Within the field of music education, previous literature has examined numerous features of relationships between students and teachers, but survey instruments measuring these relationships from the student perspective are lacking. Accordingly, two studies were conducted to develop and evaluate a new survey instrument measuring students' perspectives of their relationships with their music teachers. The first study examined six possible factors related to teacher-student relationships. Surveys were collected from a convenience sample of 97 students currently enrolled in undergraduate collegiate music programs. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted on the 55 items using the principal components method with varimax rotation. The KMO of 0.91 indicated that the sample was suitable for factoring. Factor analysis revealed three main factors, "encouragement/support" ([alpha]= 0.96), "friendliness/caring" ([alpha]= 0.87), and "fairness" ([alpha]= 0.73), that best highlight student perspectives of quality student-to-teacher relationships. The three had eigenvalues over Kaiser's criterion of 1, ([lambda]= 11.70, 1.58, 1.06) and in combination explained 75.49% of the variance. The second study examined the correlation between the administered survey and a pre-existing instrument within the field. Survey data from both instruments were collected from a collegiate sample of 26 participants. Correlational analysis confirmed a significant relationship amongst both instruments (r= -0.61, p < 0.001) thereby confirming convergent and divergent validity of the instrument. Further research might investigate how these three relationship factors, "encouragement/support", "friendliness/caring", and "fairness", impact student musical development, performance achievement, future commitment to the field, motivation, and engagement. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]