Music Magazine Questionnaire
I am looking at creating a new, fresh magazine focusing on the rock genre. After looking at the questionnaires I am hoping to have a clear understanding of what my magazine should contain and look like so it meets my audience approval. 1. What gender are you? (please tick the box that applies). Male Female
2. How old are you? (please tick the box that applies) 15 or under 16-21 years old 22-26 years old 27- 35 years old 36-45 years old 46-54 years old 55 years +
3. Do you currently purchase any form of music magazine? (please tick the box that applies). Yes No
4. If you answered yes for question 4, please state which magazine you purchase (please tick all the boxes that apply). Kerrang NME Rock Sound Classic Rock Metal Hammer Q magazine Other (if the title of your magazine is not specified please tick here)
5. How often would you buy a music magazine? (please tick the box that applies) Weekly Bi-weekly Monthly Yearly Bi- monthly Every 3 months Twice a year (6 months)
6. How much would you be willing to pay for a music magazine? (Please tick the box that applies) Under 1.50 3.10- 3.50 Over 5.00 7. What features would you consider most important when buying a music magazine? (Please tick three boxes that show your choice). Interviews Reviews Fan Pages Latest News Chart Updates Free Posters Columnists Artist Features Upcoming Events Merchandise Discount/ Advertisement 1.60- 2.00 3.60- 4.00 2.10- 2.50 4.10- 4.50 2.60- 3.00 4.60- 5.00
Questions & Answers
8. How long/ how many pages would you consider to be ideal for a music magazine? (Please tick the box that applies). 50-100 101- 150 151-200 201+
9. When reading through a music magazine, what do you prefer to see on the majority of the page? (Please tick the box that applies). Mostly Text Mostly Images An equal amount of both
10. When looking at a cover of a music magazine, what features do you notice first? (Please tick the box that applies). The Mast Head Free Give Away The Cover Star Magazine Reviews The Promotional Articles (cover lines)
11. What colours would you most associate with a rock magazine? (Please tick three boxes that show your choice). Black Brown Green Purple Blue Pink Red Grey Orange Maroon Yellow White
12. Which of the following artists most interest you? (Please tick the 6 boxes that apply). Green Day The Killers Sum 41 Pink Floyd Foo Fighters Linkin Park Nickelback Fall Out Boy My Chemical Romance Guns 'n' Roses Kings Of Leon All American Rejects Cage The Elephant All Time Low You Me At Six Panic! At The Disco
13. What type of images do you prefer to see on a double page spread? (Please tick the box that applies). Mid- Shot Long- Shot Close-Up
14. If there was a free gift what would you prefer to receive? (Pleas tick the box that applies). Pin Up (poster) Album Download Codes Stickers Badges
15. On a contents page, what would you consider to be the three main features of the content? (Please tick the three boxes that show your choice). Editors Message Charts List List of Feature Content Band List List of Regular Content Competition Information Images
16. On the double page spread, do you agree that the main image should be used as the background for the page? (Please tick the box that applies). Yes No Makes No Difference 17. Which font would you most associate for the title of a rock music magazine? (Please tick the box that applies).
ROCK!
ROCK!
ROCK!