Accelerate! Winds 2026
Location
Eileen Joyce Studio
About
About
Accelerate! Winds offers talented woodwind players in Years 10–12 the chance to refine their skills through practical workshops, masterclasses, and bootcamps across 2026.Led by Ashley Smith, the program includes the opportunity to attend activities alongside UWA students and learn from a host of industry professionals.
Topics covered include:
- Choosing and preparing repertoire for your ATAR performance program
- Refining your practise
- Tips for optimising the air and the posture
- Developing a positive mindset for elite performance
- Overcoming performance anxiety
- Working with an accompanist
Cost: Full scholarship program (there is no cost to participants)
Application details: Entry is via audition. Complete this application form and then record yourself playing your best piece (on a phone is fine) and send it to us at concerts@uwa.edu.au along with a breif statement about why you’d like to be part of Accelerate.
Application deadline: 3 March 2026
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
Day of Woodwind
Sunday 8 March | 10am-2pm
Accelerate Session 1
Friday 20 March | 4-5.30pm
Accelerate Session 2
Monday 13 April | 10am-1pm
ATAR Bootcamp
Wednesday 15 April | 9am-3pm
Accelerate Session 3
Friday 8 May | 4-5.30pm
Accelerate Session 4
Friday 17 July | 10am-12pm
ATAR Woodwind Workshops
Sunday 2 August | 2-4pm
Accelerate Session 5
Friday 11 September | 4-5.30pm
Open Rehearsal - WASO (James Ledger Clarinet Concerto performed by Ashley Smith)
Friday 2 October | 10am-12.30pm
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