1. music magazine genre research
examples and conventions of music
magazines of different genres

2. rock music magazine covers
the main singer of the band is usually
positioned nearer the front of the image
the colours of the cover are usually quite
dark and the facial expressions of the artists
on the front are usually very serious and
their facial expressions are quite plain
the usually wear quite plain and bland
clothing that are not very attention seeking
the font is not very fancy and is quite
standard, it is also quite formal and looks
as though it is to address an older target
Audience
as also on the covers of indie rock magazines
the lighting is quite dark as a friendly feel
is not required as possibly is on a magazine
aimed at a younger audience of readers
the target gender for this genre of music is
usually thought to be male therefore the
cover of the magazine is designed to be appealing
for men

3. pop music magazine covers
One major convention of pop music
Magazine covers would be the bright
Colours of the font and background
the lighting of the images are very bright
giving the possible impression of innocence
and making the artists look their best
all of the artists also look happy and are all
smiling and appear friendly so as to appeal to the
young target audience
the fact that the target audience for this genre
of music are generally young and most often
female the covers of the magazines of this genre
are often bright colours in order to appeal to them

4. indie music magazine covers
one typical convention of indie rock or
alternative rock magazine covers would
be the dark and subdued colours
the facial expression of the artist or
artists that are the main feature on the
cover are usually very serious and there
is little expression
the cover is usually made up of one main
image of the artist or group that is
featured mainly in the magazine
the lighting of the main image on the cover
is usually quite dark giving the covers an
almost mysterious sense and feel

5. jazz music magazine covers
similar to other magazines aimed at an
older target audience the colours are
quite dull and not bright at all
the font is quite formal and is clear and
easy to read
an obvious convention of jazz music
magazine covers appears to be the
presence of the instrument on the cover
of the magazine being held by the artist
this may be to make it clear what genre
of music magazine this is
the audience of people that are thought
to listen to this genre of music are usually
thought to be quite old

6. rap music magazine covers
these magazines usually feature the main
artist stood with a plain background
to make the image and text stand out
there is lots of text around the main image
in a bold colour of either black or red
usually which contrasts against
the plain white or nude background
the facial expressions of the artist are
very serious and makes the artists
look almost quite aggressive
the target audience of the rap genre are
thought to be quite young as in teens
and this genre is most often associated
with males hence the dark colours of the font