Directions: Fill in the blanks to complete the paragraph. Choose from the given words below. Elements homophonic texture
thick thin
Texture is one of the basic (1)
of music. When you describe the (2)
of a
piece of music, you are describing how much is going on in the music at any given moment. For example,
the texture of the music might be (3) or 14
or it may have many or few layers.
There are four types of musical texture, (5)
monophonic, polyphonic, heterophonic. As
you explore these types of tecture, keep in mind that a song does not have to be classified under a single
category: many pieces involve multiple textures