Task 5Vicki Padgett

Possible Genres?

• Pop

• Rock

• R&B

• Rap

• Country

POP

Pop music, (‘pop’ being abbreviated from ‘popular’) is a genre which originated in its modern form in the 1950s, deriving from rock and roll.

Often Verse- Chorus structure.

Borrows elements from other styles including urban, dance, rock, Latin and country; nonetheless, there are core elements which define pop.

Music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love.

Pop Music Magazines:• We love pop• Top of the

Pops

• Single artists• Bands

Rock

A form of popular music that evolved from rock and roll and pop music during the mid- and late 1960s. Harsher and often self-consciously more serious than its predecessors, it was initially characterized by musical experimentation and drug-related or anti-Establishment lyrics.

Rock music magazines:• Kerrang• Classic Rock• NME• Black Velvet

Most of the time there's a bass ,drum, vocals ,and a guitar, and anything else that the band wants to use.

Sometimes also known as “rock and roll”.

A heavy focus on guitar, drums, and powerful vocals.

R&B

A kind of pop music of black origin with a soulful vocal style featuring much improvisation.

The "Rhythm & Blues" term was created to replace the name "race music," which until then was the standard catch-all phase used in reference to most music made by blacks at the time. After the "race music" term was deemed offensive, Billboard began using the Rhythm & Blues name.

R&B magazines:• Vibe• RnB Magazine

It first emerged in the mid-1940s.

R&B features piano and drums, saxophone, horns, organ, electric guitar and double bass.

Rap

Rap is a genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged.

Rap Music Magazines:• Vibe• XXL

In rap music, usually computer and audio editing is used.

Modern day rap production uses samplers, sequencers, drum machines, synthesizers, turntables and live instrumentation. Unlike other genres of music which use a lot of string instruments.

Country

A form of popular music originating in the rural southern US.

It is a mixture of ballads and dance tunes played characteristically on fiddle, banjo, guitar, and pedal steel guitar.

The first commercial country record was made by Eck Robertson in 1922 on the Victor Records label.

Country Music Magazines:• Oklahoma• Country Music

Music ChartsI have decided to have Pop music as the genre of my

magazine. This is because it is my favourite genre of

music, and I haven't got a lot of knowledge about

other genres. Furthermore, pop music has a very wide

audience and is very popular, especially in the UK. This is backed up by

these music charts, which show pop music/ pop

artists to be at the top of them.

Possible names• POP!This is one of the names I have chosen. I have chose this because it is very clear to the reader what genre the magazine is. It would be in capital letters so would therefore grab the readers attention. The explanation mark suggests to the reader that the magazine is exciting and important.

• Pop NewsThis name would appear to the audience as being less exciting and more serious than ‘POP!’. But this is still a possible name for the magazine, because it shows the reader what genre of music is being discussed in the magazine, and the word ‘news’ suggests that if they read the magazine, they will find out new things which they didn’t know before, so they would be intrigued.

• MainstreamThe word ‘mainstream’ means the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are shared by most people and regarded as normal or conventional. As pop music is very well known and is very popular, it can be known as being mainstream. This also would make people think that they want to read the magazine, because the name of it might suggest that everyone reads it, so they would want to fit in.

• POP STARSThe name ‘POP STARS’ shows the reader that the magazine is about pop artists just by looking at the name. The fact that it is in capital letters means that they would be drawn to it straight away .

• Pop ChartsThis name could be used for my magazine because it says in the title what the magazine is about, and ‘charts’ relates to pop music as they have pop charts like ‘uktop40’.

The next slide shows how I asked people what font would look best on a pop magazine aimed at teenage girls. I handed around the same sheet and they voted by tallying next to the font they liked the best out of the following:

Which font do you think would suit a pop magazine aimed at teenage girls?1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

Results of the tally chart

This bar chart shows the results of the tally chart. I

asked 25 people overall, to put a tally next to the font they thought best suited a

pop magazine aimed at teenage girls. It shows that

the majority vote was for font number 3, and in

second was font number 5. I will be choosing between

these two fonts for the masthead when designing

my magazine.

Article 1

This is an article from we love pop, featuring the very famous pop

artist Rihanna.

The colour scheme on this double page spread is pink, blue,

white and black. These colours are also found on the artists dress in the medium long shot

picture.

This article is showing an interview which occured between we love pop and Rihanna. In blue text is

the question they asked her, and in black text is her answer. Throughout the article,

important/interesting information is highlighted in pink, so that is stands out to the readers.

The heading for this article is a quote from Rihanna which she

says in the interview; "I couldn't wear a dress made of ham". By using this quote and making it take up half a page in capital

letters for the heading, it makes the reader question what the

interview is about, as it is a rather random thing to say. So therefore the heading attracts

the reader, as they become intrigued and read on to find out more. The heading is in

white against a blue background so it stands out to the reader

easily.

There is a photo centerd in the middle of the article, which looks like it is a personal photo which was taken by Rihanna herself, which readers like as they like to know more about celebrities

personal lives.

Article 2This is an article

from the pop magazine Top Of

The Pops. It features an

interview with the boy band The

Wanted.

Because this article features a boy band, you would

expect the colours to be more masculine. However,

because it is trying to appeal to a female target audience, the colours used are pinks

and purples, which stereotypically, relate to

girls.

This article has challenged conventions, as it has a large image

in the centre of the double page spread, whereas usually on a

double page, the large image is either on the left or the right. Two

other images are also present, another of the whole band, and one

of just one band member topless. This attracts the girls to read the

article, especially if they are fans of The Wanted.

The heading 'workout wonders' is bold and fits the colour scheme. It is clearly

visible to the reader, so grabs their attention. By using those words, it

suggests to the reader what some of the questions are about. Young girls

would probuably be interested in knowing how the famous boy band keep fit and healthy, as they love to know everything they can about the private lives of celebrities, especially

ones they fancy.

Article 3 This is another article from We Love Pop. Similar to the first article I analysed, this is an interview too, but this time between We Love Pop and Jenna Coleman from Doctor

Who. In we love pop I have noticed that other than pages full of pictures, there are not any articles which aren't

showing an interview with a celebrity. This suggests to me that the magazine has realised what viewers are interested in the most, and has therefore given me ideas about what

to put on my double page spread.

The main colours used on this page are pink, blue,

white and black. This shows the femininity of the magazine and helps

show the target audience.

The heading ' A brush with FAME' is written in text which would be

recognised as being glamorous and red-carpet-worthy. This attracts the reader as they know it is going to be someone glamorous and well known

who they'll be reading about.

Interesting facts and quotes are highlighted

in pink so lure the reader into reading

more.

This article is accompanied by 2 images. One of Jenna Coleman, and one of her with The Doctor from Doctor Who. The mise-en-scene in

the picture with the doctor shows props from the set of Doctor Who, therefore luring in Doctor Who fans. The picture of Jenna on her own

shows her looking glamorous, and looking like a role model to younger girls. Therefore they would read the article to find out more

about her as they would aspire to be her.