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Piano students love playing holiday-themed music. You can embrace the fall in your studio by teaching Halloween piano music to beginners.
If you have a student who wants to play music with some spooky sounds, check out the music selections below of the best Halloween music for beginners.
Pre-Reading
Beginner
- Faber – Zoom, Zoom, Witch’s Broom (Also found in the Primer Gold Star Performance Book)
- Gillock – Halloween Witch (Accent on Solos Book 1)
- Bastien – Halloween Treats, Primer Level
- Bober – Black Cat Waltz, A Frightful Night (Grand Solos for Piano Book 1)
Elementary
- Halloween at its Best, Book 1 (My favorite!)
- Halloween Favorites, Book 1
- Bastien – Halloween Treats Level 1
- Mier – Creepy Creaky Sounds
- Klose – Things That Go Bump in the Night (Another favorite)
- Mcarthur – Let’s Celebrate Halloween! Book 1
Be sure to check out other repertoire lists here. If you prefer not to teach Halloween music, be sure to check out my list of Autumn piano music for beginners.
🎵 For other Halloween-themed activities in your studio, you can run a candy jar contest (free download) or use the following fortune teller games:
Halloween Fortune Tellers Set 1 (Piano white key names, steps/skips on the staff, symbols)
Halloween Fortune Tellers Set 2 (Piano black key names, intervals 2nd thru 5th, dynamics)
Autumn Fortune Tellers (Naming space notes, musical alphabet, music math)
Lauren teaches piano to students of all ages. She enjoys creating resources for her students and teachers. She is the author of Ready for Theory®. For personalized help, check out the consultations page for teachers.
