Haunted House Horror Late Elementary Solo
$7.00
Haunted House Horror (Late Elementary Solo) plunges players into a slightly spookier corner of the haunted house, using whole-tone scale colors and atmospheric motifs that feel perfect for Halloween or any creative lesson theme. This version expands on the elementary solo with slightly more motion and hand coordination while remaining squarely in the late elementary technical range — engaging for students and satisfying to play.
Like the other solos in the collection, its eerie whole-tone and minor-infused sound world brings out the “creepy but fun” side of piano playing without being difficult, and it can be a great lesson by rote or with notation.
Key Info
• Key: D Minor (with whole-tone scale color)
• Time signature: 4/4
• Level: Late Elementary
• How long: 2 pages (Performance time ~1:15)
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Teaching Focus
• Exploring the whole-tone scale’s unique sound to create spooky atmosphere
• Coordinating left-hand motion with expressive right-hand lines
• Strengthening rhythmic accuracy and pattern awareness
• Can be taught by rote or with notation, depending on student preference
This purchase includes a Studio License, allowing you to use it with all students in your private studio. Thank you for honoring the composer’s work by not sharing files outside your studio.
Part of the Haunted House Horror collection — individual solos from the multi-level ensemble that let teachers assign exactly the right level while keeping a dramatic, cinematic theme across studio repertoire.
Haunted House Horror (Late Elementary Solo) plunges players into a slightly spookier corner of the haunted house, using whole-tone scale colors and atmospheric motifs that feel perfect for Halloween or any creative lesson theme. This version expands on the elementary solo with slightly more motion and hand coordination while remaining squarely in the late elementary technical range — engaging for students and satisfying to play.
Like the other solos in the collection, its eerie whole-tone and minor-infused sound world brings out the “creepy but fun” side of piano playing without being difficult, and it can be a great lesson by rote or with notation.
Key Info
• Key: D Minor (with whole-tone scale color)
• Time signature: 4/4
• Level: Late Elementary
• How long: 2 pages (Performance time ~1:15)
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