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Background: Adolescence can be interpreted as a period of movement or change both physically, psychologically, socially, and a period of self-formation. Information data and statistical data 2017, adolescent information in 2012 there were 20% and in 2016 that was 25.6%. The results of a preliminary study conducted by researchers on April 3, 2019 conducted interviews with 13 students of Muhammadiyah Middle School Kalibening Dukun Magelang got the results of interviews of 10 students who were stressed and said that stress due to the system of learning that was full day of excessive learning, they said they entered at 06.00 and go home at 16.00, they also said at 06.00 to 07.30 they recite the Quran and at 07.30 to 10.30 they take lessons related to religion, after that at 11:00 to 15:00 they follow general lessons, for class VII at 15:00 to 16:00 do extracurricular and for class VIII has begun additional lessons to prepare for class IX in addition to the very many tasks and also still have to memorize the Quran to be deposited every morning. Objective: To determine the effect of music therapy and progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) on the level of teenage academic stress in MTS Muhammadiyah Kalibening, Shaman, Magelang. Methods: In this study used a quasi-experimental method with one group pre and post test with control group, using Random Sampling a total of 60 respondents were involved in this study consisting of 30 respondents as an intervention group given music therapy and Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) and 30 respondents as a control group. Results: The statistical test results showed that there was an influence of music therapy and Progressive Muscle Relaxation on the level of academic stress in adolescents with a value (p <0.05) of 0.00. Conclusion: There is the effect of Music Therapy and Progressive Muscle Relaxation on the level of academic stress of adolescents at MTS Muhammadiyah Kalibening, Dukun, Magelang. Suggestion: The therapy can be used as alternative therapy or non-pharmacological therapy to deal with stress.