You’ve been piping Mozart into the crib since precious lovely was just days out of the womb. You hired the nanny from Kuala Lumpur in order to ensure pre-kindergarten competency in Malaysian. You’ve been harrassing the director of Léman Manhattan Prep for weeks in order to increase the odds of acceptance. So far, the algebra lessons appear to be yielding positive results.

But wait! You need to broaden precious lovely’s horizons with exposure to some authentic contemporary street music traditions, don’t you?

It’s time to sign the kid up for “Baby DJ School”!

Intent on “empowering the super young to mix music that is super dope,” Cool Pony in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood is offering eight-week courses “for ages 0-3” in the dark arts of music mixology. Teaching the class is Natalie Elizabeth Weiss, a DJ who has worked with the Psychedelic Furs, Fischerspooner, Santigold, Xiu Xiu, and Au Revoir Simone, among others. A full session of 8 weeks costs $200.
 

Through singing, movement, puppetry and interactive technology, little ones will be introduced to playing and handling records, mixing and matching beats and creating fun and funky samples using modern DJ equipment. … Why should children hear the same nursery songs underscored by the same instruments time and time again? Switch out a guitar for a sampler, a piano for a mixing board and a song about black sheep for a song about back beats, and you have an exciting new musical landscape that both young and old will enjoy. Best of all, electronic beats can be mixed by pushing buttons and moving sliders that are easy for little hands to manipulate.

 
Classes began on September 18, but with Cool Pony’s “rolling admission” policy, you can start any time! (Actually, registration appears to be closed—but give them a call, you never know!)

Remember: the next Skrillex isn’t going to just happen all by itself. He’s going to be engineered—so get on that!

If your kid progresses far enough, you can always use him or her to make a little money busking, as seen in this video. (Note: it’s clearly a trick, there is no kid scratching records in this video.)

 
Thanks to Fernando Velasquez Pomar!

Previously on Dangerous Minds:
DJ Kypski imitates Amy Winehouse’s voice with a turntable
World’s Oldiest Happiest DJ. Enjoy your damn life already.