Name: Tolga Özer / Mustafa Danacı
Topic: Music and Mood
Specific Purpose: to inform people how music affects mood
1. Introduction
A. Attention getter: How many of you listen to the music which is suitable for your mood?
B. Thesis: Music affects many aspects of our life including especially mood.
C. Preview: Today, we will mention about how people utilize music, which type of music is
suitable for somebody’s mood, and how music improves people’s characters
positively.
D. Credibility/Relation: We have :
1.
the explanation of Nicholas Cook,
2.
the investigation of Saarikallio and Erkkila about music and mood.
Transition: Lets see how music affects our mood.
2. Body
A Before we see the effect of music on mood, we must be aware of that how people utilize
music in their lives.
- People utilize music both willingly and unwillingly in their daily lives.
Transition: We listen to the music at home, on radio, in our cars, in the lifts; however,
people want to listen to the music matching to their moods.
B The kinds of the musics reflect the characters of the listeners.
- It is good for us to read the statement of the author Nicholas Cook on the concept of the
music.
Transition: It can be concluded from all these statements that music expresses people
feelings.
3. Conclusion
A Review: In this speech we have tried to inform you that people choose a kind of music
according to the way they behave, the way they feel, and the way they think.
B Restate Thesis: Music has effects on our moods.
C Memorable Ending: A recent study by psychologist, Adrian North at Leister
Univercity tested the effect of the music on wine selection.
Works Cited
Background song: Jukebox Alive:
<http://www.jukeboxalive.com/musicsearch.php?query=mood+music>
‘How music affects your mood’
<http://www.essortment.com/all/musicaffectmoo_rwdj.htm>
Saarikallio and Erkkila (2007), ‘Seven Ways Music Influences Mood’:
<http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/03/seven-ways-music-influences-mood.php>
Nicholas Cook, author of Analyzing Musical Multimedia (22),
‘How Music Effects Mood And Perception In Motion Pictures’
<http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Music-Effects-Mood-Perception-Motion-Pictures/51291>
“ Music and Mood ‘music as propaganda’ ”
<http://www.mind-power-works.com/music-and-mood.html>
‘Music Preferences and Personality’
<http://www.2knowmyself.com/Psychological_effect_of_music/Psychology_of_music_songs_
III>
‘What is Music?’
<http://www.mfiles.co.uk/other-what-is-music.htm>