Scientists almost unanimously claim that the efficiency of music learning of students is mostly determined by the active methods of music teaching, educational means of impact and factors. This research paper is dedicated to the analysis of more active employment of music learning possibilities among the seventh and eighth form students in a private secondary school. The first part of the paper discusses the concept of pedagogical activity and its peculiarities. It also provides the description of global private schools’ practice. In the second part, the didactic principles, methods which predicate the active musical education, educational means of impact and factors which enable a student to participate actively are discussed. The peculiarities of more active music learning during the adolescence period and basic peculiarities of a private secondary school students’ activeness are described. In the third part of the MA paper the results of the empirical survey are reported. The aim of the survey was to examine the activity of music learning among seventh and eighth form students and to identify its causes in both state and private secondary schools. The findings have shown that students from private schools have more responsible attitudes towards the lessons of music, they participate more actively in music classes, a teacher adopts the active methods of music teaching more frequently, the relation between the teacher and students is more friendly, the atmosphere is... [to full text]