Halloween Piano Solos And Spooktacular Note Reading Games

Kids love Halloween, especially in our house.

My youngest daughter, who is born in October, is Halloween-obsessed. As early as July, she starts talking about costume selection.

Because of this kind of enthusiasm, you probably feel obligated to bring some Halloween fun into your piano studio.

But do you worry that it will disrupt your students’ progress? Do you really want to take a break from a method book to have some fun with Halloween music?

You will… if you start using the Halloween book we have just released today!

Mummy Rocks The Costume Contest: Halloween Songs and Activities for Mid-Primer Piano Students is out now.

This adorable, not-so-spooky piano resource can be used alongside (or even in place of) a primer method book in late September and October.

You don’t have to worry about any disruption in learning. In fact, your primer piano students will likely progress faster with this supplementary resource than without it!

In today’s post, we will dig deeper into Mummy Rocks The Costume Contest and also share a visual preview.

Halloween Piano Lesson Prep… Done!

Mummy Rocks The Costume Contest is your Halloween lesson planning… done!

Like all of the piano books in Andrea and Trevor Dow’s Very Useful Piano Library, this book is a pedagogical powerhouse jam-packed with piano songs and activities.

But wait! Is it only for mid-primer piano students?

Mummy Rocks The Costume Contest is leveled for mid-primer piano students but it is composed so that it can be used with late primer, and even level 1 piano students too.

Like most mid-primer piano books, the music is in middle C position. But, with 6-line piano solos, the music is a little longer than the songs in most primer resources.

By making the pieces just a little more involved, they work well as supplementary repertoire for older students while still being approachable for mid-primer players.

In addition, we took careful attention to having an even distribution of notes between the treble staff and bass staff.

Many middle C position songs in piano method books are treble staff-dominant. For this reason, it is common for students beyond the mid-primer piano level to still struggle with reading F, G, A, and B, on the bass staff.

While Mummy Rocks The Costume Contest is a mid-primer resource it is perfect for these students too.

Today we are thrilled to announce that Mummy Rocks The Costume Contest is now available on Amazon.

You can click here or on the cover below to buy it now, or check out the preview pages below.

Let’s Take A Look Inside:

1. Piano Pieces

Mummy Rocks The Costume Contest contains nine pieces for mid-primer piano students (eight solos, and a teacher/student duet).

The imaginative illustrations and loveable lyrics that accompany the pieces tell an engaging story about an adorable mummy in search of the perfect Halloween costume. After a hilarious, but ultimately unsuccessful search, he discovers that maybe just being himself is best. View sample pages below:

2. Activity Pages

Interspersed throughout the book are activity pages to supplement the music. These activity pages include sight-reading exercises, rhythm activities, note reading games, note printing exercises, a timed test, and a Color-It Note Reading Mystery Picture. Here are a few samples of these pages:

3. Warm-up Exercises

Mummy Rocks The Costume Contest begins with two pages of getting ready, warm-up exercises that students should perform at the beginning of every practice session to boost note-reading skills, coordination, and finger strength.

4. A Practice Tracker

Kids practice more often when they take ownership of their learning. At the end of Mummy Rocks The Costume Contest, students will find a practice tracker page where they can keep track of their hard work in a kid-friendly way.

5. A Certificate Of Achievement

Upon completion of Mummy Rocks The Costume Contest, students receive a Certificate of Achievement to reward their efforts. Simply cut out the certificate, fill in the relevant details, and present it to the deserving student.

Buy Mummy Rocks The Costume Contest Today!

If you have a mid-to-late primer piano student you will definitely want to hop on over to Amazon right now and pick up Mummy Rocks The Costume Contest.

More From The Very Useful Piano Library

If you are looking for more exciting resources from Andrea and Trevor Dow’s Very Useful Piano Library be sure to check out the following titles (click on the cover or the link below each book).