Ghosts On the Stairs - Level 1

By Earl Ricker

Students use melodic tones in the right hand combined with held chords in the left to bring out eerie, “wailing” sounds from the piano.

As beginning pianists strive to silently play the chords in order to form spooky "echos" while the melody plays, they also acquaint themselves with melody/accompaniment balance.

After students play this piece as written, let them use chords and melody tones in various keys to create their own Halloween music.