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Aim. Music and language share many similarities and require similar cognitive processes. Music has a wide range of positive effects on different areas of children’s development. Because of this, researchers have been interested in exploring the connection between music activities and children’s language development. Phonological awareness is one area of language abilities. It is one of the best predictors of the development of reading skills, which is why it is crucial to notice delays in the development of phonological awareness early. The aim of the thesis was to find out what is known about the connection between music and the development of phonological awareness and whether musical activities affect its development. Methods. Literature search was done in PubMed and Google Scholar databases using keywords “music AND language development “ and “music AND language AND children” during autumn 2022. The review was limited to examining the development of phonological awareness in preschool aged children. Conclusions. Musical activities were found to be positively related to the development of children’s phonological awareness. This was reflected in the better performance of children who participated in musical activities in a wide range of tests measuring different phonological awareness skills. However, in some studies, no difference in performance between the music activity group and the other groups was observed. These results promote the integration of various musical activities into kindergartens which could develop children’s linguistic skills and support language development before the development of reading skills.