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For As media Coursework I am producing a music magazine of the genre indie/rock, in
order to produce a successful music magazine I will need your help with this, could you
please answer the questions below.
Name:                   Age:    Gender: Male / Female




   1. Are you interested in Indie/Rock music? (Tick Yes/No)




2.Who are your favourite indie/rock artists? (Please Tick)
Green Day        Coldplay           Florence and the Machine
Paramore         The Script        Other please list………………………………….




3. What makes indie/rock music appealing to you? (Please Tick)
      The lyrics
   Singing voice/Vocals
   Music Composition
   Artist/Band




   4.How much would you be willing to pay for a music magazine? (Please Tick)
        Nothing
        Less than £1
       £1-£2
        £2-£3
        £3-£4
      More than £4



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  Do you currently buy/read music magazines?




       YES ( If yes, please go on to ANSWER question 5.

    • NO (If No please go on to answer question 6)

   5.) Please specify which music magazines you buy/read
………………………………………………………………………………………
.       What do you like about this magazine? (Please tick)
Interviews of artists        Info about gigs/events
Featuring Artists                  Music tips
Freebies/Posters                Fashion tips

                                               The people who read magazines voted
                                               featuring artists as what they like about
                                               the magazine therefore I will add this
                                               feature to magazine because it seems
                                               popular. Nevertheless other features
                                               still got votes which mean I could
                                               consider them when producing my
                                               magazine.




  6. Why don’t you buy and or read music magazines?(tick the answers that apply)
  • I don’t like music magazines
     • They aren’t interesting
     • They don’t seem to be aimed at people like me
     • They’re too expensive
     • I don’t buy/read any magazines
     • Other reasons (please specify) ………………………………………



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7.What would encourage you to buy a music magazine (Please tick)
     • Free gifts
     • Competitions (win CDs, tickets, etc.)
     • Exclusive news and interviews
     • Dates of oncoming gigs
     • Cheap price
     • other (please specify)



8. Which of the following magazines do you find the most eye-catching/appealing?
(Tick response)




                                                                       A
                                                                       B
                                                                       C


8.)What do you like about these covers?
Images        Cover lines         Colour scheme           Font style


   9. What would you like to see on the cover of a music magazine?

 Which of the following images would you like to see on the front of this
music magazine? For each one could you tell me how strongly you agree
(5 is top score) or disagree(o is bottom score)
      Preferred images             0      1     2     3       4        5

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     /photographs for cover
     of magazine
a)           Several images
b)    one main image of key
                 artist/band




c)                  Musical
          instruments/props
d)            Bright colours




e)            Darker colours
f)      Other-please specify
     What specific images/
     photographs associated
     with Indie/Rock would
     you like to see on the
     front cover and would
     attract you to a music
     magazine


10. What contents would you like to see in this indie/rock music magazine?
To what extent do you agree or disagree that the following would be good content
for this music mag
Examples of appropriate      0       1        2       3
content
Gig guides
 General info about the
        music scene
Info about particular
bands/ artists
Gossip
Latest news
Fashion
Other (please specify)

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Thank you for taking part in this research




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    1 For As mediaCoursework I am producing a music magazine of the genre indie/rock, in order to produce a successful music magazine I will need your help with this, could you please answer the questions below. Name: Age: Gender: Male / Female 1. Are you interested in Indie/Rock music? (Tick Yes/No) 2.Who are your favourite indie/rock artists? (Please Tick) Green Day Coldplay Florence and the Machine Paramore The Script Other please list…………………………………. 3. What makes indie/rock music appealing to you? (Please Tick) The lyrics Singing voice/Vocals Music Composition Artist/Band 4.How much would you be willing to pay for a music magazine? (Please Tick) Nothing Less than £1 £1-£2 £2-£3 £3-£4 More than £4 1
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    2 Doyou currently buy/read music magazines? YES ( If yes, please go on to ANSWER question 5. • NO (If No please go on to answer question 6) 5.) Please specify which music magazines you buy/read ……………………………………………………………………………………… . What do you like about this magazine? (Please tick) Interviews of artists Info about gigs/events Featuring Artists Music tips Freebies/Posters Fashion tips The people who read magazines voted featuring artists as what they like about the magazine therefore I will add this feature to magazine because it seems popular. Nevertheless other features still got votes which mean I could consider them when producing my magazine. 6. Why don’t you buy and or read music magazines?(tick the answers that apply) • I don’t like music magazines • They aren’t interesting • They don’t seem to be aimed at people like me • They’re too expensive • I don’t buy/read any magazines • Other reasons (please specify) ……………………………………… 2
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    3 7.What would encourageyou to buy a music magazine (Please tick) • Free gifts • Competitions (win CDs, tickets, etc.) • Exclusive news and interviews • Dates of oncoming gigs • Cheap price • other (please specify) 8. Which of the following magazines do you find the most eye-catching/appealing? (Tick response) A B C 8.)What do you like about these covers? Images Cover lines Colour scheme Font style 9. What would you like to see on the cover of a music magazine? Which of the following images would you like to see on the front of this music magazine? For each one could you tell me how strongly you agree (5 is top score) or disagree(o is bottom score) Preferred images 0 1 2 3 4 5 3
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    4 /photographs for cover of magazine a) Several images b) one main image of key artist/band c) Musical instruments/props d) Bright colours e) Darker colours f) Other-please specify What specific images/ photographs associated with Indie/Rock would you like to see on the front cover and would attract you to a music magazine 10. What contents would you like to see in this indie/rock music magazine? To what extent do you agree or disagree that the following would be good content for this music mag Examples of appropriate 0 1 2 3 content Gig guides General info about the music scene Info about particular bands/ artists Gossip Latest news Fashion Other (please specify) 4
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    5 Thank you fortaking part in this research 5