Research

To help me choose a name for my magazine I created a short questionnaire and asked some of my friends and family.

The questions were:

1) Which name do you prefer, 'A cappella' or 'Musicology'?

2) How much would you pay for a monthly music magazine?

3) What makes a magazine front cover appealing?

4) What information do you want to find in a music magazine?

5) Are you interested in chart music?

What I found out:

• 70% of people preferred the name 'Musicology'.
• The average price the people would pay was roughly £3.50
• The majority of people agreed that it is the pictures and the cover lines that make a front cover eye catching.
• Most people said that they like to see interviews with artists and the latest music information published. A few people said that they also like to see upcoming gig's in magazines.
• I found that 50% of people said that they were interested in chart music, and 50% said that they weren't.

My questionnaire has helped me to develop my ideas for my own magazine as I now know what people want and look for in a music magazine.