Halloween Group Piano Lesson Plans
Your students will love these two fun Halloween Group Piano Lesson Plans that are designed especially for first-year beginner kids.
Each lesson plan has games, sheet music, and everything you need to make your October lessons fun and memorable.
You get two fun lesson plans Here's what each plan includes
Teacher Lesson Plan
The plan contains detailed instructions for the teacher and tells you exactly what to do to give your students a fun and memorable Halloween group piano lesson.
2 Halloween Theory Games
The first lesson contains these games:
- Trick or Treating for Rhythm Game (students get to "trick or treat" to their teacher during the lesson!)
- Batty Halloween Steps and Skips (fun team game that helps kids practice steps and skips on the staff)
The second lesson contains these games:
- Halloween Piano Keys Puzzle (for learning & practicing the names of the piano keys)
- Wrap the Mummy (perfect way to have lots of silly fun with your students + teach or review note names + get great pictures to post to your studio website/Facebook page to show off what a fun piano teacher you are!)
2 Halloween Pieces
It can be hard to find fun Halloween sheet music for beginner students that uses the notes they've been learning.
No worries! I've got you covered with 4 original Halloween pieces, designed especially for beginners in a group.
The first lesson contains:
- That’s Halloween (uses only treble middle C, D, E)
- Spooky Sounds (uses only bass A, B - the 2 notes below middle C)
The second lesson contains:
- Trick or Treat! (uses only treble middle C, D and has some fun bench tapping!)
- My Halloween Costume (uses only bass A, B, middle C)
Each piece has large, easy to read notes, lyrics, and fun graphics.
Ear Training Game
The first lesson contains:
Black Cat's Low or High Halloween Notes (helps kids diffrentiate low and high pitches)
The second lesson contains:
Up or Down Spider Notes (helps kids identify the direction of a series of notes)
Halloween Creative Piano Playing Activity
It is sooo fun to teach students how to play the piano creatively, and even young beginners can start developing these skills. And they totally love it!
Playing from a chord chart is such a fun and easy way for students to learn to pay their favorite songs. Have you ever wondered how early you can start teaching songs with chord charts? Right at the beginning!
The first lesson has a super fun, simple chord song for brand new beginners called Get Some Candy! It uses only a simplified C chord, and your students will be able to learn it quickly.
The second lesson has a beginner piano composition activity.
Your students will get to comose their own melody for a fun Halloween song. The lyrics are already printed on the activity sheet, along with colorful graphics.
Composing their first masterpiece will be a snap, and your students will love it!
The teacher lesson plans will guide you in teaching both the chord chart and the composition activity. You'll love seeing how fun it is to teach creative piano playing to beginners!
Halloween Theory Worksheet
Each lesson has a fun Halloween theory workheet that gives your students practice with beginner concepts.
You get a colored version and a black and white version so that you can choose which version you'd like to print for your students.
"Power" Practice Assignment Sheet
I know kids well--without written instructions, most won't remember what they're supposed to practice at home.
So I did all the work for you to create a Practice Assignment Sheet so that your students can practice the fun Halloween pieces they learned in class.
What makes this Practice Assignment Sheet so powerful?
In addition to listing which pieces to practice, it's got detailed practice instructions that follow a proven formula.
It's also got a practice log, so that right there next to their assignment kids can record their at-home practice efforts.
If you want, you can ask kids to bring their completed practice log to the next lesson to earn points or a treat.
Studio License
Included with your purchase is a studio license so that you can teach these fun Halloween group piano lessons to an unlimited number of students within your studio throughout your lifetime.
The entire bundle is digital so that you get immediate access, and so that you can print as many copies of the materials as you need.
Make October Fun for Your Piano Students
Childhood holidays are a time for celebrating and creating memories. Your students will love that you’re bringing some Halloween fun to your studio with these special group lesson plans and fun seasonal activities.
Click the button below to buy the two Halloween Group Piano Lesson Plans.
Covid-19 Update: Be sure to follow local guidelines. Check if small group gatherings are allowed, and follow local guidelines for masks and social distancing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How many Halloween Group Lesson Plans do I get?
A: Two. With these lesson plans you can hold fun Halloween lessons during two weeks in October. See above to learn what materials are included in each lesson plan.
Q: How are the lesson plans accessed?
A: The lesson plans are accessed digitally. After your purchase, you will be able to log in and access the lesson plans and print the teaching materials.
Q: What ages are these two Halloween Group Lesson Plans designed for?
A: First year beginner kids ages 5-8.
Q: How long is each lesson?
A: There is more than enough material to fill a one hour group lesson. I wanted you to have plenty of material so that you wouldn't be left hanging. Different teachers will progress through the activities at different paces, depending on the number of students in their class, the attention span of their students, and many other factors. Feel free to select the activities that are the best fit for your students. During class, pay attention to your students’ cues to know when to move on to the next activity.
Q: How do I fit these lessons into my regular curriculum?
A: To use the Halloween lesson plans, simply pause your regular curriculum for two weeks and insert the holiday lesson plans. Then afterwards pick up where you left off with your regular curriculum. Your students will love that you made time for some Halloween fun!
Q: I don't currently teach group piano lessons, but I'd like to try it out. Can I use these Halloween lessons to do so?
A: If you don't currently teach group lessons, now's the perfect time to invite all your beginner students to come to a fun group lesson Halloween Party! You'll be giving your students a fun experience and you'll get to "test the waters" of group teaching.
The only part of lesson plan that you'd need to modify is the "on the bench" time if you don't have multiple pianos or keyboards. If you only have one piano, you can invite multiple students at a time to play the piece on different octaves (Covid-19 update: or invite the class to color the graphics on their assignment sheet while you invite one student at a time to your piano.)
But as for the rest of the lesson, you're good to go! Your students will love getting to learn music and play games with friends. And you'll appreciate that you get to experiment with what it’s like to teach group piano lessons--without making a commitment until after you see how you like it.