Music magazine analysis grid

1. Music Magazine & Audience Analysis
NAME OF MAGAZINE: “Classic Rock” magazine
Audience Profiles
Approx. age range of audience 30+, however can include teenagers and young
adults as they might be interested and love rock
music.
Gender of audience Classic Rock magazine does not target a specific
gender.
Genre(s) of music they like The main music genre would be rock including
famous artists/bands from the past and as well
as the modern bands and artists.
Examples of favourite bands/artists Rolling Stone, Aerosmith, Queen, Adam Lambert
Types of clothes they wear (include
examples)
They are very likely to wear ‘rock’ themed
clothing with the dominance of black colours.
Types of jobs the audience might have Using the fact that the magazine is £5.50
suggests that it is aimed at older audience as
they would probably be able to afford it
regularly.
Hobbies / interests Interests ranging the classic and legendary songs
from the rock world and also the modern
albums. The hobby might include playing guitar.

2. Double Page Spread Analysis
Feature Purpose Denotations Connotations Links to Target Audience
Stripe with news This was applied on
the double page
spread as an
additional feature
that gives the target
audience more
information.
It is presented in
different colour
what makes it stand
out from other
features.
The news stripe
separates the reader
from the detailed
text.
This is suitable for
the target audience
as the news will give
the readers a break
between the
detailed texts of the
article. That will
prevent the target
audience from
getting bored too
quickly.
Spacing between the
paragraphs.
The purpose of
leaving spaces
between the
paragraphs was to
separate them.
Using good spacing
makes the double
page spread clearer.
The spacing on that
double page spread
clearly indicates
where one paragraph
ends and another
one begins.
That is a very good
feature when
considering the
target audience, as
the reader will be
informed about
where another
paragraph starts
what will make the
reading for him less
confusing.
Caption The caption was
used to briefly
describe the image
The caption is placed
on the bottom part
of the image what is
The caption
describes the image
however it might link
The target audience
is benefited by the
caption as it can be

3. included on the
double page spread.
easily noticeable so
the readers will read
it to get more
information about
the image.
to the article as
well.
interpreted as a
great introduction to
the main article. It
also presents what or
who the image
shows.

4. Double Page Spread: Language Analysis
Language Feature Purpose / Effect