Product Description
This minor-key variation on Jolly Old St Nicholas features lots of accidentals and humorous Halloween lyrics. The right hand stays in D minor position, with the left hand thumb on middle C, resulting in a modified Middle C hand position that’s perfect for beginning players who are starting to branch out and play with accidentals.
Arrangement Details:
• Number of Pages: 1
• Duration: 30 seconds
• Hand Position: modified Middle C Position (RH thumb on D)
• Key: D minor
• Includes: 1 verse with original lyrics
• Features: finger numbers, funny lyrics, accidentals, dynamics, and articluation markings
• Great For: sight reading, teaching major and minor, Halloween recitals and lessons, moving out of Middle C hand position, introducing chromatics, beginners, self-taught, group lessons
About the Arranger:
Amanda Dills is a composer and arranger (and educator and instructional designer) from Oklahoma City. She has a degrees in Music Education and Music Composition, and teaching experience in settings ranging from private violin and piano instruction to K12 Vocal Music to college music theory courses. For more information (including full composition and arrangement catalogue and fun freebies!), visit www.amandasmusicshop.com
Looking for other minor key variations or humorous Halloween pieces? Here are some other pieces by this arranger you may like:
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• The Spooky Scary Spider (Sheet Music Plus | Sheet Music Direct)
• Seven Sinister Songs for Easy Piano (Sheet Music Plus | Sheet Music Direct)
• Pumpkin Spiced: intermediate arrangement of the Coffee Dance from the Nutcracker (Sheet Music Plus | Sheet Music Direct)
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