--- title: "Nursery - Music - Computing - Creating Music" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-02-03-nursery-music-computing-creating-music" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Nursery - Music - Computing - Creating Music ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/7580827b-abb6-4e6e-959b-a398373759ef.jpg) 3 February 2026 ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/7580827b-abb6-4e6e-959b-a398373759ef.jpg)This week, the children enjoyed making their own music using the 2Explore tool on Purple Mash. We focused on using the computer to find different noises and seeing how we could put them together to make a fun tune. The children thoroughly enjoyed listening to the wide variety of sounds available within the software. They practiced their navigational skills to select and trigger different instrumental notes and effects, discovering how the software combined their chosen sounds into a continuous song. This process allowed them to experiment with different noises and hear how they sounded together in a rhythmic way. There was a wonderful sense of achievement as the children listened back to their completed "songs." Many were so proud of their digital creations that they even began dancing to the beats they had produced. [Nursery](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/nursery) [Early Years Foundation Stage](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/early-years-foundation-stage) [Computing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/computing) [Music](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/music) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/b1a88176-3d92-4573-86b7-662f210ca011.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-02-02-nursery-maths-i-spy) Previous ### [Nursery - Maths - I Spy...](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-02-02-nursery-maths-i-spy) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/Screenshot_2026-02-05_14.00.26.png)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-02-05-year-4-p-e-dancing-to-a-samba-beat) Next ### [Year 4 P.E. Dancing To A Samba Beat](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-02-05-year-4-p-e-dancing-to-a-samba-beat) ### 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/)