Winds DNA – Master Wind Instruments with Cutting-Edge Techniques

March’ 4-hours WINDS DNA workshop in Walthamstow

📍   Location: The Mill Community Centre, Walthamstow
📅 Date: Saturday, March 15th, 2025
⏰ Time: 10am – 2pm (lunch break at 12pm)
🎟️ Fee: £40 (£30 for low income)

An innovative training!

Transform your relationship with music and with your breath in the Winds DNA workshop, a groundbreaking experience by Alex Akal. Designed to empower you with the tools to play not just one but a variety of wind instruments, this workshop goes beyond traditional musical instruction. You will learn the building blocks of rhythm and melody that transcend individual instruments, enabling you to turn your breath into a powerful creative ally.

This immersive workshop offers more than just technical skills; it’s an opportunity to forge a deeper connection with your inner rhythm and unlock your unique potential for self-expression. Under Alex Akal’s guidance—drawing on over 20 years of professional experience with wind instruments—you’ll explore an innovative approach that bypasses conventional techniques and goes straight to the heart of music as a personal and universal language.

Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced musician, this workshop offers a transformative journey into the world of wind instruments, connecting you with the profound potential of your breath and musicality. Reserve your spot today and take the first step in reimagining your relationship with music and yourself.

This method can be applied to a large variety of wind instruments such as: the Native American flute, Overtone flutes such as the Fujara and the Tilinca (or Telenka), many Mouth Harps such as the Dan Moi and the Marranzanu, the Recorder, the Didgeridoo, the Trombone, the Trumpet, the Ocarina, the Tuba, the Hulusi, the Panpipes, and many more...

Possibly, please bring any wind instruments you may have to the workshop. That will be helpful.

Schedule

10:00 am – Start, introduction, exercises for preparation
10:30 am – Unlocking the potential of the breath as your ally
11:15 am – Rhythms – Building blocks – part 1
Noon – Lunch break (drinks and munches provided, but bring your main)
12:30 pm – Rhythms – Building blocks – part 2
1:00 pm – Composition or Rhythm patterns
1:40 pm – Integration in jamming exercise
2:00 pm – Closing

Venue

The Mill is a beautiful community centre in Walthamstow, 3 minutes walk from St James’s Street station on the “Weaver” overground line. It is also close to the Victoria line and the “Suffragette” overground line (Walthamstow Central station and Blackhorse Road station). The workshop will be held in the Garden Room of the centre, a perfect size indoor room with windows to the garden.

Tickets

The tickets are £40, and £30 for people with low income. The spaces are limited as we want to keep the circle small, do not wait too long to decide:)