How to Play the Halloween Theme on Piano (John Carpenter)
Learn how to play John Carpenter's Halloween theme on the piano, mastering the art of fear with its eerie 5/4 rhythm. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music breaks down John Carpenter's iconic Halloween theme, showing how its eerie 5/4 rhythm, spine-chilling dissonant intervals and haunting chromatic chord progression create such a sense of dread. You'll understand all the essential music theory behind the piece and improve your fingering in this detailed tutorial. It's a fun, slightly spooky lesson that teaches real rhythmic and harmonic ideas. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 01:20 - What you will learn! 04:09 - Rhythm & Meter 05:48 - Accents with Pitch Order 06:59 - The Intro in just the RH 10:44 - Efficient Fingering 11:31 - Working out the Left Hand Bass 𝄢 13:28 - Transposing down to E minor 15:15 - The Magic of the Chord Progression 16:21 - The Heavy B minor section 18:29 - Revision of all sections ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #HalloweenTheme #JohnCarpenter #PianoTutorial
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