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This study aimed to identify the effect of a coordination sling exercise based music on the cognition, physical performance, and depression in patients with dementia. seven subjects with dementia volunteered to participate in this study. All subjects underwent the coordination sling exercise based music for averaging 60 minutes daily for 16 weeks (total of 80 sessions). Assessment tools were made with Korean version of mini-mental status examination (MMSE-K), Berg balance scale (BBS) and Beck depression inventory (BDI) before and after the 16-week intervention period. BBS and BDI showed significant improvement after coordination sling exercise based music(p<.05). This study demonstrates that a coordination sling exercise based music may be favorable for enhancing balance and depression of patients with dementia. This study provides valuable information for future studies in this field. Further studies with wider range of subjects and longer experiment span are required to strengthen the results of this study.