Music Magazine: Initial Research

The task for my main coursework is to create the front cover, contents and double plage spread of a new music magazine of any genre. My first thoughts about what genre I would like to produce are probably a chart or classical music magazine - as that is mainly to main genres of music that I listen to.

I have done some research into some classical magazines and I've found that the types of people who read magazines such as Classic FM and BBC's Music magazine are probably quite cultured and well off. I think the main audience is the older generation who have been listening to classical music for a while and know their stuff.

http://www.bbcmusicmagazine.com/

http://www.classicfm.co.uk/on-air/programmes/classic-fm-magazine/

Looking at the above magazines has helped me get a general image of what my classical magazine might look like and what kind of articles I might include.
The magazines I've had a very streamlined image, all being quite proper if thats the right word. What I mean is that the layout for the magazines arnt very edgy at all - like they stick to safe colour scheme and everything is pretty formal within the contents.