The invention discloses an interactive music visualization method. The method comprises the following steps that firstly, an emotional characteristic of a saved music clip is recognized; secondly, the music clip is selected and played; thirdly, according to the music clip which is being played, independent upward and downward motion of multiple lifting units which are arranged by a matrix are controlled; fourthly, according to changes in the position of a reference object in a three-dimensional space, a control signal is adjusted, and meanwhile the music clip which is being played is controlled to change to be matched with the upward and downward motion of the lifting units. The invention further discloses an interactive music visualization device. The device comprises a positional recognizing unit, a mainframe, a speaker and the multiple lifting units arranged by the matrix. According to the interactive music visualization method and device, music is shown in the form of 'synesthesia' of hearing, seeing and feeling, three-dimensional up-and-down waves are formed by the music through the physical lifting units, and the music can be adjusted through recognizing the motion of the reference object, so that the threshold for musical creation is lowered, the music creativity is released, and the device has a very wide market.