There are a few important textures in Music
Monophony (Mono=one, phony= sound)
Once voice or instrument sounding a melody alone without accompaniment.
Homophony
This is most common in popular music. It consists of a melody sung or played over chords.
Polyphony
This is multiple lines of melody and counter-melody at the same time.
Texture can be thick (many layers of instruments at once) or thin (only a few layers of instruments at once)
Exercise:
- With a partner, choose a song from an online source
- Identify the layers of sound that you hear in the first 30 seconds.
- Identify what kind of texture it is (monophony, homophonic, or polyphonic) and whether the texture is "THICK" or "THIN"
- Use "Paint" or a similar program to map out the texture you hear from each instrument or voice like the image above.
- Label you line drawings with instrument names and texture terms
- Put a timeline across the top in seconds to mark where important textural changes happen.
- Label your file with your names and the title of the song.
- Save as "Your Names Texture Drawing.jpg" JPEG format
- Due at the end of class. Submit to "Texture Drawings" folder.
