Music magazine genre

1. Music Magazine
Genre
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Emily Capon

2. Alternative, rock and pop are the most popular. NME, is one of the
biggest magazines currently around, and falls under the categories
of mainly alternative and rock however producing issues based
upon common music genres such as chart music, house music etc.
which signifies that NME appeal to a wider audience. Other
popular magazines include Rolling Stone, Kerrang!, Q, and Rock
Sound, all of which are considered rock magazines due to the
connotations upon the cover for example dark lighting and the mise
en scene style, therefore having just a niche market. A notable pop
magazine is the BBC magazine Top Of The Pops, aimed at a younger
generation and target audience. These are Music magazine genres
and sub genres.
Music Genre

3.  Masthead placed at the top - usually behind the main image
 Edited pictures of a band or lead singer - medium shot of the band or
close up if it’s just one person/ possibly a low angle looking up
towards the artist however this is quite unusual for a magazine but it
infers the mood upon the image and what its trying to represent.
usually the artist not looking at the camera in a dark setting upon a
stage.
 Simple font for the headlines; San serif's upon the Masthead creating
a rock image. Text colour reds ,yellow or black/
 The band or artist featured would be expected to be wearing clothes
that connote the rock genre; hoodies, shirts, skinny jeans, Converse
shoes etc.
 The colour scheme would be iconic, representing the genre of the
magazine would in include blacks, reds.
 Targets at a middle aged audience or older teenager- middle aged.
Rock

4.  The masthead is usually situated over the image. The text size is
moderate, the font of the text can vary depending on the image of
the artist or header for example on the ‘Rock & Folk’ magazine is
fairly similar to the main header within the same colour giving the
representation there just as important as each other.
 The house style colours are subtle creating a calm image as well as
the body posture and facial expressions from the artists
 The amount of text is limited and less clustered, like the music
genre its much more relaxed within colours and atmosphere such as
‘rock’ or the amount of text like ‘pop’.
 The magazine has a formal mode of address giving the connotation
the age of the reader.
Folk

5.  Generally Pop magazines are presented in bright fun colours , such as
pink or purple implying youth and energy. Giving the representation
that the target audience for a ‘pop’ magazines are young girls possibly
(7-14)
 The pop magazine usually features a singer or celebrity with a recent
release of album or movie whom the teenage girls admire or idolise,
promotional give -away and tends to be more life style then music
based as the reader is of a young age.
 Informal mode of address -The usage of language is rather simple as
it is understood easily by a young reader. Short and snappy words
create a fun and energetic vibe
 The composition of the image is thought out including the angle as
pop magazine tend to have images to signify the sub headings
Pop

6.  The Classical Music Magazine are aimed to inspire the older generation as
classical music is slow and relaxing.
 The colour scheme of classical music magazine are very soft and subtle for
example white, black and other light shaded colours giving a sophisticated
look.
 The image is usually of an artist with recent performance that features as the
main highlight of the magazine or a music composer usually a medium shot
from waist/shoulders upwards.
 The artist is usually male more than female, the artist represents the classical
genre by holding a string instrument. Text size is usually moderate but again
keeping the stereotypical magazine convention of the main headline being the
biggest usually contrasting with the artist that is within the image showing
domination over the magazine.
 The age of the artist is normally middle aged signifying the target audience.
 Formal mode of address – the language would be appropriate and
sophisticated due to an older reader and creating a calm read for the classical
music genre.
Classical

7.  The composition of the image is very simplistic however the
tone of the colours create a balance between the dark tones of
the image and the bold yellow and red colours. The artist here
is middle aged therefore giving the connotation of the age of
the target audience and how it markets the reader in values of
try to appeal and relate to the readers interests.
 However in this issue of NME it represents Reading and Leeds
festival therefore suggesting its open to a wider audience from
16 to middle age however only showing indie style music.
 Using the yellow and red house style contrasts with Masthead
as well as the font style and sizing ratio between the main
headline and subheadings which is stereotypical of any
magazine.
 Although the composition is simplistic the positioning of it is
incredibly different than other genres of music usually in the
middle section however this suggests the music type is
different.
 The amount of text is on the left third again the most
important part of the magazine stereotypically however is
very clustered with text but is easy to read furthermore this
may only occur fro an event such as Leeds fest as a selling
point to those who are interested in the music genre.
Indie