ANALYSIS: This question was used in order to help target my demographic audience of my music magazine. Overall, more boys participated in the questionnaire than girls did but the results were very close together. From the results, I have concluded that my magazine will be aimed at both males and females.

Which gender are you?

ANALYSIS: The majority of those who took the questionnaire were aged 16-21. Because of this, I will be aiming my music magazine at younger audiences and will mould my magazine from what 16-21 year olds find interesting and appealing.

What age are you?

ANALYSIS: I used this question because I wanted to find out how often people read magazines. The categories that were included were “daily, weekly, monthly and rarely”. From the answers that were given, those who took part in my questionnaire mostly said that they read magazines weekly. Weekly magazines ensure that the reader is kept updated on the latest news, artists and bands.

Rarely

How often do you read music magazines?

ANALYSIS: This question was one of the important ones as it helped to determine which genre of music that my magazine would focus on and give information about. The most chosen category of the genres was ‘rock’ with 26 votes. When I asked people why they have chosen many said it was because the rock music that they listen to relates to them and the lyrics of rock songs are deep and emotional. Because of this research that I have found, my music magazine will be based on the rock genre of music.

“I like rock music because it is unique and diverse and the songs I listen to relates to my own experiences.”

“Rock music has real meaning to it, unlike most genres of music these days.”

ANALYSIS: This question was used in order to distinguish which exclusive articles and interviews to include in my music magazine. Overall, rock bands such as You Me At Six and Blink-182 were the bands that were mostly picked from the questionnaire. Many chose You Me At Six because they believed that the band’s music was something that they could relate to and they also loved how the band writes their own lyrics and songs.

ANALYSIS: This question was used in order to decide which pricing would be most appropriate for my music magazine. Majority of those who took the question said that they were willing to pay £2.50-£2.99 for a magazine. Young people who may be unemployed and perhaps still in education are not likely to be willing to pay over £4 for a weekly magazine. The majority of people chose £2.50-£2.99 because they believed that it is mid-priced.

ANALYSIS: I used this question because I wanted to find out what will attract and encourage people to purchase and read my magazine. Overall, the freebies option was the most popular option because it means that you feel as though you get more value when purchasing the magazine. Exclusive interviews were also popular because the buzz word ‘exclusive’ indicates that this interview is a one-off and special to the magazine.

Freebies (posters, t-shirts, etc.) – 17The coverlines on the front cover – 5The cover models used on the front cover – 10Competitions – 4Exclusive Interviews – 12‘Other’ included - gig guides & tour dates, the genre of music the magazine relates to.

ANALYSIS: This question helped me to determine what type of article that my future double page spread will be. ‘Interviews’ was the most popular option as they wanted to now how their favourite celebrities feel about certain things and issues. Fewer people picked competitions and reviews because they are not as interesting and attention grabbing as celebrity gossip and news on tours.

ANALYSIS: This questions was used because I needed to take into account what advertisements people would want to see in a music magazine, since I am creating a rock magazine that is aimed at teenagers, I included things such as beauty and video games which is what many teenagers enjoy. The majority of people chose the video games option as they wanted to know of any new or upcoming releases of games.

ANALYSIS: I wanted to include this question because I wanted to find out what look and colours would attract potential readers f my magazine and therefore I wanted different opinions on several colour schemes and which they preferred. The most popular colour scheme was red, black and white. These colours are typically used in music magazines that devote to the rock genre of music such as Kerrang and Rock Sound.

Red, black and white – 22Blue, black and purple – 5Orange, yellow and green – 0Red, white and yellow – 8White, black and blue – 3Pink, black and blue – 12

ANALYSIS: The most popular hobbies that people enjoy were using social networking sites, playing video games, going to the cinema and going to gigs. This helps me to identify what types of articles and content will be included within my music magazine. From the research I have found, I will include things such as the links to bands twitter pages and announcements for gigs will be included.