SKU: A0.1404470

It was a dark and stormy night…� is a collection of songs-writing templates centered around the theme of telling stories around a campfire. Full of spooky-sounding flats and staccato jump-scares, these late primer level songwriting templates work around a basic call-and response framework. The first and every other measure of music are provided; the blank measures are an invitation for the student to add in their own unique creations. I usually suggest the song end on a “C� key and offer similar guidance along the way.

The song templates are sequenced in order of difficulty to read and play; each includes a variety of interesting composing problems for primer-level pianists:

Rain Storm - harmonic seconds, thirds
Little Surprise - staccatos
Campfire Story - eighth note pairs, repeat bar
Black Cats and Bats - flats, quarter rests
Pumpkin Carving - 3/4 time signature
Potions and Poisons - slurs into staccato groups
Costume Party - review of flats, seconds
Vampires vs. Zombies - review of flats, seconds, eighth note pairs
Candy Bucket - intro to eighth note groups

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