For Easter ConFest 1998 we presented an area to demonstrate and teach synthesiser skills. A wide range of musical genres were be covered ranging from from NewWage to TechKnow. The workshops were two hours worth a day. No experience or even musicianship was required by members of the public to participate in the workshops. ConFesters had a go at tweaking some dials on the synths and seeing what effect it has on the overall sound. There were also be specific workshops for femmes by femmes. One evening we took the controls and demonstrated what can be done by the experts. No "stage" as such was used because we would wanted audience members to feel comfortable about coming up close to see what we are doing. We are emphasising and encouraging a live element in the creation of electronic music. Together with the workshop philosophy, it emphasises spirit and tradition of Confest. We incorporated the proliferation of drummers at ConFest to collaborate. Apart from jamming with electronic musicians, We also encourage drummers to play the keyboards. They have better rhythmic skills than most electro people and techno is nothing but rhythms with really weird percussion sounds. So instead of having automated rhythms we had a human feel... with a contemporary sound. The workshop idea was first implemented at the EarthCore TechnoFest 1997 ForestRave and the tradition succesfully continued at the next two Easter ConFests. A proposal will be submitted to DTE for summer ConFest 98/99.