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title: "Year 6 - Music - Exploring Texture"
url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-09-30-year-6-music-exploring-texture"
school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy"
---

# Year 6 - Music - Exploring Texture

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/y6_music.jpg)   30 September 2026

![](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/images/d5cad0f78c0e58b92e15ff0acd998bba.jpg)In Year 6 music, our pupils have been riding the soundwaves as they explore how **texture** creates depth and shape in music! Working in groups, the children took on the role of conductor, layering different body percussion, vocal sounds, and tuned instruments to build up 'wave' improvisations. They learned how adding and taking away different sounds changes the thickness of the musical texture—just like waves rolling in and out on the beach. To finish, the children recorded their original group ideas using creative graphic scores to capture every unique layer.

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