Audience survey results

Music Magazine Evaluation

Audience Survey

Front Cover

1.       What do you associate with the name of the magazine?

      A song that tells a story. A folk song. 

2.       What does the main image make you think of?

    A young musician. A songwriter. A new musician.  

3.       Which of the cover stories do you find the most interesting and why?

     Mumford & Sons because they are the most well known. The main story because it looks interesting. Warhorse because I've seen it.

4.       Is the front cover appealing?

·         Yes  6

·         No   1

      Why?

      It looks very professional. It is too cluttered. I like the colours. The stories are good. 

5.       Which age group do you think the magazine is aimed at?

·         10-14 year olds  2

·         15-19 year olds  3

·         20-25 year olds  1

·         26-30 year olds  1

·         31+              0

6.       Which gender do you think this magazine is targeting?

·         Male    2

·         Female  2

·         Both    3

7.       Which genre of music do you think the magazine is targeted at?

·         Rock  0

·         Pop   1

·         Folk  6

·         Dance 0

·         Other-………………………………………………………………………(please state)0

8.       Does it resemble a cover from a real magazine?

·         Yes  7

·         No   0

    

Cover Page

9.       Is the layout clear and easy to use?

·         Yes 7

·         No  0

10.  Is it attractive to look at?

·         Yes  6

·         No   1

11.  Do you think the pictures are relevant to the articles?

·         Yes  7

·         No   0

12.  Does it resemble a contents page from a real magazine?

·         Yes  7

·         No   0

Double Page Spread

13.  Is the content of the article of interest to you? Please give a reason.

·         Yes 4

·       No  3

Reason

It is well written. I don't know the artist. 

14.  Does the headline make you want to read the article?

·         Yes  6

·         No   1

15.  Does the main picture represent the content of the article well?

·         Yes  7

·         No   0

16.  Do you think that the layout of the article is good?

·         Yes  7

·         No   0

17.  Does it resemble an article from a real magazine?

·         Yes  7

·         No   0

18.  Would you buy the magazine for the cover price?

·         Yes  7

·          No  0

19.  How would you rate the overall quality of the front cover, contents page and double page spread?

      Bad<1 2 3 4 5>Good

          0 0 1 2 4

  

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

How did you attract/address your audience?

Who would be the audience for your media product?

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challange forms and conventions of real media products?

Music Magazine Evaluation

Audience Survey

Front Cover

1.          What do you associate with the name of the magazine?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2.          What does the main image make you think of?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3.          Which of the cover stories do you find the most interesting and why?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4.          Is the front cover appealing?

·        Yes

·        No  

      Why?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5.          Which age group do you think the magazine is aimed at?

·        10-14 year olds

·        15-19 year olds

·        20-25 year olds

·        26-30 year olds

·        31+

6.          Which gender do you think this magazine is targeting?

·        Male

·        Female

·        Both

7.          Which genre of music do you think the magazine is targeted at?

·        Rock

·        Pop

·        Folk

·        Dance

·        Other-………………………………………………………………………(please state)

8.          Does it resemble a cover from a real magazine?

·        Yes

·        No

    

Cover Page

9.          Is the layout clear and easy to use?

·        Yes

·        No

10.      Is it attractive to look at?

·        Yes

·        No

11.      Do you think the pictures are relevant to the articles?

·        Yes

·        No

12.      Does it resemble a contents page from a real magazine?

·        Yes

·        No

Double Page Spread

13.      Is the content of the article of interest to you? Please give a reason.

·        Yes

·       No

Reason

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

14.      Does the headline make you want to read the article?

·        Yes

·        No

15.      Does the main picture represent the content of the article well?

·        Yes

·        No

16.      Do you think that the layout of the article is good?

·        Yes

·        No

17.      Does it resemble an article from a real magazine?

·        Yes

·        No

18.      Would you buy the magazine for the cover price?

·        Yes

·         No

19.      How would you rate the overall quality of the front cover, contents page and double page spread?

      Bad<1 2 3 4 5>Good

Music magazine contents page

Music magazine 2 page spread article

Music magazine cover version 2

Pictures of the bands in the review section

 Bellowhead

 Laura Marling
 Benji Kirkpatrick

 Billy Bragg

 Eliza Carthy

 Jim Moray

 Tunng

 Megson

 Seth Lakeman

 The Unthanks

Music magazine 2 page article

Contents page plan

• Features
• Reviews
• Regulars
• Competition

Features

• Cover story- Zoe Bradley
• Mumford & Sons
• BBC Folk Proms
• John Tams and Barry Coope talk about Warhorse 

Reviews

• Bellowhead
• Laura Marling
• Benji Kirkpatrick
• Billy Bragg
• Eliza Carthy
• Jim Moray
• Tunng
• Megson
• Seth Lakeman
• The Unthanks

Regulars

• Letters
• News this month
• Tours
• Festivals
• An audience with...
• The month in pictures
• ballad's top 10 
• Love and Hate

Competition

• Win tickets to Greenman Festival! 

Contents cover analysis

 I like this style of contents page because it is very ordered and easy to navigate but it is not boring and the different size pictures work really well especially when they over lap each other.

