Shaftesbury Nursery School, Belfast
Open afternoon is on Thursday 15th January from 2.30 - 4pm. We would love to see you and your little one.
open new window
pause
play

The orchestra came to school! 🎶

9th Jan 2026
We had such a fantastic musical morning in nursery. Our friends Ricky and Chris brought so many instruments to our classroom. We know now that a GIANT violin is called a Double Bass🎶. We learned about how the sounds were made on different instruments and we tried all sorts of percussion instruments. 
Chris played the piano really fast and then very slowly. We moved along to it. He played sad music and happy tunes. We learned about rhythm and beat. Some of us were super at keeping a steady beat with our claves. We chose instruments and actions for our favourite songs. Ricky told us the story of the Billy Goats Gruff and we added sounds to it. We had super fun and we all took part. 😊🌟🎶🎶🎶