If you are looking for beginning Autumn or Halloween music, here are some of the easy pieces I wrote for my students. They range in level from the first lesson to the first year. Many of you have downloaded these pieces over the years, but here they are in a convenient collection.
Students who have only had a few lessons are so excited to get a Halloween piece!
I wrote some of these in both pre-reading and on-the-staff notation so they are perfect for beginning students. They are not in middle C position, so they help with interval reading. The last one is 2 pages and a little more difficult.
Click on the links, not the pictures to download these. If you have trouble, try downloading the latest version of Adobe Reader.
What Will I Say On Halloween? (Finger numbers only. Very easy for the first week of lessons)
It’s October (Finger numbers only. Very easy for the first week of lessons. Does not mention Halloween)
Hey Mr. Mummy (On the staff with teacher duet)
See the Scarecrow (Very easy on staff piece for students just learning to read notes. This is a fall piece that does not mention Halloween.)
Halloween is Almost Here (pre-reading)
Halloween is Almost Here (on the staff)
Halloween, Halloween (pre-reading)
Halloween Halloween (on the staff)
Once A year On Halloween (pre-reading)
Once a Year On Halloween (on the staff)
Spooky Spiders (on the staff)
Five Little Pumpkins(pre-reading, but too long for a young beginner. This is the well-known folk song.)
Five Little Pumpkins (on the staff)
Sneaky Sneakers (Level 1. Two pages, does not mention Halloween)
I started a couple of these with one of my students today. She loved them! And she loved learning about Halloween, too, as she hadn’t heard much about it before (it’s not really celebrated in India).
Thank you for sharing these! Lots of fun for the beginners!
You’re very welcome! Check out my non-seasonal music for beginners.
Susan, thanks so much for all these pre-reading supplemental pieces! My young students enjoy having so many “extra” songs to play.
You’re welcome! I love how their eyes light up when they get seasonal songs!
Not only is your music awesome, but you have it laid out in big print so my young student with visual difficulties should be able to see it pretty well.
Teachers and friends,
I have had a lot of trouble with this post. I think WordPress was having some difficulty because all kinds of things happened when I posted it in my usual way. Some people were able to see it on their computer and come were not. I could not see it on my computer, even though I was getting comments on it. So I had to re-post. If you get two email notifications about this post, I am very sorry! It’s all I could figure out to do! -Susan
Thank you for sharing so many wonderful resources. Thanks especially for including some non-Halloween fall things.
You’re welcome, Jill. And thanks for the compliment.
Awesome! The link to Five Little Pumpkins pre-reading comes up as Spooky Spiders. Can’t wait to give these to my young students! Thanks!