  I like this contents page because it gives more information with each headline and that it shows album covers and captions with all the pictures. I also like that there are pictures and messages from the editors.

 I like this contents page because all the features have extra information and there are quotes that go with the main story. I also like the way that the one picture takes up the whole page and all the stories fit around it.

 I like this contents page because the main picture fits in with the rest of the contents. I also like how the different sections are in different colours so they are easily definable.

Article- 2nd draft

Crossing the mile

Zoë Bradley has risen in the ranks of the folk world in the past few years, from busking on the streets of Cambridge to headlining at Greenman Festival. The release of her first album in 2010 catapulted her into the spotlight, she quickly became one of the most talked about folk artists in Britain, and now she is going on tour with her hotly anticipated new album “Milestone Crossing”, which features a breathtaking collaboration with Benji Kirkpatrick in “Sovay”.

When asked about her new album Zoë said, “I am so exited about ‘Milestone Crossing’ and I really hope people like it. It is very different from my first album as I was allowed to experiment a bit more and the collaboration was such a good experience for me. Benji is such a good guy to work with!”

Coming from Cambridge, which is in itself famous for its folk festival, was the perfect place for any folk talent to live and thrive and for Zoë the love of folk music was instilled in her from a young age. Growing up in a house that was forever filled with folk legends coming and going, as her father was the manager of the band “Fairport Convention” and was great friends with it’s front man Dave Pegg, was a great incentive for music making and she had learnt the acoustic guitar and piano by the time she was fourteen.

At this point, she was busking on the streets with her friends and when she was seventeen, she was encouraged by her parents to sign up for a spot at Cambridge Folk Festival. Her mix of traditional songs with modern twists drew large crowds. After the performance she was approached and signed by Navigator Records and in 2009, she began work on her debut album “Hearts and Minds” which was released early in 2010 to much critical acclaim.  

When ballad interviewed Zoë following the release of her first album she said, “I was so nervous at Cambridge folk festival last year because it was the first proper gig I’d ever done and when Navigator said that they wanted to sign me and make an album I was over the moon! I really enjoyed making ‘Hearts and Minds’ and it was a lot of fun being in a proper recording studio”.

In the summer of that year, she headlined on the Main Stage at Greenman Festival in Wales and began a lifelong friendship with The Unthanks who were also playing there. Zoë commented, “The atmosphere at Greenman was electric! Everyone was dancing and singing along. It was one of the best nights of my life”. She did a small tour of Britain with her first album only playing ten dates at theatres and supporting Bellowhead on one memorable night in Bristol, which is how she met Benji Kirkpatrick, with whom she would later collaborate.

      This year will see her going on an epic eighteen-date tour of the UK promoting her new album and sharing some dates with The Unthanks on their “Diversions” tour. Her tour destinations include London, Cardiff, Birmingham, Dublin and of course Cambridge and her album includes “Beating the bounds”, “Death and the maiden” and “Young Waters”.  

Zoë Bradley’s forthcoming album is out on the third of March and her tour starts on the twelfth of April in Cambridge’s Corn Exchange.     

Article- 1st draft notes

• Good technical accuracy
• you must develop your article by including quotations from the artist in order to personalize the story - see the "Born to run" article for ideas.

Article- 1st draft

Crossing the mile

Zoe Bradley has risen in the ranks of the folk world in the past few years, from busking on the streets of Cambridge to headlining at Greenman Festival. The release of her first album in 2010 catapulted her into the spotlight, she quickly became one of the most talked about folk artists in Britain, and now she is going on tour with her hotly anticipated new album “Milestone Crossing”, which features a breathtaking collaboration with Benji Kirkpatrick in “Sovay”.

Coming from Cambridge, which is in itself famous for its folk festival, was the perfect place for any folk talent to live and for Zoe the love of folk music was instilled in her from a young age. Growing up in a house that was forever filled with folk stars coming and going, as her father was the manager of the band “Fairport Convention” and was great friends with it’s front man Dave Pegg, was a great incentive for music making and she had learnt the acoustic guitar and piano by the time she was fourteen.

By this time, she was busking on the streets with her friends and when she was seventeen, she was encouraged by her parents to sign up for a spot at Cambridge Folk Festival. Her mix of traditional songs with modern twists drew large crowds. After the performance she was approached and signed by Navigator Records and in 2009, she began work on her debut album “Hearts and Minds” which was released early in 2010 to much critical acclaim.

In the summer of that year, she headlined on the Main Stage at Greenman Festival in Wales and began a lifelong friendship with The Unthanks who were also playing there. She did a small tour of Britain with her first album only playing ten dates at theatres and supporting Bellowhead on one night in Bristol, which is how she met Benji Kirkpatrick, with whom she would later collaborate.

This year then will see her going on an epic eighteen-date tour of the UK promoting her new album and sharing some dates with The Unthanks on their “Diversions” tour. Her tour destinations include London, Cardiff, Birmingham, Dublin and of course Cambridge and her album includes “Beating the bounds”, “Death and the maiden” and “Young Waters”.  

Zoe Bradley’s forthcoming album is out on the third of March and her tour starts on the twelfth of April in Cambridge’s Corn Excange.     

Music magazine cover