Simply because they were the devil to transcribe. Unfortunately, some of my favorite Halloween pieces from classical music couldn’t make it on to my list of Halloween violin songs.
(If you’re struggling with minor keys, check out the free preview to my scales course here where I explain minor keys in detail!) And minor being slightly more torturous than major keys, these spooky songs can get tricky. I wish I could call these songs “easy” Halloween violin songs, but alas, all creepy songs are in minor keys. However, I’ve scoured the classical music repertoire for 5 spooky violin songs that are perfect for Halloween.
Classical music is full of some really skin-crawling pieces, but trying to find some that sound good on a solo violin is…well…not an easy walk in the graveyard.
Nothing quite says “spooky Halloween songs” like a lone, slightly out of tune violin. Want to get the song of the month sent right to your inbox? Sign up for my newsletter below. Or play along with either part when I play a duet with myself in the next play-along. One is just the solo, so feel free to play the duet part with me. And if you’re not learning vibrato, now’s the time to start! Take a look at my violin vibrato course here.ĭuring the video lesson to this Halloween violin song, I’ve included two play-along tracks. If you’re already using vibrato, I’ll talk about some great sections where you can add it in. One thing that will make this song really sparkle is vibrato. A round is just a type of duet in which someone starts playing a simple melody, and then two or four measures later, another instrument starts playing the same melody and the theme just gets layered over and over again like the layers on a dark chocolate devil’s food cake. The main theme of this movement is repeated over and over again as a round. (If scales are confusing you, sign up for a free preview of my guided scales course here.) That means we’ll have a big stretch between the B flat and the C#-so reach for it! There are three types of minor scales and for this song, I’ve chosen a harmonic minor scale since it matches the song best. Minor keys always sad, scary or spooky, so of course our Halloween song for this month will be in a minor key! I know you’ll love it!Īll violin Halloween songs are going to be in minor keys. If you aren’t familiar with this symphony, listen to the recording.