Anne Longfield, chief executive of 4Children, which runs Come and Play, a scheme providing music learning in after-school clubs, said its experience showed demand for music was "huge".
Musical programmes involving play and youth workers could raise the skills and confidence of children who might otherwise not benefit from musical experiences, she added.
Ofsted's study of music provision in 15 local education authorities found the percentage of pupils entitled to free school meals receiving music tuition was low.
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