Forty college students majoring in education participated in an experiment which examined mood change of listeners. The study investigated two variables : 1) depression tendency of the student participants (High and low depressive tendency) and 2) musical preference (Like and Dislike). A pretest investigated the participants' depression trait and mood state through self-report. A posttest then have the participants report their own mood state after presenting them a depressive musical stimulus. Analysis of depressive tendency was measured by an active pleasure scale. The High depressive tendency groups rated their mood negatively after listening to the depressive musical stimulus, while the Low depressive tendency group did not rate their mood negatively after presentation of the depressive musical stimulus. An interaction was observed in the hostility scale. Within the Low depressive tendency group, the Like music subgroup self-rated their mood positively, while the Dislike music subgroup self-rated their mood negatively.