Student Work

Music is an important part of life. It is also an important part of religion and devotion.

In this project, you will research the traditional music that is part of one of the world’s five biggest religions. Below are some kinds of music used in these religions

Hinduism - Kritis

Buddhism - Mahayana chant

Judaism - Cantorial music

Christianity - Gospel

Islam - Qawwali

Other religious music topics may be chosen if approved by Mr. Green. You will need to do research on the internet to complete this project.

The final project will be a website about the music of one of the above religions.

Click the links to the right to see students' projects

Sacred Music Website Projects

Fall 2022 Film Score Projects

For this project, you will need to add music to a short movie scene. You must write music for the scene that expresses the emotions in the scene.

Your final project will be an audio track made in GarageBand, which will be timed to your film scene. Your song must the length of the video you chose, and express three different moods, emotions, or feelings.

Classical Radio Commercial Project

Create a Spotify/radio commercial for a Baroque, Classical, or Romantic composer.

In this project, you must promote an upcoming concert by a Baroque, Classical, or Romantic era artist. You need to study the piece of music that will be performed at the concert, and you will need to learn about the aesthetics of the time period in order to promote the ideas in the music. Sell the concert by advertising the things that Baroque audiences would like to hear (or Classical, or Romantic era audiences).era audiences)al, or Romantic).Baroque audiences would like to hear (or Classical, or Romantic).arch the

You will promote a performance of one of the Classical composers we have studied in this unit.

You will use GarageBand or SoundTrap to create a radio commercial promoting the upcoming performance

Consider the following questions as you complete this assignment:

  • What are this composer’s stylistic traits? What things does the composer do consistently throughout the music? Are there any special traits they show that other composers from the time period don’t?

  • What emotions does the composer evoke in this music? What techniques do they use to express these emotions?

  • What guidelines or principles did composers during that time period try to follow? What techniques does your composer do to follow those guidelines? How well does the composer follow the principles or guidelines of the time period?


Music is an important part of life. It is also an important part of religion and devotion.

In this project, you will research the traditional music that is part of one of the world’s five biggest religions. Below are some kinds of music used in these religions

Hinduism - Kritis

Buddhism - Mahayana chant

Judaism - Cantorial music

Christianity - Gospel

Islam - Qawwali

Other religious music topics may be chosen if approved by Mr. Green. You will need to do research on the internet to complete this project.

The final project will be a website about the music of one of the above religions, including:

  • Analysis of the music

  • Analyze the means used to create emotions in the sacred music genre

  • Details about the history of the music

  • Photos

  • Recordings or videos of the music

  • Bibliography

Click the link below to see students' projects

https://sites.google.com/site/phelpsacemusic/bach-to-rap/website-projects-spring-2022

Spring 2022 Film Score Projects

You may choose a movie scene from the list below, or you can choose any movie scene you like that is roughly 1 to 1.5 minutes in length.

Film Score project 2.docx

Movie Projects from Fall 2021

Link to a OneDrive folder containing videos

Fall 2021 Film Score Project

You may choose a movie scene from the list on the left of this page, or you can choose any movie scene you like that is roughly 1 to 1.5 minutes in length.

Film Score project 2.docx

Sacred Music Website Projects Fall 2021

Spring 2021 Film Scores

For this project, you will need to add music to a short movie scene. You must write music for the scene that expresses the emotions in the scene. We will use SoundTrap to create the musical scores.


Fall 2020 Classical Composer Spotify Commercials

In this project, you must promote an upcoming concert by a Baroque, Classical, or Romantic era artist. You need to study the piece of music that will be performed at the concert, and you will need to learn about the aesthetics of the time period in order to promote the ideas in the music. Sell the concert by advertising the things that Baroque audiences would like to hear (or Classical, or Romantic era audiences).


Film Score Project Fall 2020

For this project, you will need to add music to a short movie scene. You must write music for the scene that expresses the emotions in the scene. We will use SoundTrap to create the musical scores.

Film Score Project Spring 2020

For this project, you will need to add music to a short movie scene. You must write music for the scene that expresses the emotions in the scene. Also, you must write a paragraph explaining how your choices of elements of music express these emotions.

