Year 10 - Music
Experimenting with texture
Free composition: Creative starting points
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Lesson Summary
You will learn to create a short composition that experiments with texture.
Key Notes
- Texture is an important element to consider when composing. Melody and accompaniment is the most common musical texture.
- Composers also use homophonic, polyphonic and monophonic textures.
- In a melody and accompaniment texture the lead line or melody should be clear.
- Less important musical lines can contrast by using less interesting rhythms and melodic shapes.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Monophonic: A monophonic texture is where there is only one layer of sound.
- Melody and accompaniment: A texture that features a clear melody and separate accompaniment is called melody and accompaniment.
- Polyphonic: A polyphonic texture is where there are two or more equally important but independent melodies.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A piece of music has a fixed texture all the way through
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Texture is an important element to consider when composing. Melody and accompaniment is the most common musical texture. Composers also use homophonic, polyphonic and monophonic textures.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'Monophonic'
A monophonic texture is where there is only one layer of sound.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: A piece of music has a fixed texture all the way through. Correction: Although we can describe some pieces of music as particular textures overall there are often sections within pieces where the texture changes.
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