"It's all in the music. You listen to the music, you feel what I'm saying," said Ebony Edwards, who doesn't care to talk about her emotions.
But by working on the Hill Freedman World Academy's student produced music album, the high school sophomore was able to express them through songs.
"I just wrote. I just wrote how I felt. I put it down on paper, I put all my emotions out there," she said.
During the yearlong project, Edwards and 120 other Freedman students worked to produce a 21 track album.
Rajah Goldstein says the process, where they got to work with music industry professionals, helped her evolve as a student and as a person.
"It's been great. It gives me a chance to continue writing, which is something I always wanted to do. I've grown in writing. I've gotten better. I'm trying new genres, new topics to write about, and it's great. I'm overall just growing as a writer. That's my goal," Goldstein said.
David Bradley with Live Connections, the company that helped the students put the project together, says what they are doing goes beyond music.
"There are all of these skills that the students are learning, that are both about making art but a lot about learning how to engage the world and be ready to be thoughtful participants, leaders and citizens," Bradley said.
To hear the album, which also features Philadelphia school's superintendent Dr. William Hite, click here.