2. What gender are you?
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2
Gender
Female
Male
I gave my music magazine
questionnaire to 80%
female and 20% male. To
make this questionnaire less
bias I should have given my
questionnaire to 50% female
and 50% male.
3. Which is your preferred music genre?
Preferred Music Genre
Rock
Indie
Pop
Rap
Classical
My collected data shows that
‘POP’ is the most preferred
music genre to my respondents.
The genre ‘INDIE’ and ‘ROCK’
are also I high preferred genre
to my respondents. ‘RAP’ was
preferred my one person while
‘CLASSICAL’ wasn’t an interest
at all.
Pop – 50%
Rock – 20%
Indie – 20%
Rap – 10%
Classical – 0%
4. Which of the following music magazine
would you read?
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2
1
1
2
Preferred Music Magazine
Q
NME
Mojo
Uncut
Kerrang!
Collecting my results I found
that ‘Q’ is the most preferred
music magazine to read by
my respondents.
‘KERRANG!’ and ‘NME’ are
also quite popular and
‘MOJO’ and ‘UNCUT’ are
also interests for my
respondents.
Q – 40%
NME – 20%
Kerrang! – 20%
Mojo – 10%
Uncut – 10%
5. Which of the following mastheads do
you prefer?
Preferred Masthead
Note
MM (Music Matters)
Shuffle
Unplugged
TTM (Time Tested
Music)
For my music magazine
that I have to create I
asked my respondents
which of the following
mastheads they would
prefer to give me an idea of
what I could call it and
what would interest them.
I found the ‘SHUFFLE’ was
the most preferred.
However, ‘NOTE’ and
‘UNPLUGGED’ also
showed an interest to my
respondents.
Shuffle – 60% Note – 20% Unplugged – 20% MM -0% TTM – 0%
6. Which of the following slogans do you
prefer? Preferred Slogans
Stars of Outshined
Music
Good to the last song
The Better Way to Start
the Artist
Putting the rest to
shame
Music for the Youth
Here I asked my
respondents which
slogan they preferred
which was “Putting the
Rest to Shame” which in
my mind was aimed
towards the magazines
competition rather than
it being related to the
masthead. “The Better
Way to Start the Artist”
did not appeal to any of
the respondents but the
remaining three did.
Putting the rest to shame – 40% Stars of Outshined Music – 20%
G00d t0 the Last Song – 20% Music for the Youth – 20% The
Better Way to Start the Artist – 0%
7. Would you access websites or other
media platforms associated with a
music magazine?
Media Platforms
Yes
No
Most of my respondents said
that they would access a
media platform associated
with a music magazine.
Yes – 80%
No – 20%
8. How much would you pay for a music
magazine?
Pay
£1-£1.50
£1.60-£2.50
£3-£4.50
I have found that the
majority of my
respondents would be
between £1 - £1.50 for a
music magazine. The
remaining said they would
pay between £1.60 - £2.50
but none of my
respondents would pay £3
or over.
£1-£1.50 – 60%
£1.60-£2.50 – 40%
£3-£4.50 – 0%
9. Which of the following main images on
the cover would encourage you to buy
a music magazine? Preferred Main Image
Male Artist
Female Artist
Male Group
Female Group
Mixed Group
Looking at my results I have
found that my respondents
would prefer to see a ‘MIXED
GROUP’ on a music magazine.
However, a “MALE ARTIST”
could be present, a “FEMALE
ARTIST” or “MALE GROUP”
could be to some respondents
interest but a “FEMALE
GROUP” doesn’t appeal to any of
my respondents.
Mixed Group – 40% Male Artist – 30% Female Artist – 20%
Male Group – 10% Female Group – 0%
10. Which of the following bands/artists
would you want to read about in a
music magazine? Bands/Artists
The Vamps
Paloma Faith
James Bay
Fall Out Boy
Little Mix
Jess Glynne
The Weeknd
Others
Looking at my data I found
that my respondents would
want to read about “THE
VAMPS” and “JAMES BAY”.
The rest of the respondents
had an interest in the
remaining artists and one
other artist that was not listed.
The Vamps – 20%
James Bay – 20%
Paloma Faith – 10%
Fall Out Boy – 10%
Little Mix – 10%
Jess Glynne – 1o%
The Weeknd – 10% Others – 10%
11. Which of the following sections from a
contents page would encourage you to
read a music magazine?
Contents Page
Regulars
Editors
Reviews of
albums/download
Interviews with artists
Features on current
bands
Downloads
Film/Television/Vide
o Game Reviews
Live Gigs/Festivals
Other
I have found that
“Interviews with
artists” is the most
preferred section on a
contents page. “Live
Gigs/Festivals” and
“Film/Television/Vid
eo Games Reviews”
are also quite popular
to my respondents
along with one person
saying “Features on
current bands”.
Interviews with artists – 40% Live Gigs/Festivals – 30% Film/Television... – 20%
Features on current bands – 10% Regulars – 0% Editors – 0% Reviews of
albums/downloads – 0% Downloads – 0% Other – 0%
12. What type of article do you enjoy
reading in a music magazine?
Article
1st Person Interviews
with bands/artists -
question and answer
Information about the
history/background of
bands/artists
Reviews
Other
Looking at my data I have
found that “1st Person
Interviews” and “Reviews”
are what my respondents
like to read in a music
magazine. However,
“Information about the
history/background of
bands/artists” is a
preferred article.
1st Person Interviews –
40%
Reviews – 40%
Information about the
history/background…– 20%
Other – 0%
