Music Magazine Questionnaire Analysis

Here I am going to assess and analyse the results of the questionnaire about music magazines I
created. I am then going to use the information I collect from my results to help me plan my own
music magazine.

1. How old are you?

11-16

17-24

25-35

36+

0%

40%
60%

This graph shows that the people who filled out my questionnaire were between the ages of 11-24.
The majority of the young people who answered the questions were 16-18 and this is because I gave
my questionnaire to students at my college.

2. What genre of music appeals to you most when buying a music magazine?
5
4
3
2
1
0
Alternative

Pop Punk

Pop

Heavy Metal Classic Rock

Hip-Hop

RnB and
Dance

This graph is showing the number of people who chose each music genre that was mentioned when
answering this question. I included this question in my questionnaire to try and see the most popular
genres of music among the target audience so I could try and relate my magazine to suit them by
including aspects of pop and pop punk in my magazine.

3. Have you ever purchased a music magazine within this genre?

Yes

No

20
%
80
%

The pie chart is showing how many people have, and havent, brought a magazine within the genre
that they have stated in the previous question. It can be seen that 80% of the target audience have
brought a music magazine of the genre they enjoy, which suggests that they might be interested in
buying my music magazine.

4. What artists would you associate with Alternative Rock?

5

Number of People
2

Green Day

U2

Fall Out Boy Paramore Foo Fighters The Killers

Arctic
Monkeys

You Me At
Six

The 1975

Jake Bugg

This bar chart is showing the artists that the people associate with the genre of Alternative Rock and
how many of the people said each artist. This is useful as it is going to help me to understand who
the target audience is familiar with and therefore the popular artists, like The Killers, Arctic Monkeys
and Panic! At The Disco, that I should be including in my own music magazine.

Panic! At
The Disco

5. Which colours would you expect to see in an Alternative Rock magazine?

Blue

Black

Grey

15%

White

Red

Silver

4%8%

8%

38%

27%

For question five, this pie chart is showing the colours which people most associate with the genre
of alternative rock which can be analyzed to choose my magazines colour scheme. For example, I
know that I need to include black and other dark colours somewhere on my magazine as these are
what the people would mostly expect.

6. How often do you download music and/or attend concerts?

All the time

Often

Occasionally

Never

0%
10%
40%
50%

The pie chart above shows the results of the average of how often the people take part in typical
music activities to try and understand the target audiences musical interests so I have an idea of
what articles to include in my magazine, such as tour dates, as 50% of my audience often attend
music events.

7. Which of these features would you most like to see in a new music magazine?
5
Number of People

4
3
2
1
0

Album reviews

Tour Dates

Interviews with new

artists

Posters

Articles on popular
artists

The bar chart here is showing, out of the options given with the question, which features of a music
magazine that the target audience would most like to see in a music magazine. It can be seen that
the most popular feature within a music magazine is interviews with new artists, closely followed by
album reviews. From this information, I am going to consider including these features in my music
magazine in order to appeal to the target audience.

8. Which feature of a music magazine do you read first?

6
5
4

Number of People

3
2
1
0
Reviews

Interviews

Tour Dates

Articles

In this bar chart, we can see the four options which people wrote for this answer. This shows that
the target audience are mostly interested in interviews with new and/or popular artists and
therefore I am considering including an interview with an artist as the main article of my magazine as
this feature seems fairly more popular than the other features mentioned, and therefore it likely to
attract the target audience to my music magazine more.

9. How much would you be willing to spend on a music magazine?

Number of People

1 - 1.99

2 - 2.99

3 - 3.99

4 - 4.99
0

This chart shows the average maximum prices that the audience is willing to pay for a music
magazine. This shows that the majority of people will pay between 2 - 3 for a music magazine and
this also helps me see the social class of the target audience as it shows how much they can afford
within their class, and therefore the price range that my magazine needs to fit into to be suitable for
them.

10. How often would you buy a music magazine?

Weekly

Fortnightly

Monthly

Yearly

10%
40%
50%
0%

From this pie chart, it can be seen that the most popular options are both fortnightly and weekly as
weekly only has 10% fewer votes than fortnightly. This means that my music magazine should be
published more frequently, instead of monthly or yearly.