Schools will be given an extra £1 million to buy musical instruments for pupils.
The Scottish Government, which announced the cash injection, will set up a group to look at music tuition fees, which can vary across councils.
Minister for Learning Alasdair Allan said every child must have the chance to learn an instrument.
"Currently, there are too many children being put off taking up music because of the cost of the instrument," he said. "I have asked for two clear courses of action to be taken to fix this.
"Firstly, the Scottish Government will provide Scottish schools with an extra £1m to buy musical instruments.
"The belief that any young person who wants to learn music can is shared across the political parties and with local government. So secondly, I've asked people to come together in a new Instrumental Music Group to look at how we deliver music tuition, including the question of charges for pupils sitting SQA music exams.
"We believe the shared ambitions and goodwill that exists will result in a solution.
"The group's work will also examine how we ensure local musical traditions are catered for as well as studying what role the wider musical community can play in supporting our ambitions for our children."
Larry Flanagan, general secretary of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) said: "The EIS welcomes this new investment in musical instruments for schools, and is encouraged by the decision to establish a working group to explore this issues around access to music tuition, particularly the damaging practice of some local authorities charging pupils for presentation to SQA music exams."
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