2. Different types of Genres:
• Pop
• Heavy metal
• Rock
• Acoustic
• Alternative
• Country
• Jazz
• Folk
• Etc.
3. Folk Music - Folk music is an English
‘Pop Music - term encompassing both traditional and
contemporary folk music. The term
‘The terms popular music and pop music are often used originated in the 19th century.
interchangeably, even though the former is a description of any
form of music which is popular (and can include any genre)’
Rock Music- Acoustic Music - comprises music that
Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other solely or primarily uses instruments
genres such as blues and folk, and incorporated which produce sound through entirely
influences from jazz, classical and other musical acoustic means, as opposed to electric
sources. or electronic means. The heteronym
"acoustic music" appeared after the
advent of electric instruments
Heavy Metal –
the bands that created heavy metal developed a
thick, massive sound, characterized by highly
amplified distortion, extended guitar solos,
emphatic beats, and overall loudness. Heavy metal
lyrics and performance styles are generally
associated with masculinity
4. Musical magazines allow the reader to understand what is occurring to their favourite
bands. By associating many different bands with similar genres, magazine are created
.
Ker rang the magazine is a key example. This
holds a heavy metal/rock theme all the way
through the magazines. This is demonstrated
with the use of:
• Colour Scheme
• Chosen Front Cover Models
• Bands contained
• Articles contained
The title of the magazine itself implies the genre
also!
5. Photo overlapping title
Simple colour
scheme of MastHead
red, black,
white and
yelllow. Change of
Cover font colour
Lines
Snippets of
articles
contained.
Hooks
Bar Code
Insight to other stories within
magazine
6. Photo’s dominated Different
page, text dominated font
page would be Quotes
overwhelming and
boring House colours
Close up of
band
Page numbers
and titles of
other articles
Insight of Numbers
other stories. separate
pages &
articles
Photo’s attract attention
7. HEADLINE: HOOKS AND COVERLINES:
This key aspect is the name you These allow the reader to get an
magazine will be known as thus the insight of other smaller stories
choice of head line is vital. The headline within the magazine before
demonstrates the genre of the magazine buying it. This allows you to
and will draw in the targeted audience. promote other stories.
For example:
PHOTO’S CHOSEN:
The photo chosen is vital.
Generally, the photo chosen is
of a famous celeb who relates to
the chosen genre thus attracting
readers.
