Sarah Hennessy is currently Lecturer in Music Education at Exeter University, prior to which she practised as a classroom and then an advisory teacher of music.

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Music curriculum issues 2 Pulse and rhythm 3 Pitch and melody 4 Listening 5 Form 6 Texture Appendix 1 Relating activities to the National Curriculum (England) Appendix 2 Instruments Appendix 3 Music technology in the primary curriculum

Sarah Hennessy is currently Lecturer in Music Education at Exeter University, prior to which she practised as a classroom and then an advisory teacher of music.

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Music curriculum issues 2 Pulse and rhythm 3 Pitch and melody 4 Listening 5 Form 6 Texture Appendix 1 Relating activities to the National Curriculum (England) Appendix 2 Instruments Appendix 3 Music technology in the primary curriculum

Sarah Hennessy is currently Lecturer in Music Education at Exeter University, prior to which she practised as a classroom and then an advisory teacher of music.

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Music curriculum issues 2 Pulse and rhythm 3 Pitch and melody 4 Listening 5 Form 6 Texture Appendix 1 Relating activities to the National Curriculum (England) Appendix 2 Instruments Appendix 3 Music technology in the primary curriculum