The purpose of this scoping review is to map the global evidence on the use of pentatonic scale music as a therapeutic intervention for hospitalized children. The child's hospitalization process causes stress, pain and anxiety, the use of medication for this purpose can have adverse effects. Art has been presenting itself as an adjunct in the non-pharmacological treatment of hospitalized children. As art is the path to healing according to Steiner, the prominent health organizations, hospitals, expressed an interest in reconciling strategies of the art of healing that enable new horizons in the hospital environment. For Roger Scruton (2013), anyone who cares about the future of humanity should recover the value of art with education of human consciousness. Wolff (1978) believes that in this scenario, the theme of therapeutic art in the hospital takes on an important meaning, insofar as the therapeutic pedagogue and social therapist can apply artistic therapy in its variations. This review will consider experimental and quasi-experimental study designs, including randomized controlled trials, non-randomized controlled trials, before and after studies and interrupted time series studies, analytical observational studies, including prospective and retrospective cohort studies, case-control studies and analytical cross-sectional studies will be considered for inclusion. This review will also consider descriptive observational study designs, including case series, individual case reports, and cross-sectional descriptive studies for inclusion. The review will consider all relevant published studies, with no publication year limit.
