Questions 1-4MUSIC MAGAZINE

A music magazine is a magazine focusing on music culture. It can introduce new bands. Its target audience are people

interested in certain music genre.

1.WHAT IS A MUSIC MAGAZINE?

In a music magazine you could find charts for example list of 10 most radio requested songs certain months and latest released albums list. You could also expect interviews with

artists and bands as well as photo shots. Other content would be record or concert reviews, posters and music

awards reviews. It can occasionally have a covermount with recorded music.

2.WHAT CONTENT (TEXT/COPY/WRITING/ARTICLES/STORIES) WOULD

YOU EXPECT TO FIND IN A MUSIC MAGAZINE?

In a music magazine I would expect to find images of artists and bands. You could also expect albums and CD covers or

music video snap shots. It can also have pictures of instruments appropriate for music genre. Merchandise can

be found in music magazine as well.

3. WHAT IMAGES WOULD YOU EXPECT TO FIND IN A MUSIC

MAGAZINE?

In music magazines we can expect the same characteristics we see in other magazines that follow codes and

conventions. Music magazine would have a masthead which is a magazine title on the top of a page and main image of

an artist or a band related to specific music genre. It would also have cover lines linked to music related articles. Other

features would be pugs and puffs, barcode, price and dateline, strapline or skyline telling you about areas and

topics the magazine covers and a main cover line linked to main article. Music magazines usually have continuous

colour scheme.

4.IDENTIFY GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS/FEATURES THAT YOU WOULD

EXPECT TO FIND IN ALL MUSIC MAGAZINES