Audience Research Methods

In order to have a good music magazine different types of research must be done first, this is so you know what people like and don't like or find interesting. There are two main types of research: Qualitative  Research and Quantitive Research.

Qualitative Research: This research is done to a focus group, 

Quantitive Research: This research is done to a large number of people to get various views/opinions or a general sample from the public. Its job is to quantify the data and generalise the results from people.  This type of research is normally done through a survey or a questionnaire.


Different types of data collected through research carried out and there are two main types of data.

Primary Data: collected through first hand experience through an interview when a person sits face to face with someone to collect the data.

Secondary Data: is data referring to data collected in the past or obtained from another party. It can be obtained from past surveys and questionnaires. 

Music Magazine

What is a 'Music Magazine'?

The definition of a music magazine is a magazine specifically dedicated to music culture, most music magazines include news about artists, new song/album releases as well as tour dates etc.

The history of music magazines:

The first magazine was Billboard was printed in 1894 but didn' gain popularity until 1936, eventually as more and more genre's of music were introduced then more magazines dedicated to these different genres such as rock, indie, pop, hip-hop, classical etc.

Popular Music Magazines:

One of the best and well known magazines is 'NME', other popular UK magazines include Kerrang, Q and MOJO. Popular U.S music magazine are: Rolling Stones and Vibe.


Future of music magazines:

The future for music magazines doesn't look good due to new technology and people being able to read the magazines on their phone, tablet or just online. People can still see the article and any interviews as well as find out any news that would be in that magazine for free just simply Googling a bands name. Some magazine's now have apps for people to get the magazine on their phone or tablet and this is done through a subscription model by you paying monthly to get the magazine monthly electronically however you can still just look up the magazine and get the same information that would be in the magazine and it would be free. However the most popular magazines would stick around longer as they still have an audience and continue to make a profit.

Introduction to my Blog

Hello,

              

        My name is Anthony Black, i am a student at Cardinal Heenan Sixth Form and i have to keep this blog as part of my Media Studies AS course. I will post numerous stuff throughout my time with this blog including:

• My Planning throughout the course
• My evaluation
• My research, planning and evaluation throughout the year. 
• Charlie said i have to include my final product

To support my planning i will regularly post images and videos of my choice. I will further my understanding of music magazines by purchasing them and using them to help my coursework.

About me:
I am currently attending Cardinal Heenan Sixth Form and will be taking 3 A-Levels, those being:

• Media Studies
• I.C.T
• Sociology

Some things i like to do in my spare time are watching a lot of TV, playing video games and listening to music, i enjoy a wide range of music and will listen to most genres but my preferred genre is rock/metal, my favourite song at the moment would be 'Knights of Cydonia' by Muse.