Free Workshops
Sound Sorcery provides groundbreaking training opportunities in our daytime workshops designed by women and gender diverse musicians and industry professionals to support skills development, break through barriers, and foster talent in a radically supportive setting. In 2025-Supported by Creative Australia, City of Sydney, Heaps Normal and The Bearded Tit — Sound Sorcery hosted five free workshops.
Introduction to Sound with Sally Hackett
Dive into the fundamentals of Live Sound Engineering in a welcoming, hands-on environment. This workshop covers essential skills like : - The Purpose of sound reinforcement - Setting up a stage - Communication with performers on stage - Live Mixing a performance Sally Hackett, Sound Sorcery's iconic official Soundie, will show you the ropes of live mixing. Sally has first-hand experience breaking down the barriers that have historically limited access for women and gender diverse folks to audio engineering. Two participants from this workshop were selected to be our 2025 Sound Mentees.
“Both the atmosphere and workshop were brilliant, I learnt more in four hours than I did my whole sound module at uni!”
Beginner’s Improv with Sandy Evans
This workshop is an introduction to improvisation for musicians who are proficient on their instruments and would like to incorporate improvisation into their musical practice. The workshop will introduce concepts and techniques to build confidence, knowledge and skill in rhythmic, melodic, harmonic and textural improvisation to help you in: - Unlocking your creative potential - Developing your musical voice - Experiencing the joy and spontaneity possible in improvisation
“Everything about the workshop was absolutely wonderful and it was really great to connect with new people and try something new!! Sandy was so, so lovely and supportive and really made everyone feel comfortable to make mistakes and just enjoy learning.”
The Sorcery of Stagecraft with Danica Lani
In more than just a vocal workshop participants will find the Mysterious Lady within- a performance avatar of your own creation helping you to release anxiety, build confidence and freely express yourself and be comfortable on stage. This workshop covers: - Who is your Inner Mysterious Lady? - Performance preparation - Structuring set-lists - Introducing your songs - Finding the “flow state” within your performance and practice
Finding your Inner Mysterious Lady with Parvyn
In more than just a vocal workshop participants will find the Mysterious Lady within- a performance avatar of your own creation helping you to release anxiety, build confidence and freely express yourself and be comfortable on stage. This workshop covers: Who is your Inner Mysterious Lady? - Performance preparation - Structuring set-lists - Introducing your songs - Finding the “flow state” within your performance and practice
Music Business Skills 101 with Niriko (Online)
This workshop empowers women and gender-diverse musicians to take control of their finances, schedules, promo strategies using what they already have to build a sustainable and authentic business model that suits their needs. Industry veteran Niriko delivers this online workshop for those who are just getting started to those who need to reorganise themselves as a working musician/performer. There are tips here on everything from budgeting, correspondence with venues, using promotional tools that best suit your goals to safety and where to find legal advice. This toolkit helps women and gender diverse musicians navigate professional music with confidence and savvy.