Event details

Location

  • UWA Conservatorium of Music

Date and time

  • SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
    Day of Woodwind: Sunday 16 March | 10am-2pm
    Accelerate Session 1: Friday 21 March | 4-5.30pm
    Accelerate Session 2: Monday 14 April | 10am-1pm
    ATAR Bootcamp: Wednesday 16 April | 9am-3pm
    Accelerate Session 3: Friday 9 May | 4-5.30pm
    Accelerate Session 4: Friday 18 July | 10am-12pm
    ATAR Woodwind Workshops: Sunday 10 August | 2-4pm
    Accelerate Session 5: Friday 12 September | 4-5.30pm

Event type

  • Open Conservatorium

Audience

  • High school students
  • A secondary school student in Year 10
  • A secondary school student in Year 11
  • A secondary school student in Year 12

Registration

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Accelerate! Winds offers talented woodwind players in Years 10-12 the chance to refine their skills through practical workshops, masterclasses, and boot camps across 2025. 

Led by Ashley Smith, the program includes the opportunity to attend activities alongside UWA students and learn from a host of industry professionals. 

Topics 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

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Day of Woodwind: Sunday 16 March 2025 | 10am-2pm
Accelerate Session: Friday 21 March 2025 | 4pm-5.30pm
Accelerate Session 2: Monday 14 April 2025 | 10am-1pm
ATAR Bootcamp: Wednesday 16 April | 9am-3pm
Accelerate Session 3: Friday 9 May 2025 | 4pm-5.30pm
Accelerate Session 4: Friday 18 July 2025 | 10am-12pm
ATAR Woodwind Workshops: Sunday 10 August 2025 | 2pm-4pm
Accelerate Sessions 5: Friday 12 September 2025 | 4pm-5.30pm

Cost: Full scholarship program (there is no cost to participants)
Application details: Entry is via audition. Record yourself playing your best piece (on a phone is fine) and send it to us along with a statement about why you'd like to be part of Accelerate.
Application deadline: 3 March 2025
Questions? Email [email protected] or call 6488 7836

Apply now