A monophonic texture is where there is only one layer of sound.

A texture that features a clear melody and separate accompaniment is called melody and accompaniment.

A polyphonic texture is where there are two or more equally important but independent melodies.

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the feeling the listener gets from a piece of music

the combination of different parts, or layers, in a piece of music

the way the tempo and dynamics change in the music

the way the pitch of the melody moves up and down

Which of these is a musical texture where there is only one line of music?

Which of these is a musical texture where there are two equally important but independent melodic parts?

which of these is a musical texture where a clear melody is accompanied by one or more other layers of music (sometimes moving at the same time)?

It should be less melodically interesting than the melody.

It should be the same notes as the melody.

It should use the same rhythms as the melody.

It should use contrasting rhythms to the melody.

Which of these techniques would create a successful accompaniment?

What word describes the describe the distance between two notes. e.g. C to G?

A {{}} rhythm is one that emphasises (accents) notes in between the main beats.

Adding chords to a melody is called {{}}.

What would be created in your music if you used melody notes outside of the chord that sounded clashing?

How do we describe an interval of 8 notes?