Is your piano studio ready for a Halloween treat that’s more thrilling than chilling? We’ve composed a little something to make your lessons unforgettable.
Introducing “Phantom Funk,” a Halloween lap tap clap rhythm duet.
While you play a mesmerizing piano accompaniment, your students provide the rhythmic heartbeat with synchronized body percussion. It’s a thrilling way to infuse your studio with Halloween spirit!
And, as a bonus, the piece serves as a standalone solo for elementary level 2B students.
Not Just Another Halloween Piano Piece!
“Phantom Funk” isn’t just another Halloween piece; it’s an experience. Your students get to move, groove, and make music in a whole new way. Furthermore, combining piano and body percussion creates a lively atmosphere that keeps everyone engaged.
This piece is versatile. In addition to a rhythmic experience, it is a fantastic tool for skill development. When used as a piano solo, students will practice hand movement, leaping to intervals, and executing two-note slurs. Furthermore, they’ll navigate dynamic contrasts and master eighth note and dotted quarter rhythms.
“Phantom Funk” is simple enough for students to pick up quickly. Yet, the real challenge—and excitement—comes when they synchronize their body percussion with your piano playing. It’s the perfect blend of skill-building and creative collaboration.
Want to make your Halloween lessons unforgettable? “Phantom Funk” is the perfect addition. You can download the music at the bottom of the post but first…
Keep It Going With Our Elementary 2B Method Book
If “Phantom Funk” hits the right notes with your students, they’ll adore our WunderKeys Elementary Piano Lesson Book 2B.
In this much-loved method book, students break free from five-finger positions and explore the magic of one-octave scales.
With access to new notes, new intervals, and new chords, Lesson Book 2B feels like it is light years away from “little kid” music. Anyone listening to a student perform from this resource will be listening to a bonafide piano player.
Jam-packed with pop-infused piano studies, technical exercises, left-hand patterns, improvisation, sight reading, chord exploration, rhythm work, and classical-inspired pop repertoire, this book provides level 2 students with exactly what they want and need: super cool, peer-approved music that is developmentally appropriate and perfectly paced.
Click here or on the cover below to check out WunderKeys Elementary Piano Lesson Book 2B.
And, if you teach students who are still exploring five-finger positions, click here or on the cover below to check out WunderKeys Elementary Piano Lesson Book 2A.
Download Phantom Funk
Click on the first button below to download today’s Halloween lap tap clap rhythm duet from the Members Only Printables section of the Growing With WunderKeys Toolkit.
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