The study focuses on the relationship to music in children and the youth. The relationship of young people to this type of art is described mainly on the basis of the results of the research conducted at the turn of years 2008 and 2009. The research was focused on the influences shaping the attitude to music, musical taste, further on the position of music education and its role in creating attitude to music. Active manifestations of this relationship were observed (i.e. playing a musical instrument, singing, participation in a choir), musical preferences etc. This research followed other surveys which dealt with similar matter in the past.