Purpose of study: To investigate the perceptions of healthcare providers on music therapy and their recommendations on wider adoption in a hospital setting. Design and methods:A qualitative exploratory study employing short semi structured interview using thematic analysis method of data analysis.Intervention: A qualitative exploratory study, employing short semi structured interviews was conducted in March 2015 in an urban teaching hospital to explore healthcare providers attitudes towards and recommendations on music therapy. Convenience sampling was used for recruitment of hospital staff from a multidisciplinary geriatric unit. Only staff who had exposure, awareness, or participated in the hospital music therapy program were asked to partake in an in-depth qualitative interview. Main findings:Themes emerging reflected a belief among hospital staff that music therapy was of benefit to patients and staff; perceptions of how a hospital music therapy program should be implemented and a desire for expansion of the music therapy programme throughout the hospital setting.Principal Conclusions: Music therapy is of great importance to both patients and healthcare professionals, and thus more attention is warranted to better integrate and advance this program. This study is important because although numerous studies have examined music therapy from a patient health perspective, no report has analyzed the perceptions of healthcare providers on this intervention and their recommendations on further development of music therapy services.