Music is a very important component of every person's life. People feel and experience music in different ways, intellectually and emotionally. Music has a great influence on man, it can speed him up or slow him down, influence his mood even change the perception of space. Music can be listened to passively and actively, passive listening is no less important than active listening. In both early and preschool children, music plays a very important role. If it is well chosen, it brings joy to children and creates a mild and pleasant atmosphere. Music enriches the child's emotions and we can call it the driving force of all the abilities of the child, which tells us that music affects the entire development of the child. It is very important that for listening at an early and preschool age we choose music that will awaken joy, happiness and mobility in the child. We choose such music so that the child develops a lasting love for music and always “happy to return” to it. Nowadays, it is popular to listen to electronic music, pop rock, entertainment music, etc. But it is very important for listening in early and preschool age to choose quality music that meets all the child's needs. The baroque was a milestone in the history of music and it comprises many instrumental and vocal-instrumental works that can be found on the list of musical literature for listening. In the atmosphere of baroque compositions, we can find joyfulness and playfulness, peace and tenderness, which in a child stimulates imagination, makes the game more beautiful and makes it calming when needed more precisely, satisfies the child's musical needs. An analysis of the musical examples proposed by music pedagogues and teachers working with children in kindergarten has shown that baroque compositions are suitable for active listening in the framework of music activities conducted in kindergartens.