In November RNZ Concert asked classical music fans to let us know how you feel about some of the music we play regularly on the radio.
Whether you love it or hate it, what you are bored by or want to hear more of, whether it is familiar or new to you.
Knowing what you prefer helps us improve the music mix on RNZ Concert, for example how often we play various styles and pieces of music.
This was the start of a project to refresh the music mix on RNZ Concert.
Here is how you can join in
I Like Classical Music for 2023 has now closed, but this is how it worked:
Click a link to the I Like Classical Music portal. Here you will be asked to tell us a little bit about yourself, then start listening to a series of short pieces of music and click a box to let us know your response to each.
There is over an hour of music we would love your response to, so we have divided it into five sections. You can listen to one or more sections at a time, take a break and come back to it later if that suits you.
For each section you complete your name will go in the draw for a thank you gift of a $1000 Prezzy Card. The more sections you complete, the more chances of receiving the gift.
Please see the terms and conditions for I Like Classical Music below.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do I need to be an RNZ Concert listener to join the music test?
A: No, if you enjoy classical music - a little or a lot - we’re interested in your thoughts!
Q: Why is RNZ Concert testing its music?
A: Music testing is a standard tool for music radio stations. It is a good way to check in with listeners and potential listeners about what they want to hear.
Q: What will you do with my personal information?
A: Personal information will be held confidentially (Please see our T&Cs below) and will not be shared, distributed or used in any way that you have not agreed to.
Q: What will you do with the Music Testing results?
A: This valuable information will help us make decisions about what, when and how much RNZ Concert plays various forms of music to suit our audiences. We will use it to refine and balance what we need more of and what we might need less of on the radio station.
We may also share some (anonymised) results with our partners in the NZ classical music performance community.
Q: Does this mean this will be the only music played on RNZ Concert in future?
A: Definitely not. This is some of the most-often heard examples of the many thousands of pieces of music we’ve played on RNZ Concert over the past few years. We want to know how we’ve been doing – if people have heard these pieces too often or not enough. In future we may test specific genres, eras or forms of the many types of music we continue to broadcast.
Q: Are you going to suddenly change what we hear on RNZ Concert?
A: No, we know our current audience loves what we do and don’t want major changes. What we will do is to make ongoing improvements to the music mix across the day and week on RNZ Concert to suit our listeners.
I Like Classical Music Terms and Conditions
Membership
Completion of the I Like Classical Music registration survey constitutes your agreement to the Terms & Conditions of the research run by Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and our research partner My Radio Test.
Membership of I Like Classical Music is for individuals with only one membership available per person. Membership is open to residents of New Zealand, aged 16+ years of age or over. If under 18 years of age, express permission of parent/guardian is required before entering this research.
International listeners of RNZ content are welcome to join I Like Classical Music panel but will not be eligible to enter into gift draws as these are only available in New Zealand.
RNZ and My Radio Test reserve the right to remove members from I Like Classical Music survey panel at their own discretion.
Gifts and incentives
From time to time RNZ may offer a gift or incentive as a thank you for your contribution.
By entering into a Gift Draw you agree to have your name published on the I Like Classical Music page of the RNZ website if you receive a gift.
The first valid entrant drawn from this survey will be contacted by RNZ via email and awarded the Gift.
The Gift cannot be redeemed for cash and is not transferable.
RNZ reserves the right to request proof of identity before any gift or incentive is delivered.
Gift winners will be contacted by email to confirm delivery details. If requests for delivery details are not responded to within 20 working days the gift will be reallocated.
RNZ takes no responsibility for incorrect delivery details or any mail or delivery handling errors and gifts will not be re-issued. Gift Draws will be conducted by RNZ and results are final. No further correspondence will be entered into.
RNZ employees, contractors and their immediate families are excluded from the Gift Draw.
Privacy Policy and Consent
Consent to emails
By completing the registration survey and confirming your email address you are consenting to occasional emails containing information relevant to I Like Classical Music or RNZ Concert.
Opting Out
You are able to opt out from I Like Classical Music at any time by emailing us at: unsubscribe@myradiotest.com and including the words ‘opt out’ in the subject line. All emails or survey invitations you receive from I Like Classical Music will also include an 'opt out' option.
Privacy Policy
We respect your right to privacy so we won’t share any of your details with others.
Your responses will not be identified at an individual level unless we have specific permission from you to do so.
All research results will be aggregated for reporting. RNZ may share the aggregated research results with other classical music organisations.
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