Ideas for my pop magazine and history of

DECIDING THE GENRE TO BASE MY MUSIC MAGAZINE ON Jessica Thorpe

Questionnaire I wanted to get quantitative data from all age groups, but mainly from my aimed target audience of 14 – 19 year olds on whether they think a new Pop magazine, to be featured in shops, would be good news to them and howthey would prefer the layout, colour scheme and features of the magazine to be organised.

Questionnaire

Results from questionnaireAfter I asked 10 male and 10 female the resultswere as followed: Genre of music preferred Indie Pop was the Pop overall genre Rock of preferred Classical RnB music to listen Folk to Other

Results from questionnaireWhen I asked whether they thought there is roomfor a new Pop magazine to be stored in shops. Themajority of them said yes, here’s why..• None are specialised enough• The rest are terrible• Pop appeals to teens• There are very few out there, and the current ones are boring• Need to change to fit current market

Results from questionnaireFurther on I asked whether they would prefer aweekly or monthly magazine. The majority saidmonthly, here’s why….• Its cheaper• Keeps me up to date on a regular basis• Cant afford weekly• Less to buy

Results from questionnaireAmount prepared to spend on a music magazine £2-£2.99 was the overall amount 0-99p prepared to spend £1-£1.99 on a music £2-£2.99 magazine, so £3-£3.99 that’s what I will £4-£4.99 price mine at

Focus GroupI also then wanted to get some qualitative data from my aimed target audience of 14-19 year olds so decided to produce a focus group of 4, 14-19 year old teenagers to get their advice about how they would like to see my new Pop music magazine.

Results from focus group• I asked questions such as:“ would you like interviews with current pop bandsand how they got to be where they are and whattips they could give people of your age to help youachieve what they have achieved and why?”A collective answer was; yes because it would bevery inspirational and would push me further toachieve my goal. Also we get to find out moreabout our favourite artists which is good.

Results from focus group“From the results of my questionnaire it wasconcluded that the majority of people would like tosee my new music magazine filled with a brightlycoloured colour scheme why do you think that is?”A collective answer was; we think that is the casebecause Pop listeners enjoy music that has a dancerhythm to it so will like to look at bright colours asthat will appeal to them a great deal more thanboring pastel colours

Results from focus group“What about the magazine being called ‘SimplyPop’. Do you think that is a good name for a newPop magazine?”A collective answer was; yes because it’s a simplename, nothing too fancy, and it allows the reader toidentify exactly what the content of the magazinewill be about. It also fits with the conventions withmagazine names because they’re not meant to belong, so we think that it’s a good name.

HISTORY OF THE POP GENRE

History of pop music• Pop music is a term that was originally an abbreviation of "popular". It usually consists of music that has been commercially recorded, often aimed towards the youth market. It usually consists of relatively short, simple songs, which teenagers love. • Two people called, Hatch and Millward believe that songs that were recorded as early as the 1920s can be seen as the birth of the modern pop industry because it was the most popular around that time and everybody loved the country, blues and hillbilly music.

Imagery associated with pop music• The songs usually involve dance-orientated beats and rhythms. • They stereotypically are associated with people in their youth as they like to dance and party, which is exactly what pop music is all about.

Bands and artists that are currentlymost recognized for their pop music • Avril Lavigne • Britney Spears • Chris Brown • Christina Aguilera • Justin Timberlake • Kylie Minogue • Mariah Carey • Michael Jackson • Rihanna

IDEAS AND PLANNING FOR MY NEW POP MAGAZINE

Defining a music magazine A music magazine is a magazine on one of the sub genres of music- promoting a band orartist, for music fans and people who enjoy that specific sub genre.

Content you would expect to find in a music magazine • Images of bands • instruments • interviews • competitions • regular features • album releases/reviews • gig reviews/tours • advertising

Images you would expect to find in a music magazine • Bands • Artists • Instruments • Fans • Pictures from gigs/tours

General features that you wouldexpect to find in all music magazines • Bar code on the front cover• Language to attract audience – mode of address• Images of bands/artists associated with that sub- genre of music • Posters • Gig information/tour dates • Album reviews • Up and coming artists

Similar magazines I can base my Pop magazine around

Similar magazines I can base my Pop magazine around I have chosen these magazines to base my magazine upon. This is because they portray the style of music I wish to focus my music magazinearound, which is pop. The colour schemes of these magazines are dominated by very bold colours which stand out on the page, and are mainlyfocused around the colour pink. They all have onemain image, but of different shots which makes me wonder what will appeal most to my target audience. I will have to add at least one main headline, with puffs to advertise what will be featured in the issue.

Title of magazine ideas• POP!• Bulge• Mainstream• Simply pop• All about pop

Explanation of choice of genre I decided to choose the Pop genre for my magazine because I think the ones out there at the moment are a bit dated and mine will bring something new and fun to current Pop magazines. Also from my research it shows thatteenagers just love to listen to pop and aspire to be like their favourite pop singers. I also like to listen to Pop music myself, so will be able to fitthe needs of the target audience because I know what Pop lovers like.

Target audienceI have decided to base my target audience on 14-19 yearolds, and to mainly appeal to girls who are in the B C1 C2category. This is because from my research this is the age group which most listen to Pop music and would bewilling to buy a Pop magazine. I am also aiming it at B C1 C2 girls because they will be able to afford mymagazine, and I want to make it cheap enough for a large number of people to be able to buy .I also feel that I willbe able to appeal to that age groups needs more when itcomes to a new music magazine because I know the right conventions that goes into making a successful Pop magazine.

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