--- title: "Year 4 Music - Making The Sounds Of A Rain Storm" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-11-04-year-4-music-making-the-sounds-of-a-rain-storm" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Year 4 Music - Making The Sounds Of A Rain Storm ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/Collage_2025-11-04_12_06_38.jpg) 4 November 2025 **Year 4 music students** brought the sounds of a **rainstorm** to life! After watching an orchestra video that demonstrated how to create rain effects using only their hands, the class worked in groups. They began **slowly and quietly**, gradually building the intensity and speed of the storm with actions like **finger clicks**, **claps**, and **jumping**. The piece progressed from a gentle shower to a loud, quick downpour. ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/Collage_2025-11-04_12_06_38.jpg) [Year 4](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/year-4) [Music](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/music) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/9cef025e-ff6e-4fb3-8249-6ba426957036.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-11-03-nursery-geography-leaf-hunt) Previous ### [Nursery - Geography - Leaf Hunt ](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-11-03-nursery-geography-leaf-hunt) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/5952588e-5479-4d3e-bf4e-22715e373efe.jpeg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-11-05-reception-re-special-times) Next ### [Reception - RE - Special Times](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-11-05-reception-re-special-times) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)