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Many, many years ago when I was in high school, we played this little piece for our Halloween performance during football games! It's really easy and sounds really creepy on violin!
Hope you enjoy!! I would love to see how everyone plays it! Trills and all! 
Let me know how it goes!
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” ~Benjamin Franklin
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Thanks E j.
I'll try it in candlelight, lol
I am amazed at how old people of my age are.....
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Any time, Terry! I think I might try to scare some trick-or-treaters with this one!! LOL
Hmm.....maybe we can get Pierre to do a tutorial on this one for beginners! Kind of like the one he did for Danny Boy on St. Patty's day! I think it would be fun!
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Lol. Check FB. I'm using good clean voltage for Trick or Teaters!
I am amazed at how old people of my age are.....
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You better have a camera set up!! I'd love to see their reactions!!
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” ~Benjamin Franklin
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Oh wow! I just tried playing through use using Pizzicato and it sounds awesome!!! There's so many different ways you can play this!!
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” ~Benjamin Franklin
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how about you guys throwing up some recordings you've done of it... Love to hear it played.
Maybe played with an electric violin, pedal looper, HEY DANIEL.... I GOT A JOB FOR YOU....
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Okay, my first posting of audio on fiddlerman.com.
I modified the music a little. I rewrote it in C-minor (by simply moving the accidental flat from that A into the key signature). I removed the staccatos. I substituted a tremolo for the trill because it is a little easier to play for beginners. Near the end I inserted a whole note on the tonic so as to lull the listener prior to a final staccato "Boo!" to finish it off. Attached is png of the music and .wav audio. I can't say that my rendition is perfectly faithful to the notes I wrote, but it is pretty close.
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VERY nice!! Sehr gut, sehr gut!!!
I believe we had it in that key for the other instruments in band.....and I think for the other songs we "smashed" into it! LOL We played this mixed with Stone House, The Munsters, The Adam's Family and Ghostbusters! I wish I still had the original music our band director wrote, it was so much fun!
We would line up at the 4 corners of the football field before the half-time show and come, running and screaming, onto the field....in constume......and start our song/dance routine! .....come to think of it, our tuba player kind of "trotted" on to the field!
I've been playing this with Pizzacato on all the notes except for the A-flat, which I hit at fff! LOL There's so many ways you can play it, it's great!
Denny, where is Daniel?!?!? That would be PERFECT!!!! ......I need to get an electric violin.....I have sooo many "Stomp Boxes" I could use!
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” ~Benjamin Franklin
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I'd like to hear the theme music from the "Adams Family". I think it would make a really nice Halloween tune to master...
"If you practice with your hands you must practice all day. Practice with your mind and you can accomplish the same amount in minutes." Nathan Milstein
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LOL, I stole my wife's piano music! 
You'll have to play the main theme an octave higher though as it starts on the low F below the staff. But it sounds just as good on violin! ......I just need to find the other 3 pages.....piano players, NEVER organized with their music! Always leaving sheets EVERYWHERE! 
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EJKiszenia said
VERY nice!! Sehr gut, sehr gut!!!
Thanks for the compliment, Eric. And in two languages!
I have been intending to record this as you presented it, but I have been working on that Addams music on that other thread.
You have a way of pushing me a little. The first I tried double stops was on your "Jolly Fiddler". Now you are making me do staccatos and a trill.
Now come on, I want to hear you play this ... pizzicato or any way you want.
Any idea of the origin of this music?
I think it was written with two instead of three flats because of the trill. With the flat on A as an accidental, the trill is between Ab and the next higher scale degree, namely A. If that flat were in the key signature (three flats), it would put the trill between Ab and the next higher scale degree, namely Bb.
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That's awesome!! Sometimes, these forums remind me of my band & orchestra days! You pick up new stuff from the musicians around.......music, in a way, is kind of contagious! LOL We were always trying new things and pushing each other in a friendly way in our trumpet section! That's why I love this forum! You get that sense of camaraderie which helps us more then practicing on our own!
You know, I'm not sure where this piece came from! I've heard it in several movies and cartoons......especially in Disney films. I think the first time I actually heard it, it was in a Laurel & Hardy film.....I think Babes in Toyland.
What's funny is that I found a really weird version of the Addam's Family theme song after seeing your post! Check out the movie "Halloween With The New Addam's Family" if you get a chance! They also have a very good rendition of the "House" song you posted!
Hopefully, when I get my new PC, I'll be able upload more vids! The mic on this one works only when it wants to. 
I'll try getting something up soon! I really want to get involved with a group project as well!
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” ~Benjamin Franklin
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I just put together an easy rendition of the theme from the Addam's Family! Hope it works for everyone!
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” ~Benjamin Franklin
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Thanks Eric
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Thanks Eric. What program are you using to typeset that score? Are you able to make to program play the score so you can hear what it sounds like?
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RosinedUp said
Thanks Eric. What program are you using to typeset that score? Are you able to make to program play the score so you can hear what it sounds like?
For the Addam's Family, I used Guitar Pro 5 (GP5) just so I could have the little keyboard pop up and hit notes on that, making things go a little quicker. I've also been using that program for years, so that helps to! LOL
I also use Muse Score (free at http://www.musescore.org) and the trial version of Note Pad Finale. Muse has a lot to offer, it's just a matter of time to learn all the little things the program offers. There's so much, I sometimes don't know where to start! 
All three have a playback function. It's in midi, but some of the sounds like piano, are great!
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” ~Benjamin Franklin
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