Club
DJ Class: Mid-Term Exam
by
Rob
Wegner
April
2002
The following is a
copy of the mid-term exam that I gave to my students at Scottsdale
Community College. The exam is multiple choice. In order to pass,
a student needs to get eight or more questions correct. This
is most likely the first exam ever given on this subject matter
at the collegiate level.
Club DJ Exam
Scottsdale Community College
Spring 2002
Multiple Choice. Check the one
appropriate response (8.33 points each)
1. "Cue Burn" means
which one of the following:
_ a. The dance floor crowd has "burned out" on that
style of music.
_ b. The DJ is "burned out" from listening to so much
music.
_ c. DJ's deliberately burn a place on the record where they
can cue a
particular song.
_ d. The bpm of the incoming song is 4 beats faster than the
outgoing song.
_ e. The cue area of a record is slightly damaged because the
weight of
the needle has dug into the groove after repeated cueing.
2. Which one of the following
is NOT one of the five elements of a good
beat mix:
_ a. The beat matches (is "in time")
_ b. The mix is properly "phrased," usually in 32 beat
segments (or fraction
thereof)
_ c. The sound levels are equal/balanced
_ d. The lights on the dance floor are adjusted for the mix
_ e. Drum and/or rhythm patterns don't clash
_ f. Key of the songs don't clash
3. The purpose of the pitch adjust
is to:
_ a. Increase or slow the record/CD's speed
_ b. Assist the DJ with calculating bpm speed percentages
_ c. Provide a pitch for the DJ to determine the key of a song
_ d. It serves no purpose
_ e. Adjust the pitch of the headphone's volume
4. The difference between a "break"
and an "outro" on a commercial (e.g.,
Hot Tracks) remix is:
_ a. The break is the part of the song where the DJ starts the
mix, while
the outro is when that same mix has ended and the crossfader
is completely
over.
_ b. The break is usually the DJ's first opportunity to mix out
of a song,
while the outro is the DJ's last opportunity to mix out of a
song.
_ c. The break is for breakbeat mixes, while the outro is for
all other
styles of music.
_ d. The break is where DJ's loop beats for breakdancers, while
the outro
is the last song of the night.
_ e. None of the above.
5. House music originated:
_ a. At New York's Studio 54 nightclub.
_ b. In Italy, as a new form of Italio-disco.
_ c. At Chicago's Warehouse nightclub.
_ d. At New York's Sanctuary nightclub in 1969.
_ e. In Detroit, where it later became known as "Detroit
Techno."
6. Which of the following is
NOT a religious connection to DJ culture:
_ a. House music originated with gospel samples.
_ b. The authors of "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life: The
History of the
Disc Jockey," make an analogy between the modern DJ and
the shaman/witchdoctor.
_ c. The first nightclub featuring beat matching was in an abandoned
Lutheran church in New York.
_ d. The DJ booth at the first nightclub featuring beat matching
was located in the alter area of a church.
_ e. When you play house music backwards, you can hear religious
messages.
7. Which of the following is
NOT one of the five common types of mixing:
_ a. The Slam
_ b. The Scratch and Slam
_ c. The Crab
_ d. The "32-in-and-out"
_ e. The Blend
_ f. The Radio Fade
8. The primary purpose of a slipmat
on a turntable is to:
_ a. Protect the record from damage
_ b. Make it easier to cue records
_ c. Reduce the amount of weight on the turntable's platter
_ d. Increase friction between the turntable's platter and the
record
_ e. Impress other DJ's with neat looking corporate logos
9. Herbie Hancock's "Rockit"
video was significant because:
_ a. It exposed scratching to the masses
_ b. It contributed to the development of acid house
_ c. The video was crucial to MTV's growth
_ d. It was the first time a Technics 1200 turntable was shown
on television
_ e. Proceeds from the video were used to finance the first DJ
battles
10. A song that's 89 bpm is most
likely going to be:
_ a. House
_ b. Hip Hop
_ c. Trance
_ d. Drum and Bass
_ e. Techno
11. The audio output on a turntable
connects to:
_ a. The Speaker
_ b. The Amp
_ c. The Headphones
_ d. The CD Player
_ e. The Mixer
12. Which of the following is
a FALSE statement:
_ a. The Pioneer CDJ-1000 is designed to scratch CD's like a
turntable.
_ b. Low end (bass) volume is less damaging to hearing than high-end
volume.
_ c. A "32-in-and-out" is 64 beats in length.
_ d. Grand Wizard Theodore invented the scratch by accident in
1977.
_ e. A good DJ has creative energy and is not predictable.
Answer Key
Industry
News
DJ
Keoki
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For those
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Festival on Saturday April 20, 2002 from 12pm to 12am. This event
was postponed from its original date (Oct 6th) due to September
11.
The Main Stage will feature techno,
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