Orangeeskies 5 / 9 1 Apr 13, 2014 #1I have to write a definition or classification essay on music. After seeing my outline, my professor told me it would be best if I used the definition format, but I am confused on how to go about doing that.Heres my outline:Primary principle of classification: MusicCategory 1: Entertainment (only used in opening paragraph not category)One way people use music is as a form of entertainment.Concerts- brings people with similar taste in music togetherParties- Music is almost always used during parties, to help bring people together, with dancing.Radio in car- Avoiding boredom in while driving.Ipods- listening to music while out.Category 2: EmotionsMusic can influence emotions and mood.Listen to certain music when happy or sadMotivation while exercising-Listening to certain music could actually help you run faster.Music heavily connected to memory which allows music to cause emotional reactions.Music used as an outlet for expressing emotionshelp when feeling stressedCategory 3: HealthEffects music can have on healthsong and rhythm can rewire our brains to overcome brain damageImproves memoryMusic helps with anxietyLower heart rate, blood pressureIf anyone can help with how I should organize the essay that would be helpful too!Thank you:)
kaitlynko 3 / 5 Apr 13, 2014 #2If I was you I would look up statistics on the effect music has on health/emotions. I bet there have been a lot of studies conducted about the relationship of the two and they could be easily worked into your essay.
Naveed786 8 / 21 4 Apr 15, 2014 #3Dear Orangeeskies.Your topic seems to be interesting to me. The good thing you already started your thought process for each category. I would suggest you should start with a good introduction seeking readers attention and then in introduction you can define categories like.Category 1: EntertainmentCategory 2: EmotionsCategory 3: HealthHaving said that then you can elaborate each category with examples to give a impression to reader about the definition of each category. I think overall you can write a good essay so organize your thoughts and put everything together for review, then many can help you.