Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) mengetahui ada tidaknya penurunan simtom-simtom depresi pada kelompok yang dikenai terapi musik dibandingkan dengan kelompok kontrol yang tidak dikenai terapi musik dalam jangka waktu tertentu; (2) mengetahui efektivitas terapi musik setelah 1 bulan. Subjek penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa Universitas Nusa Cendana, usia antara 19- 23, mengalami depresi, berjumlah 26 orang, dan dirandom kedalam kelompok eksperimen dan kelompok kontrol. Rancangan eksperimen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pretestposttest control group design. Semua subjek mengisi Beck Depression Inventory sebelum terapi musik, pasca terapi musik dan satu bulan kemudian. Subjek eksperimen mengisi lembar apresiasi musik selama terapi. Hasil analisis varians satu jalur menunjukkan bahwa ada perbedaan antara kelompok yang dikenai terapi musik dan kelompok yang tidak dikenai terapi musik (F = 5.887 ; p < 0.05). Terapi musik efektif setelah satu bulan (F = 5.882 ; p < 0.05). Apresiasi musik menunjukkan subjek yang mengalami penurunan depresi memberikan lebih banyak kesan emosi positif terhadap terapi musik. Terapi musik efektif setelah satu bulan pelaksanaannya. Hasil analisis individual juga dibahas.

The purposes of this study was (a) to determine if music therapy would produce a significant change in the depression symptoms of subject in experimental group compare with subject in control group who were not followed music therapy in a few days; (b) the effectiveness of music therapy after a month later. Twenty-six students, who were diagnosed as having depression, age between 19-23, and willing to follow the music therapy in Agriculture Faculty University of Nusa Cendana. Subjects were randomly assigned to either an experimental or a waiting- list control group. Design experiments were pretest-posttest control group design. All subject completed Beck Depression Inventory pretest-posttest and at a month follow up. Subject in experimental group completed appreciation music paper every day after the music therapy sessions. A One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated statistically significant differences between experimental group and control group (F = 5.887; p < 0.05). Therapy music still effective decreases depression symptoms after a month later (F = 5.882; p < 0.05). Appreciation music paper shows that subject who were less depression give more positive emotion impression to music therapy. Results indicate that music therapy was effective after a month. Result of individual analysis is also discussed.

Kata Kunci : Depresi,Terapi Musik, depression, music therapy, pretest-posttest control group design, and appreciation music paper