Jones, P. & Robson, C. (2008) Teaching music in primary schools. Exeter: Learning Matters

Austin, R. (Ed) (2007), Letting the Outside in, Stoke on Trent, Trentham

Craft, A. (2000) Creativity across the Primary Curriculum, framing and developing practice, London: Routledge

Craft, A., Burnard, P. and Cremin, T. (2008) Creative Learning 3-11 and How We Document It,  Stoke on Trent: Trentham

Gazard, P. (2010) You Can Teach Primary Music. London: Rhinegold Publishing Ltd.

Glover, J. (2000) Children Composing 4 –14, London: Routledge

Jeffrey, B. and Woods, P. (2003) The Creative School. London: Routledge

McPherson, G (2006) The Child as Musician: a handbook of musical development, Oxford: OUP.

Mills, J (2009) Music in the Primary School, London: Oxford.

NACCCE (1999) All Our Futures: Creativity, Culture and Education, London: DCMS/DfEE

NCC (1990) The Arts 5 – 16 ‘ A Curriculum Framework’, London: Oliver and Boyd

NCC (1990) The Arts 5 – 16 ‘Practice and Innovation’, London; Oliver and Boyd

OFSTED (1998) The Arts Inspected, Oxford: Heinemann

Penny, S, Ford, R, Price, L, and Young, S, (2002) Teaching Arts the Primary Schools.  Exeter: Learning matters. (Chapter 5.)

Philpott, C. (Ed) (2001) Issues in Music Teaching, London: Routledge

Philpott, C. (Ed) (2001) Music in the Secondary School London: Routledge

QCA (2000) Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage, London: QCA

Robinson, K. (2001) Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative,  Oxford: Capstone

Spruce, G. (Ed) (1996) Teaching Music, London: Oxford University Press

Swanwick, K. (1999) Teaching Music Musically, London: Routledge.

Wilson, A. (ed) (2005) Creativity in the Primary Classroom, Exeter: Learning Matters.

Music in the Classroom

Buchanan, K., and Chadwick, S, (1996) Music Connections. London: Cramer Music.

Clark, V. (2002) High Low Dolly Pepper. London: A & C Black

Court, S. and Whitlock, V. (2002-2008 4 bks) Singing Sherlock. London Boosey and Hawkes

Hunt, P (2001) Voiceworks, A handbook for singing. Oxford: OUP

Kerr, S.&N. (2000) Playsongs London:Playsongs Publications

MacGregor, H., Hanke, M., and Sanderson, A. (2003) Music Express, Years 1,2,3,4,5, and 6 (separate books). London: A and C Black.

MacGregor, H. (1998) Tom Thumb’s Musical Maths. London: A and C Black

MacGregor, H. (1999) Bingo Lingo. London: A & C Black.

Paterson A., Wheway, D. (2010 x 4 bks) Kickstart Music London: A & C Black Publishers Sanderson, A. (1995) Banana Splits. London: A and C Black

Unamsky, K. (2000) Three Tapping Teddies. London A and C Black

Unansky, . (1998) Three Rapping Rats. London A and C Black

Various authors (2004 and 2005) Music Express,  Foundation Stage, Years 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7. London, A and C Black

Websites

http://www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk/

a really excellent school site with fantastic links for all subjects, particularly music

www.musica.uci.edu (research into the links between music and neurology)

www.nyphil.kids.com (web site for children)

http://www.belondoneast.co.uk/assets/ofsted1.pdf (the Curriculum in Successful Primary Schools, Ofsted Publication)

http://www.artscampaign.org.uk/campaigns/education/futures.pdf  Government report into creativity in education

http://www.lmpi.co.uk/  Comprehensive Music site with lots of mp3 files linking across the curriculum

http://www.isme.org/  The International Society for Music Education. Promote music education world-wide. Specialised organisation.

http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/  another good school site with music resources

http://www.nc.uk.net/index.html  The National Curriculum online (under review).

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=BME  Web site for the British Journal Of Music Education

http://www.rhinegold.co.uk  Publisher of various music resources such as The British Music Education Yearbook. Various interesting aspects for music specialists.

http://www.youthmusic.org.uk  Useful oranisation that provides materials and funding for music. See details of Singposium (singing conference).

http://www.name.org.uk   Very useful organisation that provides practical information on music education issues.

http://www.sempre.org.uk  The Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research. Highly specialised music research organisation.

http://www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/schemes/music/  Currently has no Key stages 1 and 2 music

http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/docserver.php?temid=70  Government site - Virtual teacher centre (music) - reports and on-line curriculum

http://www.earlybirdsmusic.com/  Great collection of original songs for young children. Sadly no longer free but worth investigating.

http://www.voices.org.uk/  A good organisation for the promotion of singing. Website is being redesigned.

http://www.singforpleasure.org.uk  National organisation for the promotion of choral singing.

http://www.musicroom.com/se/referer/46000/mfschools.html  Online catalogue of printed music resources

http://www.mfy.org.uk/  Youth music education charity. Schools prom organisers.

http://www.creativitycultureeducation.org/data/files/progression-in-creative-learning-16.pdf  An excellent research study on creativity and progression in music and language

Journals

British Journal of Music Education

The Music Teacher

Primary Music Today

NAME magazine