Playing Susan MacLeod

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Playing a 2/4 March-Mrs MacDonald of Dunnach

This is a great tune written by Pipe Major W. Lawrie who was the Pipe Major of the Argyl and Sutherland Highlanders. If you are looking for a good 2/4 march to play without any birls, it is conveniently written in the key of “D” so its parts end with D...

The 2/4 March-The Abercairney Highlanders

This is a recording of the Abercairney Highlanders by Angus MacKay. This tune is found in Scots Guards Volume 1 page 106. There are 3 books in this series with close to 1000 tunes! You can buy one or all of these books...

Another 15 Minute Set!

As a performer, having enough music is essential!  In the last 2 offerings I sent you 2 Scottish 15 minute sets.  Today I am going to share with you my Irish Set.  There might be tunes that aren’t totally Irish, however I have found that they fit with the other tunes...

More On The “15 Minute Set”

    As a student of classical music, I learned about Sonata-Allegro form.  This is an example of a type of musical form that classical music/symphonies follow. There are three parts: Exposition Development Recapitulation  The exposition is where the initial...