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SAMPLE QUESTIONNAIRE-

1. N.B THIS NEEDS TO BE ADAPTED DEPENDANT ON YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE AND

CHOSEN GENRE OF MUSIC.

2. STUDENT HERE IS MAKING AN INDIE/ROCK MUISC MAGAZINE TARGETING MALES

. STUDENT HAS CHOSEN KERRANG AS A STYLE MODEL FOR HIS MAGAZINE ANSWERS QUESTIONNAIRE FORMAT I am currently involved in making a music magazine that focuses on Alternative Rock music. My target audience are males and females aged 16-25 who are interested in Indie/Rock music. I would be very grateful if you could answer the following questions about Alternative Rock music and music magazines by selecting/ticking the answers that apply

1. Are you (tick box)

Male Female 60% OF PEOPLE ANSWERED MALE 40% FEMALE SUGGESTING A MIXED AUDIENCE

2. Are you aged 16-25 and interested in Alternative Rock music? (tick box)
Yes No EVERYONE THAT ANSWERED SAID YES What Rock/indie music/artists/bands do you currently listen to?: THE ARTISTS MOST COMMONLY MENTIONED WERE FOO FIGHTERS AND MUSE

3. What attracts you to Alternative Rock music? (Tick the box)

The lyrics of the songs The instruments and vocals used The image of the Indie genre The artists/bands Other (specify below) THE TWO MOST POPULAR ANSWERS WERE THE LYRICS OF THE SONGS AND THE ARTISTS/BANDS SUGGESTING THAT I SHOULD PUT EMPHASIS ON THESE WHEN I MAKE MY MAGAZINE

4. How much would you be willing to pay for a music magazine? (Please tick the box)
Nothing Less than 1 1-2 2-3 3-4 More than 4 EVERYONE THAT ANSWERED MY QUESTIONAIRRE SAID 2-3 GIVING ME AN IDEA OF WHAT PRICE MY MAGAZINE SHOULD BE.

5. Do you currently buy/read music magazines?

Yes ( If yes, please go on to ANSWER question 6.)

No (If No please go on to answer question 7) EVERYONE IN THE QUESTIONAIRRE BUT ONE ANSWERED YES

6. Specify which music magazine(s) you buy and /or read

. THE MAGAZINES READ WERE KERRANG AND NME What do you like about this magazine? A POPULAR ANSWER WAS THE IN DEPTH FEATURES ON BANDS AND ARTISTS AS WELL AS GIG DATES. 7. Why dont you buy and or read music magazines?(tick the answers that apply) I dont really know much about them They dont interest me They dont seem to be aimed at people like me Theyre too expensive I dont buy/read any magazines Other reasons (please specify) THE ONE PERSON THAT ANSWERED NO TO QUESTION 5 SAID THAT THEY DONT USUALLY READ ANY MAGAZINES

8. What would make you want to buy a music magazine? (Please Tick the box)
Free gifts Competitions (win CDs, tickets, etc.) Exclusive news and interviews Dates of upcoming gigs Cheap price Other (please specify) THE TWO MOST POPULAR ANSWERS WERE DATES OF UPCOMING GIGS AND EXCLUSIVE NEWS AND INTERVIEWS 9. Which of the following magazines do you find the most eye-catching? (Tick box)

A Why?

TWO MAGAZINES WERE CHOSEN A AND B. THEY WERE LIKED BECAUSE OF CLEAR AND SIMPLE LAYOUT AND PICTURES OF ARTISTS THEY WERE INTERESTED IN. ALSO EYE CATCHING COLOURS.

10. What would you like to see on the cover of a music magazine? (List three ideas)
EVERYONE SAID THEY WANTED COVER LINES TO TELL YOU WHAT WOULD BE IN THE MAGAZINE BIG MAIN IMAGE OF A FAMOUS BAND FITTING IN WITH THE GENRE EYE CATCHING COLOURS

11.Which of the following would you prefer from a music magazine? (tick box) Bright and Bold Colours Original layout Organised Layout Simple three colour scheme THE TWO POPULAR ANSWERS WERE ORININAL LAYOUT AND BRIGHT AND BOLD COLOURS

12.Which of the following would you like to see most on the contents of a music magazine? (tick two) Start of an article Gig information Information on Subscription Exclusive news and Interviews Simple Layout Features in Columns for easy reading THE TWO ANSWERS TICKED BY ALMOST EVERYONE WERE FEATURES IN COLLUMNS FOR EASY READING AND EXCLUSIVE NEWS AND INTERVIEWS

Thank you for taking part in this research

NB INCLUDE 1 BLANK COPY OF YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE IN YOUR RESEARCH AND PLANNING ON THE BLOG. Then in the next document you must summarise your results AND SAY HOW THIS WILL AFFECT THE MAKING OF YOUR MAGAZINE. YOU CAN SUMMARISE YOUR RESULTS USING TABLES/GRAPHS IF YOU PREFER OR YOU CAN USE ALTERNATIVE METHODS