This document is a 13 question questionnaire about music magazine preferences. It collects demographic information such as gender, age and whether respondents read music magazines. It asks about interests in different music genres, interactive content, pricing and what sections are read. Respondents can provide preferences on front cover design elements like colors, images and fonts. The final question asks about current interests in different types of music artists to include examples. The purpose is to gather data to design a music magazine that suits readers' wants and needs.

1. Questionnaire
This is a questionnaire in order to find out what styles and information
needs to be included to suit your wants and needs for a music magazine.
Please fill out this questionnaire and tick the box of preference for each
question.
1. What is your gender?
Male 32%
Female 68%
2. What is your age group?
13 and under 10%
14 – 18 26%
19 – 23 22%
24 – 29 12%
30 – 39 5%
40 – 59 4%
60 + 2%
3. Do you read music magazines?
Yes 80%
No 20%
4. What genre of music magazine interests you?
Pop 28%
Rock 25%
RnB 20%
Classical 5%
Indie 20%
Heavy metal 15%
Jazz 10%
Soul 5%
5. Would the magazine be attractive if it was interactive (games, free
stuff, competition entries, etc)?
Yes 95%
No 5%

2. 6. How much would you pay for an average music magazine?
50p – 99p 5%
£1 - £1.49 15%
£1.50 - £1.99 20%
£2 - £2.49 20%
£2.50 - £2.99 25%
£3 - £3.49 5%
£3.50 - £3.99 5%
£4 + 5%
7. What do you read a music magazine for?
Artist interviews 19%
Gossip 15%
Concert reviews 20%
Artist fashion 18%
Interactivity (games, competitions etc) 5%
Personal lives of the music industry 16%
About the music industry 7%
8. What would catch your eye on the front cover of a music
magazine?
Title 20%
Colors 25%
Images 30%
Anchorage 25%
9. What color scheme would you prefer in a music magazine?
Dark (Blacks, red etc) 20%
Light (White, baby colors etc) 28%
Bright (pink, yellow, orange etc) 25%
Sophisticated (blended light colors) 10%
Feminine vs. Masculine (pink, blue etc) 17%
10. What kind of layout of the front cover would you like to see?
Busy – lots of colors 13%
Busy – lots of pictures 18%
Busy – lots of anchorage 17%
Subtle – all in small amounts 30%
Equal amounts of colors, pictures and anchorage 22%
11. What font would you prefer in a music magazine?

3. TEXT 25%
TEXT 19%
TEXT 12%
TEXT 4%
TEXT 5%
TEXT 7%
TEXT 2%
TEXT 10%
TEXT 16%
12. How many pages would you like the magazine to have?
Under 19 5%
20 – 49 11%
50 – 79 17%
80 – 99 20%
100 – 149 23%
150 – 199 12%
200 – 249 10%
250 + 2%
13. Who interests you at the moment in the music industry? Please
include an example/s in the answer boxes provided.
New artists Adele
Old artists Elton John
Bands The Saturdays + Mcfly
Re-grouped bands Take That
Dead artists Michael Jackson
Rappers Eminem
Popular artists Rihanna
People in the industry Managers
Other Record companies
Thank you for your time in filling out this questionnaire!
Please return to Stacey Hartley, Thank you! 