly, not pick up bad habits from videos
- You'd like a clear goal: a real set at the end
On the Starter course
- Setting up the kit and finding your way around Rekordbox
- Organising your music and setting cue points
- BPM and beatmatching by ear
- Phrasing: mixing in at the right moment
- Using the EQs for clean, smooth transitions
- Putting together a short set and playing it live
By week eight you'll mix tracks together cleanly, know why a mix works, and play a short set to a real audience.
8 × 90-minute one-to-one sessions, at home or online, and a live graduation set
What a typical Starter course looks like
One 90-minute one-to-one session a week. This is the usual shape; your mentor adapts it to how you learn and the music you love.
Taught by people who actually play out
Every course is taught one-to-one by a working DJ from DJ Archie School's network of 54 mentors across the UK. You're matched with someone near you, or online.
Not quite the right level?
Selector
For people who can already mix and want to sound like a DJ: phrasing, keys, track selection and full sets.
- Longer, smoother blends and phrasing across whole tracks
- Musical keys and harmonic mixing
- Choosing tracks and building a crate for different crowds
Headliner
For confident DJs who want to perform: creative technique, reading a crowd and getting booked.
- Advanced and creative transitions
- Reading a crowd and changing direction mid-set
- Switching genres and tempos smoothly
Juniors
Our courses for young people aged 10 to 17, at Starter, Selector or Headliner level, with an Enhanced DBS-checked mentor.
- The same skills as our adult courses, pitched for their age
- Beatmatching, phrasing and clean mixes
- Choosing their own music and building a set
Starter course questions
How much is the Starter course?
£999. Pay a £100 deposit to book, then either £899 in one go or 3 monthly payments of £300.
How long is the Starter course?
Eight weeks, with one 90-minute one-to-one session a week (12 hours in total), ending with a live graduation set.
Where are the lessons?
At home with a mentor who covers your area, or live and one-to-one online anywhere in the UK.
Is it the right level for me?
If you're not sure, the course chooser takes 30 seconds, or ask on your free call and we'll advise.
Get Starter course dates
Tell us who's learning and where you are. One of our team will come back to you, usually the same working day, with course dates and the mentor nearest you. No obligation.
- £999 a course, or £100 deposit then 3 monthly payments of £300
- 8 one-to-one sessions with a working DJ, at home or online
- Every course ends with a live graduation set
Rather talk? Call 020 3441 8853, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.