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Halloween Freebies: Music for Beginners

9/2/2017

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This year I have quite a few new beginner students, so I thought it would be a perfect time to put together a few easy Halloween pieces to share!

Feel free to download the three pieces below and use them with your students this fall. 



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The Halloween Song (beginner): this is the silly song that most kids learn in grade school ("trick or treat, smell my feet..."). This version uses only quarter notes and half notes on the black keys and is easy enough to be taught by rote. This would be a great piece for a first lesson! Click HERE.

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​Trick or Treat (primer): this is an original composition with an optional teacher duet. It is written on the staff using only A and B in the left hand and C, D, E, F, G in the right hand. This would make a great piece for a Halloween recital! Click HERE.

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​In the Hall of the Mountain King (elementary): a student favorite, this easy version of Grieg's classic piece uses the D minor five-finger scale and has a simple hand crossing and position shift that is marked in the score for ease of reading. Click HERE.







Enjoy! If you use any of these pieces with your students, please leave a comment and let me know. I would love to hear from you!


13 Comments
Kathy Beemer
9/4/2017 11:16:45 am

Several of my students will love these pieces. Thanks for sharing!

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Chrissy Ricker
9/5/2017 08:40:32 am

You are welcome, Kathy! I hope your students enjoy them!

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Mell
9/28/2021 07:51:37 am

Hi, this is mell so uhh this is very ez!

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Chrissy Ricker
9/28/2021 08:23:05 am

Yes, these are my very easiest arrangements for preschool and elementary students! You can see all of my Halloween arrangements and search by level on my website here: https://www.popmusicplus.com/browse/by/genre/Halloween

Jeaneice
9/5/2017 11:04:41 am

Thank you these will be great!

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Sally Ritchie
9/5/2017 02:43:33 pm

They look great! Thanks!

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Noreen
9/5/2017 08:46:58 pm

I will be using all three songs. Thanks!

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Melissa Dalley link
9/6/2017 09:25:45 am

Thank you, Chrissy! I like your choice in the Grieg to have the LH cross over. I've tried arranging this for elementary level students (at their request) but struggled with the range of melody notes. It's a good solution.

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Ann
9/12/2017 06:36:18 pm

Thank you for sharing these pieces. I have a young student who loves crossing hands so she will enjoy In the Hall of the Mountain King

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Karan Gibson
9/14/2017 04:54:36 pm

Thank you for being so generous! My students will love these songs.

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Rhiannon
9/27/2017 08:55:17 am

These are fabulous. Thank you so much. I will be using all three with various students in a couple of weeks, what a great selection for a range of young students.

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Maryse Guevara
10/31/2022 04:19:11 pm

Thank you for sharing! Second year we've enjoyed playing these!

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Chrissy Ricker
11/1/2022 05:22:36 am

You are very welcome--glad to hear that you and your students have been enjoying them!

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