Abstract The main purpose of this article is to understand the development trend of children's musical education in the world, to ingest the strong points in children's musical education in advanced countries, and to serve as the reference for future improvement in this country. This study has adopted documentation analysis method to study the history and development of music education, to analyse and compare the general conditions of children's musical education in all major countries. The results are summarized below. 1. The music education in primary schools should include music courses in lower grades for earlier implementation of rhythmical educational training in order to upgrade learning efficiency. 2. There should be consistent establishment of music courses and teaching materials right from kindergartens to universities. Repetitions and inconsistent connections should also be avoided to maintain students' learning interest. 3. Taking into consideration relevant materials from abroad, we should establish as soon as possible a system of creative-thinking teaching materials that are consistent with existing local circumstances, and actively improve music education in local primary schools. 4. Educational authorities should make plans to allow music teachers in primary and middle schools to learn Chinese music courses, and establish relevant teaching and learning materials, in order to promote national music education. 5. An emphasis should be placed on the inservice study of music teachers, such as study activities concerning various subjects, so as to allow music teachers the opportunities for further learning and to upgrade the efficiency of music education.