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Young Winds
Young Winds
Young Winds
Western’s Young Winds Program provides students from the local community with instrumental music education supplementary to that provided by the students' school bands. The program focuses on small group lessons as well as a full band experience. Primary teachers are a select group of students from the Western University instrumental music teacher program.
Who can participate?
The program provides instruction for instrumental students in grades six, seven, eight, or nine. Students who are already studying one of the traditional concert band instruments and may not have the opportunity to participate in a formal ensemble at their school are also welcome. Students who have studied one of the following instruments for at least six months are eligible to participate in the program: Flute*, Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet*, Bass Clarinet, Saxophone* (all types), Horn, Trumpet*, Baritone Horn/Euphonium, Trombone, Tuba, and Percussion*.
*The number of participants is limited for some instruments. Registration is first come, first served.
In grade 10, 11 or 12? Join us for the Western Youth Wind Ensemble program!
2027 information
Young Winds will return! Program details for the 2027 session and registration will be available in October. In 2026, the program ran on 10 Saturday mornings from January 17 - April 11 and cost $65 per student, including a $15 non-refundable registration fee.
Location
Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University
Program Coordinators
Dr. Kevin Watson teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in music education, and is the Artistic Director of the Western University Jazz Ensemble.
Dr. Colleen Richardson teaches undergraduate courses and graduate courses in music education, directs the Western University Wind Ensemble, and is Coordinator of Bands.
Inquiries
Registration will open in October (exact date TBA). If you have any questions about the program itself, email the Young Winds administrators at young-winds@groups.uwo.ca