Abstract
This study demonstrates the wide divergence of attitudes to various aspects of music between students of different levels of education, localities and sex, and also between students and their parents, and between parents of different sex. Differences in attitude between parents of a number of occupational groups, however, are seen to be less marked.
The author concludes that recognition of these differences between students must be considered when designing curricula. Because parents have such a low regard for the importance of music in their children's education, it is necessary for music educators to carry out a ‘parent education program’, helping parents to become more aware of the new and more vital approach to music education taking place in many of today's schools.