--- title: "Blog" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/index/tag:music/page:4" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Blog [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9398.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-01-05-16-37-11-year-5-music-shosholoza) 5 Jan #### [Year 5 Music ‘Shosholoza’.](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-01-05-16-37-11-year-5-music-shosholoza) In Music, Year 5 have been looking at South African music. We've been singing a capella and playing instruments along to the song ‘Shosholoza’, which is a song from those who speak Xhosa. We've learnt that songs sung in other languages can contain sounds that are unfamiliar to us, like the… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_4988%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-12-08-13-49-13-year-6-music) 8 Dec #### [Year 6 Music](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-12-08-13-49-13-year-6-music) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_20221207_144002.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-12-07-15-59-44-y6-music-week-advanced-rhythms) 7 Dec #### [Y6 Music Week - Advanced Rhythms](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-12-07-15-59-44-y6-music-week-advanced-rhythms) Y6 learnt about the work of ‘Zoltan Kodaly’ and developed an understanding of the Kodaly music method. We learnt how to strengthen the feeling of pulse when working with rhythmic patterns through collaborative activities (clapping games!) We used our hands as instruments to explore rhythmic… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_2675.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-12-01-11-28-39-year-3-sing-the-christmas-story) 1 Dec #### [Year 3 Sing the Christmas story](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-12-01-11-28-39-year-3-sing-the-christmas-story) Year 3 started December off with a bang where they joined other schools from Ellesmere Port to Sing the Christmas story. Just for the record we sang our own song fantastically to everyone. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_4673%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-11-07-13-44-09-music-year-3) 7 Nov #### [Music Year 3](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-11-07-13-44-09-music-year-3) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_2496(1).JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-11-02-17-23-30-music) 2 Nov #### [Music](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-11-02-17-23-30-music) Year 3 have been learning about rhythm, pitch, tempo and crescendos in music. Here we are composing our own melodies. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_2444.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-10-11-16-56-03-music-year-3) 11 Oct #### [Music Year 3](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-10-11-16-56-03-music-year-3) Year 3 have been learning about high and low pitch sounds and long and short notes in music. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_1554(1).JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-01-30-14-23-37-nursery-music) 30 Jan #### [Nursery Music](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-01-30-14-23-37-nursery-music) The Nursery children were exploring sounds, and how the instruments can make different sounds when played in different ways. ### 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/)