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Halloween Dynamics

Submitted by Wynne Alexander, Decatur, Mississippi

Idea posted 2004-11-30

During Halloween, for any listening piece that has big dynamic changes, use a picture of Frankenstein for "forte" and a Pussycat for "piano" (F words, P words). I did this with Act III: Symphony by Purcell. My students especially love it when it's loud and scary and Frankenstein pops up!