The contribution from the last century through the studies of Science, Technology, Society together with innovation, favor the configuration and strength of different educational disciplines. The present article aims to analyze through a bibliographic sweep the contribution of these studies in the context of Music Education, which collaborate in different aspects that, based on other disciplines, favor the creation of new content, to the point of becoming subjects and specializations in Higher Education. In many Latin American and Caribbean countries, the relevance of artistic expressions, including musical genres, is glimpsed, to such a degree that they become national symbols as well as being part of their heritage, along with them are percussion musical instruments. that today are taken into account in professional music training in Higher Education in various countries of the world.