A Haunted House

Edna Mae Burnam

Excerpt of A Haunted House

Era

Difficulty Level

Moods

Mysterious,

Scary

Style

Contemporary

Elements

A Minor Five Finger Scale

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Scales

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the A Minor scale.

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Accents

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Expression

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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Accidentals

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Intervals

Sharps, flats and naturals that do not appear in a key signature.

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Blocked 3rds

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Intervals

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 3rd of any quality.

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Details

Title

A Haunted House

Composer

Edna Mae Burnam

Publisher

The Willis Music Company

Collection

Strange Sounds

Year

2021

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

A Minor

Time Signature

4/4

# of Measures

48

Teacher Duet

No

Lyrics

Yes

Holiday

Halloween

Student Ages

Children,

Teens

Student Types

Ambitious Students,

Average Students,

Students About to Quit

Teaching Tips

Focus On Expressive Markings,

Highlight the Contrast in Articulation,

Work on Creating a Mysterious Character