Photography Marius Serban, via UnsplashMusicNewsNew DJing qualification launched by London College of Music ExaminersGrading will be assessed on techniques such as scratching, beat juggling, looping, and beat matching, as well as track curation and personal styleShareLink copied ✔️September 10, 2020MusicNewsTextDazed Digital Update: an earlier version of this article erroneously reported that DJing would become a formal GCSE qualification. This has been updated. London College of Music Examiners have published a new syllabus in DJing created in partnership with FutureDJs, with graded exams and certifications. The syllabus, outlined at LCME, provides a national standard for grading DJing – equivalent to the marking scheme for classical and jazz instruments. Three tiers of the qualification are on offer: ‘Debut’, ‘Breakthrough’, and ‘Artist’. Grading will be assessed on techniques such as scratching, beat juggling, looping, and beat matching, as well as track curation and personal style. There will also be aural tests, distinguishing specific electronic music sounds, and recognising the differences between different styles and genres. The FutureDJs initiative was launched in 2016 by brothers Austen and Scott Smart. Pioneer are providing a pair of CDJs for each school that signs up for FutureDJs’ teaching. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE10 of Yung Lean’s best collabs‘We’re like brother and sister’: Yung Lean and Charli xcx in conversationTrail shoe to fashion trailblazer: the rise of Salomon’s ACS PROIs art finally getting challenging again?The only tracks you need to hear from November 2025Inside the world of Amore, Spain’s latest rising starLella Fadda is blazing a trail in the Egyptian music sceneThe rise of Sweden’s post-pop undergroundNeda is the singer-songwriter blending Farsi classics with Lily Allen 6 Flog Gnaw artists on what’s inspiring them right nowDazed Mix: Ziúr Parris Goebel is creating the music she wants to dance to