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Folk Tunes

Each of the following compositions is in the Irish Traditional music style; they area all free to access, and scores are hyperlinked to each title. Traditional Irish tunes are generally passed down by ear, and each player embellishes the tune with personal stylistic ornamentation. As such, the following scores are essentially 'scaffolds' of the tunes.

This is the first tune that I wrote while on Miami University's campus, and is dedicated to the Cricket that I accidentally killed in my freshman dorm room.

Composed in under an hour, this tune was named by my father, John Perry.

In May of 2019, I led the Irish Tune-writing Workshop at the Central Ohio Folk Festival, and co-wrote this tune with Greg Denby.

I have an ancient sewing machine that doesn't work very well, and the frustration of not being able to make the machine work gave way to the creation of this tune.

This tune was written with nothing particular in mind; the melody just sprung from nowhere. It was named by my father, John Perry.

The Center for Performing Arts (CPA) at Miami has practice rooms in the basement, which occasionally become the home of spiders, crickets, and other multi-legged friends. This tune was written for a jumping spider that I found there during the fall of 2019.

I wrote this tune for Kris Parker, a wonderful art vendor who I met at the Columbus Arts Festival.

I composed this tune when I was 15, while traveling in Nova Scotia.

This is the tune that kicked off my Violin Studio Tune Project, in which I wrote a tune for every member of the violin studio at Miami University. This particular tune is dedicated to James Lukenda.

Another tune from the Violin Studio Tune Project, this tune is dedicated to Carter Fogg.

Another tune from the Violin Studio Tune Project, this tune is dedicated to Claire Fulton.

Another tune from the Violin Studio Tune Project, this tune is dedicated to Amelia Bernard.

Another tune from the Violin Studio Tune Project, this tune is dedicated to Ben Martin.

Cup of Coffee was written to accompany the traditional Irish reel Cup of Tea.

I co-wrote this tune with a host of other young artists in 2018 at the Midwest Fleadh (one of the qualifying competitions for the Fleadh Cheoil na Heirann).

I composed this tune for my friend DJ Jones in the early spring of 2022.

This tune isn't quite traditional! It mixes together elements of Irish trad, Jazz, and classical to create a unique melody.

This tune was composed while I was in Ireland for the 2016 Fleadh Cheoil.

With this tune, I qualified to compete in the New Tunes competition at the Fleadh Cheoil na Heireann, Ireland's largest music competition & festival.

I composed this tune for my friend and former bandmate, John Garcia.

This reel is meant to evoke images of winter, and was named after one of my favorite webcomics, Winter Woods.

This tune was written for my friend Eli Levsky, and mixes traditional Irish tune structure with Klezmer-inspired tonalities.

Another tune from the Violin Studio Tune Project, this tune is dedicated to Melody Lebus.

Another tune from the Violin Studio Tune Project, this tune is dedicated to Gabe Manisco.

Another tune from the Violin Studio Tune Project, this tune is dedicated to Holly Bates.

Another tune from the Violin Studio Tune Project, this tune is dedicated to Sofia Bolda.

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