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Persons with disabilities are increasingly being offered a variety of therapies as alternatives, and one of the popular therapies in exploring the effect on their learning and social skill is the use of Music Therapy. Music therapy uses music as a medium for individuals to express their feeling and address their emotions in therapeutic process. In the current study, the authors explore the use of music therapy among the individuals suffering from mental health and disability. Music has a proven to have improvement in overall quality life in people with disabilities. 17 participants were observed on different domains including psycho-motor domain, social skills domain, communication skill domain, emotional domain and cognitive domain over different periods of time. The investigators scored participants in the above domains. The research findings indicate the need for further investigation as although there is a positive effect of music therapy on the beneficiaries, there were no significant differences found in the use of music therapy across domains.