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How to Select Music for a Valentine's Day Party

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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Music livens up any kind of party. For a Valentine's Day party, music can set a romantic mood and remind giests of special moments in their lives. For children's Valentine's Day parties, parents and teachers can select music that sets a fun mood. Create ambiance with piano etudes and string quartets during a Valentine's Day dinner.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

CDs or MP3 files
CD player or computer with speakers

Step1

Determine the mood of your Valentine's Day party. The overall tone of the party--romantic, fun and games for kids or an elegant dinner party--will help you select music that is appropriate to the mood. If you have been given the task of selecting music for someone else's party, be sure to find out this essential information before you start.

Step2

Choose a thematic approach for Valentine's Day party music. Create a playlist of songs that all have the word "love," or "heart" in their titles, for example. Make it a party game to see who can figure out the theme first.

Step3

Select songs that have special meaning to the party guests. If you are having a family party with your spouse and children, choose songs that were playing on your first date or the year your children were born. Music can transport people back to certain times in their lives, often from hearing just the first few notes.

Step4

Make sure the music you pick serves as a background to the party activities without overpowering the action. A sit-down Valentine's Day dinner party would benefit from classical Baroque music playing softly, while hard rock would not be appropriate.

Step5

Keep the music family-friendly if children will be attending the Valentine's Day party. Choose a mix of children's music and benign "adult" music for such events. Avoid playing music with overtly sexual lyrics and foul language.

Step6

Bring a CD player and some extra CDs in the event that your CDs or MP3 files do not work on your host's computer or CD player.

Step7

Suit every musical taste with your collection of tunes. You have no doubt carefully planned out themes and music to promote a romantic mood, but it may not be enough. There will always be people who want to hear their favorite bands or ask for something different.