This is a slide show for the introductory task for questions 1-4 on section A.

2. A music magazine is a magazine directed at music and
the culture of music. Music magazines such as “Vibe”
focus on a niche market which is aimed at an audience
who like urban music this is a mixture of Hip-hop and
R&B. A music magazine updates the audience on the
latest news of artists, interviews, latest albums and
upcoming songs/albums.

3. In a music magazine I would expect to find things such
as latest gossip on artists usually relationship statuses,
latest chart list in a chronological order, reviews on
films and music videos, tour dates, latest musical
festivals such as “The Glastonbury Festival "which is
held every year, adverts that are relevant to the target
audience which would interest them, interviews and
something free that usually comes when you purchase
a magazine this is called a cover mount.

4. In a music magazine I would expect to find images of
the artist/band which is linked with the text as it will
be about them, for example on the front cover for the
Vibe magazine the main image is of Kanye West and
the cover line says “Kanye West – “I am rap”. Also in
a music magazine you would find pictures from a
latest music festival, merchandise that artists have
created, new album covers that have been released
and background and prop images that would relate to
the specific genre for example if it was a rock
magazine their could be a prop of an electric guitar.

5. The characteristics and features that I would expect to
find on a front cover for a music magazine is a main
image on the middle of the front cover to grab the
attention of the audience, the main image is always a
well known artist in the particular genre for example
if it were a R&B magazine someone like Rhianna
would be the main image. Another feature is that on
the front their will be a number of cover lines which
gives a general insight of what the magazine will
contain, and a main cover line that is linked with the
main image with a quote.