PEI TRAD ACADEMY FALL TUNE ENCORE
Learn 5 Acadian Tunes on Whistle With Emmanuelle LeBlanc
Spend five weeks learning five Acadian tunes with Emmanuelle, one tune at a time. Add some new music to your repertoire, spend time with the phrasing and feel of the tunes, and give yourself something fun to pick up your whistle and work on every week.
Starts September 14 • Registration closes September 13 • Access until November 30
- PEI Trad Academy Student
Five Tunes to Dig Into This Fall
There’s something satisfying about having a new tune to get into your hands.
Over five weeks, Emmanuelle will take you through five Acadian tunes, one at a time. She breaks each melody into manageable phrases so you can really hear what’s going on, then gives you the space to work through it at your own pace.
Along the way, you’ll get a closer feel for Emmanuelle’s phrasing and approach to the music, while adding five more tunes to your own repertoire.
Five new tunes. More time with your whistle. And plenty to keep playing after the course is over.
Something to Work On Every Week
✓ Add five Acadian tunes to your repertoire
✓ Work through each melody phrase by phrase
✓ Spend time with the phrasing, rhythm, and feel of each tune
✓ Have a clear focus when you sit down to practice
✓ Get more comfortable learning traditional melodies by listening and repeating
✓ Go back and spend more time on the parts that need it
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
Emmanuelle gives you several ways to work with each tune, so you can listen, watch, repeat, and use the resources that are most helpful to you.
🟠 Phrase-by-Phrase Video Lessons
Emmanuelle breaks each melody into manageable sections so you can hear what’s happening and work through the tune a piece at a time.
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Hear each complete tune played by the Trad Academy instructors and hear how the melody fits into the full sound of the music.
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🟠 Adjustable-Speed Practice Track
Slow things down when you need to, repeat a section, and work toward regular speed when you’re ready.
🟠 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 Emmanuelle LeBlanc
Emmanuelle LeBlanc is a singer, composer, musician, and Acadian creator whose work is deeply rooted in traditional music while always leaving room for creativity and exploration.
A founding member of the internationally acclaimed Acadian group Vishtèn, Emmanuelle has spent more than two decades performing and sharing Acadian traditional music at home and around the world.
Her teaching style is warm, relaxed, and practical. She has a natural way of breaking a melody into pieces that feel manageable while still keeping the character and flow of the tune intact.
Learn Whistle With Emmanuelle
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.
- Trad Academy Student
Five Weeks of Acadian Whistle With Emmanuelle
Returning Fall 2025 Students: Fall Tune Encore features the same five tunes and lesson content from our Fall 2025 session.
Whistle Course
Your registration includes:
✓ Five weeks of Whistle lessons
✓ Five Acadian tunes
✓ Phrase-by-phrase video instruction
✓ Recorded full group performances
✓ Sheet music
✓ Adjustable-speed practice tracks
✓ Course material in English and French
✓ Access until November 30
Starts September 14
Registration closes September 13
$125
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$225
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$325
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Ready to Pick Up Your Whistle?
Come add some new music to your repertoire, spend some time with the phrasing and feel of the tunes, and make practice something you actually look forward to!
Starts September 14 • Registration closes September 13 • Access until November 30
We look forward to making music with you!
