If you’d like to support these free resources and more like them (coming soon!), contribute what you wish!
1. Andan-SCREAM-O
• cellists: take turns screaming at end of each phrase
• pianist: normal (Andantino, Book 1 #12) except leave off last notes
• littles: scream
2. The Bloody Farmer
• cellists: very fast, last 3 notes of each phrase behind the bridge (As in Hitchcock’s Psycho score)
• pianist: (The Happy Farmer, Book 1 #15) but in F# major or another dissonant key (piano pdf coming soon!)
• littles: bow behind the bridge on last 3 notes of each phrase
3. Oh Come Little Children of the Corn
• cellists: normal notes, ponticello, correct bowing
• pianist: Book 1 #6, but in high Ab major or another dissonant key against the D major (piano pdf coming soon!)
• littles: do bowing in the air (“up down goes my bow”) with finger puppet on bow
If you wish to support these free resources and more like them (coming soon), contribute what you wish!
4. French Freak Song
• cellists: normal notes, with huge bows, tone, and vibrato. Say/cry “AAAAAAHHHH!” on long notes. Advanced kids: Tremolo, or bass notes (below)
• pianist’s: very low bass notes (below) in octaves
• littles: say “AAAAAAHHHH!” on long notes and bow long up bows in air; or V bow open D on phrase endings; or can bow bowing pattern on open D.
5. Gavottomy Lobotomy: (Gossec Gavotte)
• cut off all phrase ending notes – no cadences at all (leader stops abruptly) – make confused face
• can cut-off ending notes (esp in middle section) more randomly as a fun “watch the leader” game. Littles can cry “ehhhhh?”
6. Go Tell Aunt Zombie
• cellists: regular, with huge bows, tone, and vibrato. Groan “BRAINS!” on all half notes. Big kids: can tremolo bass notes below.
• pianist: in B minor, big low octave chords (bass notes below)
• littles: do bowing on open D string, groan “BRAINS”
7. Twinkle Twinkle Little Death Star
• cellists: D minor Twinkle, Imperial March rhythm, huge tone and vibrato. Rhythm is: “I’m Darth Vader and I breathe so weird”
• pianist: play Imperial March accomp rhythm (No, no spiderman, no spiderman, superman YES!) on D, Bb and F
• advanced cellists: Imperial March accomp rhythm: “No, no spiderman, no spiderman, superman YES!” on low D and F
• littles: play regular Twinkle quietly
8. Have You Seen the Ghost of John
• cellists: divide into three groups. (Big kids use music if sight-reading)
• pianist: simple chords in d minor
• littles: sing the song, ghost finger puppet on bow, great bow hold
9. RigaDOOM
• cellists: normal notes EXCEPT use Bb (low 1) on A string , say “Noooo!” on circle bows. Big kids can play bass-line below
• pianist: (Rigadoon, Book 1 #13) in B minor, can just use bass-line above
• littles: do circle bows and say “Noooo!”
10. Witches Dance: with tricks (coming soon!)
• pianist: Book 2, #9. With tricks, need time between phrases, last scale 3 times
• littles just do tricks
11. Perpetual Monster
• cellists: Play starting on C string
• pianist: Book 1 #9 in C major, very low octave, heavy bassline
• littles: do bowing on open C with great bow hold
12. Scare-Zo
• cellists: normal, with extreme dynamics, stand up and scream 3 measures from end, at top of big crescendo (and keep this a secret from the parents)
• pianist: Book 3 #4 – don’t play last 3 measures! Sudden cut off for the scream
13. Song of the Witch
• cellists: cackle on the circle bows
• pianist: normal (Book 1 #4)
• littles: Cackle and bow circles (can bow on open D, too)
16. Frightly Row
• cellists: normal Lightly Row (or ponticello, or “creaky” like Olivia’s) Book 1 #3
• pianist: low octave D Jaws Theme (up to Eb)
• littles: air bow or bowing on open D
Several more in development stage, including The 2 Chandeliers, Boo-rée, and Gruesome Berceusome. Check back soon! 🙂
If you wish to support these free resources and more like them (coming soon), contribute what you wish!
