Can
Background Music set the
Mood?
by Bob
Pardue
Background
Music - Truth or Dare?
The
following article covers a topic
that has recently moved to center
stage--at least it seems that
way. If you've been thinking you
need to know more about it,
here's your opportunity.
Studies
have shown that restaurants can
control their earnings with their
chosen background music.
That sounds
a bit strange and probably not
accurate, however, it does make
sense. If a romantic, quaint and
fancy restaurant caters to
elaborate meals that cost more
than a normal evening out would,
the background music is usually
soothing and peaceful.
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Perhaps
you can hear classical
music or themed soft
lyrics playing from the
corners of the
restaurant.
These
studies have shown that
when there is soft and
relaxing background
music, people are more
likely to take their
time during dinner,
therefore, spending more
money.
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Taking
longer to eat a meal means that
you may have an extra glass of
wine, dessert or appetizers.
Ordering those extras adds up to
a higher bill and the restaurant
benefits from that.
Playing
more active and vibrant
background music is something
that chain restaurants and busier
settings tend to do. A local
steakhouse with a bar is more
likely to have upbeat playing
than classical.
Having a
more upbeat theme for background
music keeps customers a bit more
active and more likely to eat
their meals faster. Restaurants
that choose that for their
background music focus more on
getting as many customers in and
out as possible for the day. They
need the tables for the next
group coming in for a meal.
Knowledge
can give you a real advantage. To
make sure you're fully informed
about background music, keep
reading.
It is an
amazing concept that something as
menial as background music can
actually have a huge impact on
the environment, even
subconsciously.
A wedding
reception may have background
music for dinner and mingling,
with happy themes appealing to
the guests and the mood. A
commercial on the television or
the radio may have background
music that sets the mood as well.
An
emotional or powerful scene in a
movie or play might choose
particular background music to
accent the tension of the moment.
Someone who is watching the show
or play might not even be aware
of what song is playing but your
emotions may be heightened more
because your subconscious hears
the background music. Amazing
concept, isn’t it?
People who
are creating myspace accounts are
websites can show their
personality through choosing what
kind of background music will be
playing – if any at all.
They might change it based on
their daily moods or activities.
It can be depressing or happy,
whatever they choose.
Professional
companies will sometimes choose
classical background music for
their websites, though silence is
usually preferred.
When you
stop to think about it, parts of
our daily routines are affected
by background music. It could be
the music coming out of the
speakers during your workday or
influencing you to order one more
glass of wine. However it is
affecting you, it works.
The day
will come when you can use
something you read about here to
have a beneficial impact. Then
you'll be glad you took the time
to learn more about background
music.
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have made every effort to provide
solid and accurate information
about background music on these
pages, Bob Pardue or Music
Playground accepts no
responsibility or does the site
insure or imply any degree of
expertise about the subject.
Degrees of success with these
background music ideas varies
greatly dependent upon the
talent, attitudes, attributes and
ambition of each individual
person.
Please
thoroughly check out any
information you find on this site
before assuming the accuracy of
this article which tells about
setting moods with background
music.
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