--- title: "Blog" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/index/tag:music/page:2" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Blog [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/DSCF0486.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-04-29-15-32-00-year-5-s-body-percussion) 29 Apr #### [Year 5's Body Percussion](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-04-29-15-32-00-year-5-s-body-percussion) Year 5 explored the concept of looping in music through the engaging medium of body percussion. They learned to create sounds using their hands, feet, and bodies and then looped these sounds to form rhythmic patterns. By layering these loops in groups, they composed intricate musical pieces.… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_8137%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-03-13-13-45-07-year-1-dance-festival) 13 Mar #### [Year 1 dance festival ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-03-13-13-45-07-year-1-dance-festival) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_20240207_143227.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-02-09-16-15-09-y6-music) 9 Feb #### [Y6 Music](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-02-09-16-15-09-y6-music) In music this week, the children looked at the key words of 'texture', 'dynamics' and 'tempo'. We learnt how to 'conduct' and then created our own 'rain music' - very creative! [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_4379%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-01-12-15-39-21-music-on-the-waves) 12 Jan #### [Music on the Waves!](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-01-12-15-39-21-music-on-the-waves) Year 3 have been learning all about rhythm in music and where better to learn about rhythm than on their Viking long ship? I'm not sure Steve Redgrave practised this way, but we had a great time singing our way across the North Sea! [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_1907.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-10-31-08-12-20-y2-music) 31 Oct #### [Y2 - Music](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-10-31-08-12-20-y2-music) Year 2 have been sorting instruments into different groups - strings, woodwind, brass and percussion. They have listened to a piece of music to identify the instruments being played. Knowledge: To listen to and analyse an orchestral version of a traditional story Skills: I can name the four… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_2311.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-09-25-15-47-32-walk-like-an-egyptian) 25 Sep #### [Walk Like an Egyptian](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-09-25-15-47-32-walk-like-an-egyptian) In a classroom not so far away, Year 5 students recently embarked on an exciting and educational musical journey through time. As part of their history and creative arts curriculum, they had the unique opportunity to explore the ancient world of Egypt by not only listening to the iconic song "Walk… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_2256(1).JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-09-18-16-16-31-here-come-the-egyptians) 18 Sep #### [Here come the Egyptians!](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-09-18-16-16-31-here-come-the-egyptians) On Friday afternoon Year 5 started their musical journey by to learning sing with accuracy, fluency, control, and expression. As we delve deeper into our music we will look to explore and use different forms of notation and to use hieroglyphs and stave notation to write a piece of… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_6902%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-07-06-12-05-30-year-1-dance) 6 Jul #### [Year 1 Dance](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-07-06-12-05-30-year-1-dance) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_6892%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-07-05-16-21-44-year-1-music) 5 Jul #### [Year 1 Music](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-07-05-16-21-44-year-1-music) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/355069065_1092354092152082_2457102973998136464_n.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-06-20-05-56-18-music-squad-workshop) 20 Jun #### [Music Squad Workshop ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-06-20-05-56-18-music-squad-workshop) Year 4 were very lucky to participate in a musical keyboard lesson with Hannah from Music Squad. The children had a great time keeping the pulse, playing different keys on the keyboard and singing in tune to a Toy Story Favourite, 'You've Got A Friend In Me!'. Hopefully. Music Squad will be… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_3730%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-06-19-14-53-28-year-3-music) 19 Jun #### [Year 3 Music](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-06-19-14-53-28-year-3-music) Year 3 enjoyed their first experience on the piano. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0585(1).JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-06-19-12-44-09-y2-music-workshop) 19 Jun #### [Y2 - Music workshop](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-06-19-12-44-09-y2-music-workshop) Year 2 had a lovely session learning all about how to keep a beat, play in tune and rehearse a simple song orally. ### School Life - [Brookside Blog ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog) - [News](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/news) - [Events](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/events) - [Photograph Galleries ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/photo-galleries) - [School Council](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/school-council) - [After-School Clubs ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/after-school-clubs) - [KIDZ Club](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/kidz-club) - [Calendar](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/calendar) - [Newsletters](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/information-for-parents/newsletters-2026-2027) - [Mental Health ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/mental-health) ### Categories - [Year 1](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-1) - [Year 2](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-2) - [Year 3](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-3) - [Year 4](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-4) - [Year 5](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-5) - [Year 6](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-6) - [Nursery](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/nursery) - [Reception](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/reception) - [We Love Reading](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/we-love-reading) - [Eco-Warriors](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/eco-warriors) ##### Location Rostherne Avenue Great Sutton Cheshire CH66 2EE ##### Contact Us 0151 558 1123 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/brooksideprimary/) © Copyright 2014–2026 Brookside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)