Here are 7 middle school music projects to inspire a love of composition in your students. You’ll wish you knew about these music education activities sooner! All of these projects are designed for google slides, but feel free to borrow any ideas for your own classroom!
1. Create Your Own Video Game
Your middle schoolers will adore learning about the joys of music composition through this fun, easy to follow music education project. Students will create a video game while composing music every step of the way. A FABULOUS way to get your music students to buy in!
2. Introduction To Songwriting
This music composition project makes songwriting simple! Your students will be guided through every step of the songwriting process from brainstorming, finding rhyming words, creating a harmony, creating a melody, and saving their work. Who knows which members of your class will top the charts!
3. Compose A Movie Score
What is more fun than movie music? In this project, your students will create an idea for a movie while composing music along the way. They will create musical motives, theme songs, and music for a full scene as they plan out their film!
4. Compose A Commercial Jingle
Who doesn’t love a good jingle! In this project, your students will create a product to sell through a short and sweet jingle! Be prepared for your students to get a case of the sillies through this cute and inspiring music project!
5. Save The Talent Show
Through this engaging and unique project, your students will be guided to “save the talent show” by using a collection of online composition tools to create songs that will fill in. This easy project is a good way to get your students accustomed to a variety of online musical tools!
6. Comic Book Composition Project
This project is a surefire HIT in any music room. Your students will create a musical comic book as they learn about making intentional musical composition choices. Your students will adore creating characters and situations, then reflecting their ideas in music.
7. Musical Amusement Park
This is another great project to teach your students about making intentional choices in their music creation. Your students will design amusement rides, then compose songs to reflect their motion. A fun way to continue developing your student’s skills!
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