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PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and PsycINFO were searched for English-language empirical studies published from January 2013 to December 2024. Studies were eligible if music or rhythmically structured auditory input was used as a movement-directed intervention and at least one motor, coordination, functional, or movement-quality outcome was reported.\nResults: Sixty-three studies were included. Coordination-related tasks were the most common targets, while lower-limb\/gait function and fine-motor skills formed the largest movement categories. Rhythm was the most frequently used musical element, whereas melody, pitch, motivational music, active music making, and interactive digital systems served more context-dependent functions. Technology-assisted assessment, including sensors, motion capture, gait-analysis platforms, and music-interactive software, was the most common measurement approach.\nConclusion: Rhythm-centred and music-based motor interventions are heterogeneous and should be interpreted as descriptive evidence patterns rather than definitive estimates of therapeutic efficacy. 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