Description
Trick or Treat! For an inside look at what Creative Story Music Compositions is all about you will want to watch the video below. (Note: Music Educator Resources used to be FPSResources)
The purpose of the creative story compositions is to kickoff the composition process in a creative way. There are 3 options to choose from. All 3 ways students are encouraged to create a short story along the way. Above the staff, there is a blank space to write in their story. Blank composition pages for both story and music notation is included when it’s time to pull it all together.
Set up for differentiated needs, students have 3 options:
- Improvise
- Create a sound story
- Notate their story
I have included several different versions, including a melody line idea version (similar to what you would see in vocal explorations) if they just have no idea how to start. Depending what students want to do, you can choose appropriately.
I also included b/w options as well as off staff options. The B/W pages make fun coloring pages too. Bind them together for an end of the year storybook composition keepsake!
*NEW* Now includes a video option! Students can record their narration and music to moving slides.
This is a studio/classroom license which means it is reproducible. Use with all your students!
Want to see some student samples of the video option? This is a sample from the FaLaLaLaLa Creative Story Compositions. In these 4 samples, students created their story round robin style. (Each student added to the story). Then I gave them the option to turn it into a sound story, add music or a mix of both. You will notice that each group did something different.
FaLaLaLaLa Student Sample Videos
Related Resources
- Creative Story Music Compositions- Musical Decades (Reproducible)
- Creative Story Music Compositions- Medieval Quest (Reproducible)
- Creative Story Music Compositions- Fall Fun! (Reproducible)
- Creative Story Music Compositions- Christmas Fa La La! (Reproducible)
- Creative Story Music Compositions- Carnival Circus (Reproducible)
- Creative Story Music Compositions- A Pirates Life! (Reproducible)














Valerie E. –
Great product! I’m looking forward to using this in my lab. I love how there are multiple printing options and ways of using this product so I can choose to get just the right fit for my students!
Jennifer Foxx –
Thanks! I hope they enjoy creating!
Victoria M. –
Creative and appealing way to encourage students to compose. Perfect for students of different levels, including my beginner students who have limited note-reading skills. Thank you.
Jennifer Foxx –
You are welcome, feel free to share some examples of their SPOOKTACULAR story compositions! 🙂
Chantal N. –
Super matériel
Pianomom1 –
This resource has so many creative options to help students compose and see their finished results. It even has a bonus feature on how to watch their masterpieces as a video! It comes with extra composing pages and it has a black and white option for the picture pages. Thank you so much for your generosity!! I’m excited that there are different themes for these composing activities.
Jennifer Foxx –
Yay! I’m so happy to hear this. I hope your students have a spooktacular time creating their composition stories! 🙂