<div><p class="Keywords"><strong>Objective</strong>: Headache is a manifestation of inflammatory response from meningeal infection. Headache may affect client physically and psychologically thus it requires treatment. This paper aimed to analyze implementation of classical music therapy as non-pharmacological intervention in relieving headache in patient with meningitis.</p><p class="Keywords"><strong>Methods</strong>: This was a case study to evaluate the effectiveness of classical music therapy to relieve patient’s headache. The intervention was implemented for 3 days long by playing Beethoven Symphony 6. The headache was evaluated by using McGill Pain Questionnaire.</p><p class="Keywords"><strong>Results</strong>: The result indicated a decrease in pain intensity from score of 8 to 6 in the third day of implementation.</p><p class="Keywords"><strong>Conclusion</strong>: Classical music therapy relieved headache in patient with meningitis. Nurses are suggested to implement classical music therapy on client with headache in order to relieve and alleviate pain.</p></div><strong>Key words</strong>: Classical music, meningitis, pain
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