This paper explores the importance and effects of parents' and teachers' attitudes on students' academic performance in music. To this end, the research literature on the effects of parental and teacher behaviour on the behaviour of their children and students is reviewed, focusing on parents' and teachers' emotional skills. The review looks at general education and more specifically at music education. The review shows a positive relationship between emotional skills and academic performance, as well as a positive correlation between the development of parents' and teachers' emotional skills and the academic performance of their children and students. Thus, parents' and teachers' emotional skills may be a vital aspect for an effective music education.