Texture 2 – Monophonic, Polyphonic, Homophonic

The above are examples of three types of musical texture:

• MONOPHONIC – “one sound”
• POLYPHONIC – “many sounds”
• HOMOPHONIC – “same sounds – this is often melody with accompaniment”

Which clip represents which type of texture?

Other techniques to explore include using:

• CANON (Row, Row, Row Your Boat?)
• IMITATION
• LAYERING

Which of the above techniques is being used in the examples below:

Texture videos and more help

A video to explain the word homophonic this comes under Area of Study 3 Texture and Melody.

 

A video to explain the word monophonic this comes under Area of Study 3 Texture and Melody.