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This book series represents not only the first music teachings of “Turntablism†world-wide, but also serves primarily as instructions for the instrumental manual work on record players and mixers. There are a number young people who feel “Turntablism†is the new “cool†musical style. However, many of them are frightened by instrument training because of their previous music training using a long term auto-didactic process which most feel is very heavy and burdensome. This can change fundamentally! By a musician drawing on the basis of notation, it would produce clear results which would stimulate a new interest in the instrument in shortest time. In addition, a clear concept promotes playing and making music. The comparison to a classic music instrument is very helpful here; for example many people begin music training on a guitar by learning a certain favorite song from volumes of sequels – and the notation of this piece is the key!Of course trying to train for instrumental manual work using DJ teaching videos or also innumerable Internet sites has already been attempted for quite some time. However, this happens without music theory education and/or purposeful notation setting tasks, which is absolutely necessary in my opinion. Beyond that is not clear yet how the technical-functional principle for the movement of the apparatus of this new musical instrument actually functions - everything is still up in the air with enormous verbalization for Scratch technics (Flirp, Stab, Chop) which leads to indefinable chaos. We need a clear formula (as in mathematics) from which all playing techniques and Scratch technics can be derived. If one watches for example, DJ Q-Bert Scratching, one may ask, “How does he do that?â€. One can illustrate this using DJ video for audio-visual training; however, a perfect understanding can only come from music theory and/or the technically perfect classification of the movement apparatus functions. Only music theory training in connection with the systematic structure of instrument methodology can lead to the intelligent training of a music instrument and in the long run to the desired success. Therefore, I would like to transfer this train of thought to “Turntablism†and form a kind interface between traditional music teachings and this modern sound art. This is the exact point where my book series is centered - learning Scratching, Beat-cutting, Beat-juggling and Trick-mixing through a clear instrument methodology in connection with music theory developed for it. Only through intelligent instrument methodology in connection with music theory will turntable mixing be legitimized - the music instrument 21st Century.