: Musical activities of children of early and preschool age significantly contribute to their overall development. The paper examines whether the preferences of classical music in children of early and preschool age differ with regard to gender, age and additional music instruction. As part of the research, a general data questionnaire and an assessment scale were used to examine the preferences of musical passages. The research was conducted in Split on a sample of 40 children from DV Marjan (Tamarin), aged three to seven years. The results show that children's preferences in classical music, neither in the initial nor in the final phase of the study, do not differ according to gender and age. Regarding the differences between the experimental and control group with regard to attending additional music lessons, the existence of differences in classical music preferences was not confirmed, but the existence of differences with regard to the examination phase was confirmed. . A significant interaction effect between the test phase and the group was found, with a significant difference between the initial and final test phases in the experimental group and no significant difference between the control group. This confirmed that additional music instruction had an effect on classical music preferences. The obtained results have significant musical-pedagogical implications in terms of conceptualizing musical activities in early and preschool age.