All music projects are completed in the classroom. This usually occurs after a concert or before a break. Projects are listed on our music calendar. Students with a study hall are asked to plan ahead as they will need all of the provided time to successfully complete each project. The purpose of these projects is to provide students with creative opportunities to explore their own musical identity and explore creativity through music.
Each project will include different pathways of varying difficulties. These pathways exist to support student motivation and help meet each students individual needs.
Each project will include different pathways of varying difficulties. These pathways exist to support student motivation and help meet each students individual needs.
Middle School Projects
Silent Movie Project
Students may work in groups or individually to create a 15 to 30 second silent movie and soundtrack.
Students submit their movie at the end of the first week. Over that weekend Mr. Alexander removes all sound and the following week, students record a film soundtrack in the form of a piece of music, sound effects, ect. Over Christmas break, Mr. Alexander will combine the submitted materials into a silent film and return them when we return in January. Students will be given the opportunity to share their work at our Fine Arts Night in May.
Past examples have included movies of scenery, a stop motion lego movie, student comedies, and student dramas.
Pathway 1: Create a melody and sound effects for the full length of your movie that represents the tone and style of the movie you created.
Pathway 2: Create a sound track that includes a melody and harmony for the full length of your movie that represents the tone and style of the movie you created.
Pathway 3: Create a sound track that includes a melody, harmony, and percussion for the full length of your movie that represents the tone and style of the movie you created.
Students may work in groups or individually to create a 15 to 30 second silent movie and soundtrack.
Students submit their movie at the end of the first week. Over that weekend Mr. Alexander removes all sound and the following week, students record a film soundtrack in the form of a piece of music, sound effects, ect. Over Christmas break, Mr. Alexander will combine the submitted materials into a silent film and return them when we return in January. Students will be given the opportunity to share their work at our Fine Arts Night in May.
Past examples have included movies of scenery, a stop motion lego movie, student comedies, and student dramas.
Pathway 1: Create a melody and sound effects for the full length of your movie that represents the tone and style of the movie you created.
Pathway 2: Create a sound track that includes a melody and harmony for the full length of your movie that represents the tone and style of the movie you created.
Pathway 3: Create a sound track that includes a melody, harmony, and percussion for the full length of your movie that represents the tone and style of the movie you created.
Soundtrack of My Life
Students work individually to create a google slides presentation that sets music to important things in their life. Students are then given the choice to present their presentation with music for their peers. Students will also be able to share their presentation at our Fine Arts Night in May.
Students are required to share their playlist to Mr. Alexander to check appropriateness of their topics and selected music. After the playlist is submitted changes cannot be made.
Students work individually to create a google slides presentation that sets music to important things in their life. Students are then given the choice to present their presentation with music for their peers. Students will also be able to share their presentation at our Fine Arts Night in May.
Students are required to share their playlist to Mr. Alexander to check appropriateness of their topics and selected music. After the playlist is submitted changes cannot be made.
Original Composition Project
Students work individually to compose an original composition using either a Digital Audio Workstation and a midi controller (electronic pianos), their band instrument, or their voice.
Pathway 1: Compose at least two melodic ideas using any mode we explored in our classroom and include percussion instruments.
Pathway 2: Compose a piece of music that includes a melody and harmony.
Pathway 3: Compose a piece that includes a melody, harmony, and percussion instruments.
Students work individually to compose an original composition using either a Digital Audio Workstation and a midi controller (electronic pianos), their band instrument, or their voice.
Pathway 1: Compose at least two melodic ideas using any mode we explored in our classroom and include percussion instruments.
Pathway 2: Compose a piece of music that includes a melody and harmony.
Pathway 3: Compose a piece that includes a melody, harmony, and percussion instruments.
High School Projects
Arrangement Project
Students select a piece of music created by another musician, and using the melody and chord symbols of that piece, arrange it for a different ensemble, in a different style, or drastically change the piece from its original form.
Students will be given the option to share their work at our Fine Arts Night in May.
Students submit the music they want to arrange to Mr. Alexander on Friday, Oct. 18th.
Pathway 1: Students arrange the melody of their selected piece.
Pathway 2: Students arrange the melody and harmony of their selected piece.
Students select a piece of music created by another musician, and using the melody and chord symbols of that piece, arrange it for a different ensemble, in a different style, or drastically change the piece from its original form.
Students will be given the option to share their work at our Fine Arts Night in May.
Students submit the music they want to arrange to Mr. Alexander on Friday, Oct. 18th.
Pathway 1: Students arrange the melody of their selected piece.
Pathway 2: Students arrange the melody and harmony of their selected piece.
Original Composition Project
Students work individually to compose an original composition using either a Digital Audio Workstation and a midi controller (electronic pianos), their band instrument, or their voice.
Pathway 1: Compose a piece of music that includes a melody and harmony.
Pathway 2: Compose a piece of music that includes a melody, harmony, and percussion.
Pathway 3: Compose a piece that includes a melody, harmony, and percussion instruments. Your piece includes multiple related musical ideas to create form.
Students work individually to compose an original composition using either a Digital Audio Workstation and a midi controller (electronic pianos), their band instrument, or their voice.
Pathway 1: Compose a piece of music that includes a melody and harmony.
Pathway 2: Compose a piece of music that includes a melody, harmony, and percussion.
Pathway 3: Compose a piece that includes a melody, harmony, and percussion instruments. Your piece includes multiple related musical ideas to create form.