This study reviews the existing literature of music therapy is to improve the Geriatric Depression. Methods for the literature database search, selected relevant literature and research relative topics included in this study. The results showed that music therapy can be divided into active and passive. Intervene in two ways geriatric depression population, not only allows the mitigation of geriatric depression and some physiological conditions also can be improved in order to promote quality of life. Therefore, music therapy for geriatric depression, the elderly are less prone to the pressure, also a cost-effective treatment.