Alfred Publishing

10 Original Piano Solos by Alfred and Myklas Composers

Composers: Various
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Piano
Level: Late Elementary / Early Intermediate

Throughout the years, Alfred Music and Myklas Music Press have published solos for the Halloween season that have become favorites of both students and teachers. The pieces included in this series represent the most popular and effective solos drawn from the catalogues of both companies. Divided into four graded collections, outstanding works are included by Sharon Aaronson, Dennis Alexander, Christine H. Barden, Melody Bober, Anne Shannon Demarest, W. T. Skye Garcia, Mary Hauber, Bernadine Johnson, David Karp, Martha Mier, June Montgomery, Joyce Schatz Pease, Ruth Perdew, John Robert Poe, Catherine Rollin, Mary K. Sallee, George Peter Tingley, Robert D. Vandall, and Kim Williams.

Book 3 includes pieces appropriate for late elementary to early intermediate students. Challenges include pedaling more frequently than at the earlier levels; varying articulation; reading D minor, G minor, and C minor key signatures; balancing a left-hand melody against a right-hand accompaniment; and moving with ease around the keyboard.

Song List:

• Creepy Footsteps - Anne Shannon Demarest (composer)
• Grumpy Old Witch - Dennis Alexander (composer)
• Halloween Dance - Mary K. Sallee (composer)
• Halloween Hoedown - Bernadine Johnson (composer)
• Halloween Night - W. T. Skye Garcia (composer)
• It's a Scary Night! - Dennis Alexander (composer)
• Mountain Ghost Town - Ruth Perdew (composer)
• Skeleton Dance! - Mary Hauber (composer)
• Spooky Footsteps - Catherine Rollin (composer)
• Witches' Brew - Catherine Rollin (composer)