While instructional strategies are determined by the music teacher and the music curriculum in his or her area, many teachers rely heavily on one of many instructional methodologies that emerged in recent generations and developed rapidly during the latter half of the 20th Century.
Meski strategi instruksional dibatasi oleh guru musik dan kurikulum musik di sekolah mereka, banyak guru yang sangat bergantung pada satu atau banyak metodologi instruksional yang muncul pada generasi-generasi terbaru dan berkembang cepat pada paruh terakhir abad ke-20.