PEI TRAD ACADEMY FALL TUNE ENCORE
Learn Acadian Accompaniment on Guitar or Piano with Pascal Miousse & Megan Arsenault
Spend five weeks working through the accompaniment behind five Acadian tunes. Explore the chords, rhythmic patterns, swing, and groove that support the melody, with Pascal on guitar or Megan on piano.
Starts September 14 • Registration closes September 13 • Access until November 30
- PEI Trad Academy Student
Get Into the Groove of Five Acadian Tunes
There’s something satisfying about settling into the accompaniment of a tune and feeling everything come together.
Over five weeks, you’ll work through five Acadian tunes, one at a time. Pascal takes you through the guitar accompaniment, while Megan does the same on piano, breaking down the chords, patterns, and rhythmic feel behind each tune.
Along the way, you’ll get a closer look at how experienced accompanists support the melody, create swing, and keep the groove feeling solid without rushing the tune.
Five tunes. More time in the groove. And plenty of ideas to bring into your own playing.
Something to Work On Every Week
✓ Work through the chord changes behind five Acadian tunes
✓ Explore the rhythmic patterns that give the music its feel
✓ Hear how Pascal and Megan shape the accompaniment around the melody
✓ Spend time with the swing, groove, and timing of Acadian music
✓ Have a clear focus when you sit down to practice
✓ Take ideas from the lessons and start making them part of your own playing
And you don’t have to rush
The weekly schedule gives you a little momentum, but you’ll have access until November 30 so there’s plenty of time for life, catching up, and going back to the tunes you want to keep working on.
Everything You Need to Learn the Tunes
Pascal and Megan break the accompaniment for each tune into manageable pieces so you can hear what’s happening, try it yourself, and gradually understand how the chords, rhythms, and patterns fit together around the melody.
Guitar With Pascal
Pascal walks you through the guitar accompaniment step by step, showing you the chord changes, rhythmic patterns, and little choices that help the guitar sit comfortably underneath the tune.
Piano With Megan
Megan breaks the piano accompaniment down into practical pieces so you can see how the chords, patterns, and rhythms work together to create the groove underneath the melody.
Tools to Help You Learn
🟠 Step-by-Step Video Lessons
Work through the chords, patterns, and rhythms in manageable sections so you can see and hear what’s happening, try it yourself, and gradually put it all together.
🟠 Recorded Full Group Performances
Hear each complete tune played by the Trad Academy instructors and listen to how the accompaniment fits with the melody, rhythm, and overall feel of the music.
🟠 Chord Charts
Use the chord charts as a reference if it is helpful to you.
🟠 Adjustable-Speed Practice Track
🟠 Learn When It Works for You
There are no scheduled live classes. Watch, replay, and practice on your own schedule from your computer, tablet, or phone
🟠 English & French
Course material is available in both languages.
Learn With Pascal Miousse & Megan Arsenault (Bergeron)
Two experienced Acadian accompanists sharing the rhythms, patterns, and musical instincts they’ve developed through years of playing this music.
Pascal Miousse
A member of the internationally acclaimed Acadian group Vishtèn, Pascal has spent more than two decades playing, writing, recording, and sharing Acadian traditional music at home and around the world.
A versatile multi-instrumentalist, Pascal’s guitar accompaniment is deeply connected to the groove and feel of the music, supporting the melody while adding rhythm, swing, and energy.
In his lessons, Pascal breaks things down clearly so you can hear what’s happening underneath the melody and explore the chords, patterns, and rhythmic choices he brings to each tune.
Megan Arsenault (Bergeron)
Megan grew up surrounded by traditional Acadian music and dance on Prince Edward Island, where kitchen parties, music, and dancing were a natural part of life from an early age.
She is a member of the internationally acclaimed Acadian group Vishtèn, bringing her energetic piano accompaniment, dance, and deep connection to the tradition to stages at home and around the world.
In her lessons, Megan breaks the accompaniment down in a practical, approachable way so you can explore the chords, patterns, and rhythms behind each tune and bring more of that Acadian groove into your own playing.
Every Tune You Learn Keeps the Music Moving
Acadian traditional music has always been passed from one person to another.
You hear a tune. You learn it. You play it at a kitchen party, a session, a dance, or around the house. Maybe someday somebody learns it from you.
That’s how the music keeps going.
The Trad Academy is our way of sharing the music we grew up with and helping more people make it part of their own playing.
Every tune you learn becomes one more tune you can play, share, and pass along.
- PEI Trad Academy Student
Five Weeks of Acadian Accompaniment With Pascal & Megan
Returning Fall 2025 Students: Fall Tune Encore features the same five tunes and lesson content from our Fall 2025 session.
Accompaniment Course
Your registration includes:
✓ Five weeks of accompaniment lessons
✓ Five Acadian tunes
✓ Guitar lessons with Pascal
✓ Piano lessons with Megan
✓ Chords, rhythms, and accompaniment patterns
✓ Recorded full group performances
✓ English and French course content
✓ Access until November 30
Starts September 14
Registration closes September 13
$125
Want the Full Kitchen Party Experience?
3-Instrument Bundle
$225
Choose any three Trad Academy courses and save $150 compared with purchasing three courses separately.
5-Instrument Bundle
$325
Get complete access to all instruments and save $300 compared with purchasing three courses separately.
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Ready to Get Into the Groove?
Come spend some time with the chords, rhythms, swing, and groove behind the music, and give yourself something good to work on every time you sit down to play.
Starts September 14 • Registration closes September 13 • Access until November 30
We look forward to making music with you!
