Music education is beneficial to the development of every child and is also a part of a child’s basic human rights. The effect of music schools in students’ artistic development depends on the law and the artistic education system. Every system can be further developed, and in order to find out what remains to be improved, one has to systematically break down all that composes the system of artistic education. Through the comparison and analysis of the artistic education systems in the Republic of Croatia and the Kingdom of Norway, this Bachelor thesis had the goal of highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of the music education system, as well as highlighting the changes that could be made to further improve the system and to adapt it to the students and their needs. Through analysis, we came to the conclusion that the role of music schools in the students' artistic development comprises of contribution, not only to the students' musical knowledge and skills, but to the holistic development through making music and learning about it.