The Yamaha Music Education System represents the successful realization of the Yamaha Music Foundation's goal of promoting music globally and the Yamaha philosophy that "music knows no national boundaries." Children all over the world are studying under the same Yamaha method, using the same text books, and following the same curriculum, ultimately creating a new international musical generation.

The philosophy of the Yamaha Music School is not only to teach children how to play instruments, but to show them how to study music. This education is geared toward enabling students to express themselves through musical composition. Programs such as JOC serve as an outlet for this creativity.