Beginner's Mind as a Scratcher
Today I had the coolest conversation with one of my Advanced DJ Skills students (Carlos) about applying the concept of "Beginner's Mind" as a scratcher.
From a technical standpoint, the discipline of "Turntablism" has evolved light years ahead of where pioneers like Grand Master Flash, GrandWizzard Theodore and Grand Mixer D.St left it. Scratching in particular has become more intricate. There are literally school's of thought when it comes to Scratching. To the point where DJs have splintered into factions. It's as if scratching has literally become a cultish culture. Dudes have become so dependent on a small group of Master scratchers to introduce the next incredible scratch pattern that they're unconsciously sacrificing the discovery of their own unique voice as scratchers for the sake of being able to "Flare" like DJ so and so or "Transform" like DJ such and such. They see it as a compliment to be compared to the DJs they look up to when in fact, the forefathers meant for their DJ off spring, us, to stand out and be unique.
I was telling Carlos and the rest of class how on many occasions, my mentor Dr. Butcher would say, "Yo Rob, let's just forget we know how to DJ." to which my response would be "Huh? What do you mean forget?" He'd go on, "I'm serious dukes! Let's forget what we know and just hop on the turntables like we're starting all over again."
To open your mind to this approach towards practicing the same exact way since you started learning how to scratch is difficult. Like scratching, it takes practice. But once you master becoming unencumbered by predictable practice patterns what you already know stops getting in your way you space to experience scratching in a new way.
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Видео Beginner's Mind as a Scratcher канала Rob Swift
From a technical standpoint, the discipline of "Turntablism" has evolved light years ahead of where pioneers like Grand Master Flash, GrandWizzard Theodore and Grand Mixer D.St left it. Scratching in particular has become more intricate. There are literally school's of thought when it comes to Scratching. To the point where DJs have splintered into factions. It's as if scratching has literally become a cultish culture. Dudes have become so dependent on a small group of Master scratchers to introduce the next incredible scratch pattern that they're unconsciously sacrificing the discovery of their own unique voice as scratchers for the sake of being able to "Flare" like DJ so and so or "Transform" like DJ such and such. They see it as a compliment to be compared to the DJs they look up to when in fact, the forefathers meant for their DJ off spring, us, to stand out and be unique.
I was telling Carlos and the rest of class how on many occasions, my mentor Dr. Butcher would say, "Yo Rob, let's just forget we know how to DJ." to which my response would be "Huh? What do you mean forget?" He'd go on, "I'm serious dukes! Let's forget what we know and just hop on the turntables like we're starting all over again."
To open your mind to this approach towards practicing the same exact way since you started learning how to scratch is difficult. Like scratching, it takes practice. But once you master becoming unencumbered by predictable practice patterns what you already know stops getting in your way you space to experience scratching in a new way.
#DJSkillsAndStyles
Видео Beginner's Mind as a Scratcher канала Rob Swift
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