Church Sound Training

At Turramurra Music we are passionate about helping to train Church sound operators to help improve the quality of sound at their church! We do this through a variety of different ways:

Church Sound Essentials Course:

Turramurra Music's Church Sound Essentials program is designed to equip and support sound operators serving in local churches. Delivered several times per year and held over two nights, it is a practical and hands on course delivered by Turramurra Music's team of church specialists. It covers the key concepts of creating great sound within a church context, and provides an in-depth and practical overview of the fundamental tools for creating a good mix. You can find more information about this training course and register on our Humanitix event page here.

Who is this for?

This course is aimed at church sound team members currently serving at their churches who are looking to develop their mixing skills further, as well as experienced operators wanting a refresher on the essential elements of mixing live sound. The course assumes that you have at least a very basic working knowledge of sound and have used a mixing desk before. Note: Participants of all skill levels are welcome, but if you have never mixed sound before and are starting out from scratch we would recommend undertaking an introductory course instead. If you're not sure if this course is suitable for you please contact us.

What does the course involve?

Held in store at Turramurra Music, each session involves our Church Team facilitators presenting on course concepts in a small group format with plenty of time for questions. Each pair of participants will then have access to their own digital mixing desk set up with audio to complete tasks to reinforce the concepts and practice new skills along with support and coaching from our facilitators. The course also includes pre-reading materials, course handouts, as well as a pre and post training survey, and digital course materials including multitrack audio files and instructions to allow you to practice mixing on your digital mixer at church.

Church Sound: Essentials topics include:

• Introduction to church sound concepts and fundamentals

• Mixing fundamentals (Balance, Gain, EQ, Panning)

• Dynamics & Effects (Effects, Compression, Gates)

• Broadcast / live stream and monitor mixing tips and tricks

This course is facilitated by our team of Church sound specialists:

• Mat Stevens: Mat manages Turra Music and has 20 years' experience in church music as a musician, worship leader and sound guy. He currently attends St Matts West Pennant Hills where he leads the sound team and plays guitar.

• Ben Thomas: Ben is an experienced live sound engineer with a background in live music and touring, and experience working in production teams in churches. He works in Turramurra Music's PA sales team and is passionate about training church sound volunteers.

• Don Goldstein: Don manages Turra Music's PA Division after having spent many years touring the world with numerous pop stars, teaching at the Australian Institute of Music, mixing at Hillsong, and as operations coordinator at some of the largest sound/AV companies in Australia. He likes to spend his spare time mixing sound for a not for profit band performing for charity events.

On-site Church Training

Turramurra Music can also arrange for the provision of sound training directly with your team, on location at your church. Generally delivered over a 2-3 hour session this allows us to deliver basic training to participants catered specifically to the context and needs of your church. Please contact our church sound team for more information and pricing on running a sound training session at your church. 

Training seminars and events

Turramurra Music regularly presents sound training at various events throughout the year including EMU Music's Word in Song conferences, and in partnership with various churches. Turramurra Music founded the Church Sound Australia community and hosted the first Church Sound Australia conferences in both Sydney and Melbourne in 2025 with plans to continue to arrange more events into the future to support church sound teams with training, inspiration and community. Contact us to join our church sound email list to receive information on upcoming events and training courses.