In the Hall of the Mountain King

 "In the Hall of the Mountain King" is an orchestral melody composed by Edvard Grieg in 1875, as part of the play Peer Gynt. It's instantly recognizable and extra fun to play extra fast. This isn't the only extra famous melody from that play; Grieg also wrote "Morning," the classic "cartoon character wakes up in the morning" song you've probably heard before. We'll start slow and gradually get faster as we repeat this song and it's sections.

Check out this performance by the Seattle Symphony

The form of this song is:
AABB
AABB+
AA+
(scroll down for different sections/versions)

A section only. Starts on Low A, slow and staccato. Creeping along.

AA BB sections

Whole song. AABB, up an octave AABB+, up an octave, switch hands then AA+ to end. By the end, go as fast as you can!

Advanced version, with two hands and chords. AABB, then AABB+, then AA+, and final chord section

Final section, advanced version. Try to get it going as fast as you can at the end!