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Great Tunes & The Composers Behind Them

A guided tour of standout tunes and the people who wrote them, to build your musical knowledge beyond your own repertoire.

7 LESSONS · ALL LEVELS · WORK THROUGH THEM IN ORDER

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01 Musical Masterpieces Start with a broad tour of standout tunes so you have a sense of the wider repertoire before narrowing in. September 11, 2023 · 1h 3m · Tunes & Repertoire → 02 Masterpieces in Miniature This looks at shorter tunes that pack in just as much musical value, widening your sense of what counts as a masterpiece. October 23, 2023 · 53m · Tunes & Repertoire → 03 What Makes This Tune Great? Cameron Quickstep This is a close analysis of one specific tune, showing you how to break down what makes any tune work. April 1, 2025 · 55m · Tunes & Repertoire → 04 What Makes this Tune Great? Mrs. John MacColl A second tune analysis reinforces the same skill on a different style of tune. June 29, 2022 · 1h 3m · Tunes & Repertoire → 05 The Tunes of John MacColl With the analysis skill in place, this moves to a full composer study of John MacColl's body of work. July 3, 2024 · 1h 4m · Tunes & Repertoire → 06 The Greatest Tunes of the Piping Genius G.S. McLennan A second composer study introduces G.S. McLennan's tunes and what set his writing apart. November 17, 2025 · 54m · Tunes & Repertoire → 07 Pipe Tunes from Around the World: Galician, Asturian, Breton Tunes and More As a capstone, this steps outside the Scottish repertoire entirely to show how piping traditions connect worldwide. April 30, 2025 · 53m · Tunes & Repertoire →

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