BROKEN HILl
WRITE IT. SING IT. RECORD IT.
Free songwriting workshops
Broken Hill City Art Gallery
Learn skills in singing, songwriting, recording, performing and ukuele playing!
8th - 12th July 2026
A hands on, high energy week of music-making for young people aged
10-24.
No experience needed!
Whether you're just starting out or already writing songs, this program is designed to build your confidence, creativity, and performance skills.
How does the week work?
The program is split into two age groups, with sessions designed to grow skills step-by-step across the week.
AGES 10-13 (MORNING SESSIONS | 10AM-12PM)
A fun and supportive introduction to music-making:
Perfect for beginners or young creatives wanting to try something new.
AGES 14-24 (AFTERNOON SESSIONS | 1PM-3PM)
A deeper dive into songwriting and music production:
Ideal for teens and young adults ready to develop their sound and take their music further.
TEACHING ARTISTS
DJ Karmel Jäger
DJ Karmel Jäger
DJ Karmel Jäger
DJ Karmel Jäger
Carmel de Jager
Carmel de Jager is a multidisciplinary artist; classical singer, composer, DJ, music producer,photographer, podcast host and radio host., and DJ under the alias Karmel Jäger.Initially a classical singer, she studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and then atthe Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, performing in Australia, the UK, Europeand the US, most notably with London Voices, Gabrieli Consort, St Martin’s Voices and TheSong Company, alongside the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic, andthe Sydney Symphony Orchestra. As a session singer Carmel recorded regularly at AIR andAbbey Road Studios including for The Avengers, Star Wars, BBC’s Sherlock and World ofWarcraft.Moving back to Sydney, she moved into electronic music, DJing and producing. She hasrecently started playing vinyl DJ sets which she finds inspiring due to the tangible nature ofworking with records. As a producer, her music has found homes with labels acrossGermany, the UK and Australia, garnering airtime on Rinse FM, BBC Radio 1, FBI Radioand Tresor in Berlin.During Covid, Carmel began exploring photography and now photographs DJs and clubevents with her photos being regularly published in QMag NSW, and recently for an articlewith the ABC. She started hosting her podcast, Living a Messy Life, in 2023 through whichshe has discussions with creatives about their journey working in the industry covering topicsincluding burnout and mental health.Recent projects include composing a school musical which she also conducted andchoreographed, travelling to Victoria to conduct 100 Voices, a composition comprised of 6female Australian composers, and she is about to embark on a mini tour of the UK andEurope, DJing a mix of hardcore jungle, breakbeat and techno.Carmel is passionate about helping fellow creatives stay connected to their craft and love oftheir art whilst navigating the pressures of social media and the comparison game.LATEST RELEASEEluize: RNA (Karmel Jäger Remix)Karmel Jäger (Big Ting, Tooflez), picks up the pace, twisting RNA into a quick and intenselybuilding club heater, building immense tension, before unleashing with rave stabs andrelentless throbbing bass.Out now on Night TideBANDCAMP LINK
FREYA MOORE
Freya Moore (she/her) is a Sydney based actor and performer who graduated from NIDA’s Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance in 2021. Most recently she had been working on Definitely Not A Hungry Game: A Parody Musical where she was a producer, co-writer and played the lead role of Katniss Everdeen. The show had three runs in Sydney and Adelaide, selling out their Sydney Fringe run at the Eternity Playhouse last September. Freya has been working with The House that Dan Built since 2022 across developments, compositions, performances and workshops. She has extensive experience on the stage including reprising her role in Australia Felix at The Roslyn Packer Theatre, playing Rosie in Things I Know To Be True and Catherine in Proof, as well a background in music and musical theatre.
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Past workshops
AKIN Broken Hill
AKIN Broken Hill
Emergence - place holder
Gerald - Broken Hill
In Nature - Broken Hill Songwriting workshop
APRIL 2026 TEACHING ARTISTS
Tallulah Simpson
Tallulah is an artist, filmmaker and performer, creating on Gadigal land. With extensive experience in theatre and music both on and backstage, she is deeply passionate about collaborating with, uplifting and supporting female and gender nonconforming artists and students. Working as a performer, composer and teacher for the House that Dan Built since 2021, she has had the privilege of running weekly singing and songwriting classes for young girls, as well as running regional outreach workshops in performance and music around NSW since 2022.
FREYA MOORE
Freya Moore (she/her) is a Sydney based actor and performer who graduated from NIDA’s Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance in 2021. Most recently she had been working on Definitely Not A Hungry Game: A Parody Musical where she was a producer, co-writer and played the lead role of Katniss Everdeen. The show had three runs in Sydney and Adelaide, selling out their Sydney Fringe run at the Eternity Playhouse last September. Freya has been working with The House that Dan Built since 2022 across developments, compositions, performances and workshops. She has extensive experience on the stage including reprising her role in Australia Felix at The Roslyn Packer Theatre, playing Rosie in Things I Know To Be True and Catherine in Proof, as well a background in music and musical theatre.
2023 TEACHING ARTISTS
HELEN GRIMBO
Helen is an artist, composer and music producer from Sydney, Australia.
Classically trained, she began her musical education from a young age as a clarinettist and saxophonist, and went on to become a composer for film and television after graduating at the Australian Film and Television Radio School (AFTRS) in 2012.
Currently, Helen works as a vocal performer and teacher in Sydney, and plays around Sydney with her band hellogrimbo.
Tallulah Simpson
Tallulah is an artist, filmmaker and performer, creating on Gadigal land. With extensive experience in theatre and music both on and backstage, she is deeply passionate about collaborating with, uplifting and supporting female and gender nonconforming artists and students. Working as a performer, composer and teacher for the House that Dan Built since 2021, she has had the privilege of running weekly singing and songwriting classes for young girls, as well as running regional outreach workshops in performance and music around NSW since 2022.
Soren Goulding
Soren is an artist in Sydney who does music and writing things sometimes, and also recently university comedy. Sometimes they are quite good at drawing too, but that one really depends on the day. They have been involved with the House That Dan Built since 2016, and in 2021 they were the House apprentice. Lately though they’ve mostly been working on drawing little cartoons and making zines.