Your final project will be a video made in Garage Band. Your song must last one minute and express three different moods, emotions, or feelings. You will also write written explanations of how your music expresses these emotions. Share the video with andrew.green@k12.dc.gov

Film Score project 2.docx

Fall 2019 Classical Composer Spotify Commercials

In this project, you must promote an upcoming concert by a Baroque, Classical, or Romantic era artist. You need to study the piece of music that will be performed at the concert, and you will need to learn about the aesthetics of the time period in order to promote the ideas in the music. Sell the concert by advertising the things that Baroque audiences would like to hear (or Classical, or Romantic era audiences).

PROJECT art.hsmusic.cs3.Smithsonian Project Entry Document.docx
project example

American Music History Museum Project

Create a museum showcasing various time periods in music in America.

Student Publicity Projects

Radio Commercials and Instagram pages for Baroque, Classical, and Romantic era composers

Gio Gabrielli Instagram

Click this link if the file won't open

www.tinyurl.com/giogabgram

Example Instagram page for Giovanni Gabrieli

A Baroque composer. To start your project:

  1. Click "file"

  2. Click "Make a copy" (You must be logged in to do this)

  3. Name the file with your composer's name and your first and last name

concert promotion project.docx

Classical Artist Publicity projects


Instruction sheet to the left.

What do people like about the music they listen to?

Do different styles of music have different “values” or aesthetics? Do aesthetics change over time?

In this project, you must promote an upcoming concert by a Baroque, Classical, or Romantic era artist. You need to study the piece of music that will be performed at the concert, and you will need to learn about the aesthetics of the time period in order to promote the ideas in the music. Sell the concert by advertising the things that Baroque audiences would like to hear (or Classical or Romantic era audiences).

Create an Instagram page and a radio commercial for your composer's music.

The project will be due December 4/5, 2019.

Fall 2019 Movie Projects

For this project, you will need to add music to a short movie scene. You must write music for the scene that expresses the emotions in the scene, explaining how your choices of elements of music express these emotions.

Your final project will be an audio track made in Garage Band or Presonus Studio One. Your song must last one minute and express three different moods, emotions, or feelings. You will also write written explanations of how your music expresses these emotions. Share the presentation with andrew.green@dc.gov

concert promotion project.docx

Classical Artist Publicity projects


Instruction sheet to the left.

What do people like about the music they listen to?

Do different styles of music have different “values” or aesthetics? Do aesthetics change over time?

In this project, you must promote an upcoming concert by a Baroque, Classical, or Romantic era artist. You need to study the piece of music that will be performed at the concert, and you will need to learn about the aesthetics of the time period in order to promote the ideas in the music. Sell the concert by advertising the things that Baroque audiences would like to hear (or Classical or Romantic era audiences).

Create an Instagram page and a radio commercial for your composer's music.

The project will be due May 24, 2019

Gio Gabrielli Instagram

Click this link if the file won't open

www.tinyurl.com/giogabgram

Example Instagram page for Giovanni Gabrieli

A Baroque composer. To start your project:

  1. Click "file"

  2. Click "Make a copy" (You must be logged in to do this)

  3. Name the file with your composer's name and your first and last name

Sacred Music Website Projects

Instruction sheet to the right

Create a website that analyzes one style of religious music, researches its history, and analyzes the means used to create emotion in that type of music.

Example Website:

Use sites.google.com to create your own site.


Sacred Music website project.docx

Film Score Projects

For this project, you will need to add music to a short movie scene. You must write music for the scene that expresses the emotions in the scene, explaining how your choices of elements of music express these emotions.

Your final project will be an audio track made in Garage Band or Presonus Studio One. Your song must last one minute and express three different moods, emotions, or feelings. You will also write written explanations of how your music expresses these emotions. Share the presentation with andrew.green@dc.gov

Spring 2019 Project Examples

Film Score project 2.docx

Legacy Projects

Classical Promotion project — Apr 10, 2018 2:02:00 PM

Sacred Music Teaching Project — Sep 29, 2016 1:18:35 PM

American Music History Museum Project — Jan 27, 2016 7:16:54 PM

Classical Music Concert Review — Jan 27, 2016 6:59:32 PM

Classical Music Concert Review Project — May 31, 2015 9:26:10 PM

Sacred Music Research Project — Mar 16, 2011 12:46:07 PM

Sacred Music Research Project — Mar 16, 2011 12:45:25 PM

Sacred Music Research Project — Mar 16, 2011 12:44:16 PM

Sacred Music Research Project — Mar 16, 2011 12:40:34 PM

Elements of Music Presentation — Mar 16, 2011 12:24:41 PM