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This research aimed to observe the effect of music on blood pressure and heart rate. A sample of 30 people was recruited through convenient sampling. Experimental (cross over design) research is used as treatment is applied on the participants more than two times. Soothing music and soft rock music (lyrical and instrumental) is used in this research. Blood pressure monitor is used for taking the readings. Data collected through these variables and measures were analyzed and reported. Calculation was done using the one-way-ANOVA and by applying the t-test on the collected data. It was assumed that listening to the soothing music will reduce blood pressure and pulse rate as compared to the soft rock music, and listening to the instrumental music rather than the vocal music will reduce the pulse rate and blood pressure. But the test result showed no significant difference in blood pressure and heart rate after making them listening the pre-decided music. We compared resting levels of heart rate and mean arterial pressure to all types of music through T-tests. Our results indicated no significant differences in heart rate or blood pressure.