The document provides guidelines for key elements that must be included on the front cover, contents page, and double page spreads of a music magazine. It lists requirements such as including the magazine's masthead, coverlines related to featured artists, and primary images that align with the target genre and audience. The contents page must list features, images, page numbers, subheadings, and issue number using bold fonts. Double page spreads should continue content from the front cover with article titles, featured artists, page numbers and matching color schemes. Music magazines are expected to provide personal looks into the industry, high quality musician images, gossip, and freebies/competitions to develop relationships with audiences.

1. 1. Define the key conventions you must include on your magazine front cover, contents page
and double page spread. In order to conform to the expectations of a music magazine, the
audience you have chosen and what is expected of a music magazine. Make a check list.
Front cover
Mast head- will always stand out and the consumers eyes should be drawn to it. It should
also have a relation to the genre of music which is pop
Coverlines- Should have some link to the feautured artists in the magazine. The choosen
band or artist must attract my target audience
Main image- Should show a band or artist who will satisfy the chosen target audience of the
magazine. It should also be of the same genre as the magazine as well.
Colour scheme- Links to the genre aswell as the target audience
Contents page
Title- The title of the magazine is usually repeated including the issue date.
Features & Images- That relate to the different articles and stories.
Page numbers- Include a variety of different pages to visit. This is so the reader can find it
easier to look for certain pages and stories.
Sub-headings- Next to the page numbers to give a clear idea of what is inside the magazine
and to make it easy for the reader to navigate.
Issue number-Usually repeated to make the readers aware that it's an up to date magazine.
Colloqial Language & Bold font- which is found on most RnB and pop magazines.
Double page spread
Title- Usually big and bold telling the reader what the article is about.
Article-Based on the front covers main image.Each dps that features a celebrity should have
a story or questions and the celebrity must be of the same genre of the magazine.
The artist and main image- That may have been featured on the front cover so it links
together.
Page number and logo
Background- that matches the colour scheme.
Why do audiences read magazines? What do we expect from a music magazine?
• Get a personal look into the music industry
• Offered high quality images of their favoured musicians of which they wouldnt be
able to keep anywhere else.

2. • Music magazines also offers freebies and competitions which makes the audience
want to read the magazine.
• They can also find gossip about the musicians which is edpecially a hit with the
female audiences as it keeps them up to date with the industry and gives them a
relationship with the magazine.
• Allows them to accept and identify their own audience.
Audience
People enjoy music magazines as it makes them feel as though there part of a community.
Also the pleasure of winning a competition and receiving free gifts as you feel like you've
saved money.