The concept of musical amateurism includes doing activities outside of professional obligations, for personal satisfaction or socializing and is ubiquitous and widespread throughout Croatia. As wind instruments have a rich and long past and an extremely important role in the world of music, wind ensembles are present throughout history and today are most visible in the form of amateur wind orchestras. Their distribution throughout Croatia as well as their strong influence on the music culture of the community leaves an important influence on the music education of young people, which is the theme of this master's thesis. In addition to using literature that deals with the development of musical amateurism in Croatia in general, research was conducted among a large number of musicians participating in the work of amateur wind orchestras and examined how and to what extent it influenced their further musical development. As an extremely important segment in the cultural life of the local community, amateur wind orchestras, through their work and various forms of support, strive to get young people to actively participate and expand their activities within the framework of various participations and guest appearances, which is why Croatia truly boasts a rich cultural life through amateur music-making.