AbstractThe aim of the study was to find out the effectiveness of music therapy on depression among depressive patient. the design used for this study was quasi experimental pre test post test with control group design. A purposive sample of 12 patients with depression was recruited for the study. Music therapy was administered to the patients. Zung depression rating scale was used to assess the level of depression before and after music therapy. The data was statistically analyzed to test the hypothesis. The result revealed that there was difference in the level of depression by identifying sign and symptoms before and after music therapy. Hence, the study concluded that the music therapy is found to be an effective therapy in reducing the level of depression. Keywords: Music Therapy; Depression; Zung depression rating scale; Patients.