My Chosen Genre

For my music magazine, I have chosen to focus on the genre of Classical Music. I feel that with my own experiences with this type of music, as well as the research I will complete, I will be able to perform well with this genre.



The masthead on classical music magazines generally occupies 1/6th of the page in order to allow the subject of the cover image to be clearly seen. Also, the masthead normally sits behind the head of the image subject, once again allowing the subject to be clearly seen. The colour of the font of the masthead is usually black, white, red or blue, with the two former colours being very common in c
lassical sheet music, and the latter two primary colours perhaps signifying the studious nature of the magazine.

The colours used on the front cover are, once again, very studious colours, such as the blacks, whites, blues, and reds. Once again, this relates into the genre and style of the magazine.

The cover story usually focuses on one artist/group, with the cover image relating to the cover story. As seen in the image on the right, the cover story is about the 25th Anniversary of the group The Three Tenors, and as a result of this they are the subjects of the cover image.

The covers of classical music magazines typically include other features that will be inside the magazine as well as the cover story. These generally include items such as: workshop details, events, concert reviews, sheet music, and advice columns. In the image to the right, four extra articles are listed as being inside the magazine.

The pictures used for classical music magazines often follow the same set of conventions. For example, as in the image on the left, the front cover often uses a medium long shot of the subjects, although this can change. Inside the magazine there are often instrument close ups, long shots of orchestras, and people posing with instruments.