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There are numerous benefits that music can contribute to the teaching process, such as more interesting teaching, motivation, easier acquisition of teaching content, and more successful language learning. As part of this work, research was conducted during the 2022/2023 school year through an anonymous online survey questionnaire that included eight general education elementary schools in the Republic of Croatia, of which 216 students from the fifth to the eighth grade participated. The goal of the research was to find out the student's opinions in higher grades of the primary general education school on the use of music in the non-musical subjects teaching, as well as possible differences in their opinions with regard to gender and age. The research results showed that music is often used in teaching foreign languages, Fine arts, and Physical and health education, and that classical and popular music is frequently listened to for relaxation and fun. The majority of students would like music to be used more often in the teaching of non-musical subjects. Still, a statistically significant difference in the student's opinions with regard to age and gender has not been determined. The results point to the need to respect the student's wishes and, therefore, more intensive use of music in teaching various subjects, as well as listening to their wishes when choosing music genres.