Woodwinds
About Studying Woodwinds
When you study woodwinds here, you’ll focus on your instrument in applied private lessons, have plenty of chances to perform in our ensembles, gain a broader understanding of music in your academic classes and get the chance to dive into electives like music business or recording techniques. You’ll be prepared to go further in your career as a modern musician. Study flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon or saxophone.
Build a strong musical foundation that will prepare you to perform and/or teach with our Bachelor of Music in Performance and Bachelor of Music Education degrees. Or explore your passion for music in a more flexible way with our Bachelor of Arts degrees in Latinx Music, Culture and Expression, and Music Business and Recording Arts.
Ready to dig deeper? Our Graduate Performance Certificate, Master of Music and Doctor of Arts degrees will enhance your performance skills and push you academically to prepare you for the next level of your career.
Degree Programs
Get hands-on performance experience.
- Wind Ensemble
- Symphonic Band
- Concert Band
- Marching Band
- Early Music Ensemble
- UNC Symphony Orchestra
- Graduate Woodwind Quintet
- Solo & Chamber Recitals
Apply to this Program See Audition Requirements Music Ensembles
Shape Your Sound
Danielle Ong Min Lee, 2023 Southard Music Competition first place winner.
Our Woodwinds Faculty
James Hall
Professor of Flute, Head of Woodwind Area
Tim Gocklin
Adjunct Faculty, Artist-In-Residence, Oboe
Jason Shafer
Adjunct Faculty, Clarinet
Heidi Mendenhall
Adjunct Faculty, Clarinet
Javier Vinasco Guzman
Director of Latinx Music, Associate Professor of Clarinet
Roger Soren
Adjunct Faculty, Bassoon
Andy Dahlke
Professor of Saxophone
Andrew Janak
Adjunct Faculty, Jazz Saxophone