Many thanks to those of you who took the time to fill out our online survey. The responses have been detailed and full of good ideas, and we intend trying to bring as many of them as possible to fruition over the coming year.

For those of you who were wondering what kind of people read JMI, I can now reveal that 27 per cent of you are musicians and composers; 20 per cent are involved in music education; 9 per cent work in music-related businesses; 6 per cent work in arts administration; 3 per cent are arts practitioners outside of music; 2 per cent are media professionals; and 32 per cent are of other professions – which suggests to me that they are professional listeners.

I also found it interesting that the majority of readers first heard about JMI through the recommendation of a friend or colleague – so if you enjoy this issue do tell your acquaintances. You’re saving us a fortune in marketing.
Some of the suggestions made by participants include:

• more articles and interviews relating to Irish traditional music;
• articles on popular music in Ireland;
• jazz articles and reviews;
• articles on music and song in the Irish language;
• articles on the music of the many different cultures that are now living in Ireland;
• articles on music education, particularly post-primary.

If any of our readers are interested in contributing to JMI along these lines, we would be very glad to hear from you. We would also welcome, in particular, more female voices.

Those of you who haven’t filled out the survey yet can still do so say by
logging on to www.thejmi.com.

Toner Quinn
Editor