Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Gunn, Renee Elizabeth
URN	etd-06272003-153912
Title	The Effect of Music on Color Induced Mood Affects
Degree	Master of Music
Department	Music, School of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Jayne M. Standley Committee Chair Clifford K. Madsen Committee Member Dianne Gregory Committee Member
Keywords	Music Mood Color
Date of Defense	2003-01-01
Availability	restricted
Abstract This study was designed to examine the effects of music, either stimulating/irritating or relaxing/melancholy, upon mood that was induced by exposure to red, blue or fluorescent light. The study was conducted at Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL. There were 90 subjects from the age of 18 to 52. There were 3 groups of 30 subjects. Each group was exposed to a various color light, but underwent the same series of silence, followed by stimulating/irritating music and finally by relaxing/melancholy music. After each phase of the series subjects were asked to rate their stress or tension levels and to describe their mood and the music that they had just heard. Data analysis showed that there is a significant effect of music and color light upon mood and a significant interaction of music and color combined upon mood. Percentages calculated based upon the number of people in each group that selected adjectives in each group of the Hevner adjective circle showed that the mood portrayed by the music does not always correspond to the mood experienced by the listener.
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