What describes a monophonic texture?

Which texture is often called counterpoint?

What is polyphony?

A single musical line, whether played by one performer or many in unison, is called what texture?

What describes homophony?

One singer performs a folk tune without instruments or other singers. What texture is heard?

A choir sings a hymn in four parts, with every part changing words and rhythm together. What texture is this?

In a round, each group begins the same tune at a different time, so several tune entries overlap. How should this texture be classified?

A concert band plays one melody in exact unison, with no harmony or accompaniment. What texture does the passage have?

A guitarist strums chords while a singer performs the tune. Which texture best describes the music?

During a fugue exposition, one voice begins a subject and later voices enter with the subject while the first continues. What texture is this?

A flutist plays a melody alone during a quiet introduction. What texture is heard?

At the piano, the right hand plays a tune while the left hand supplies chords beneath it. What texture is this?

A violin and a cello play different melodies at the same time, each continuing with its own rhythm. What texture is heard?

A cellist performs an entire lyrical tune alone. How should the texture be classified?

A string ensemble plays a violin melody while the lower strings provide repeated chord tones. What texture is this?

A choir begins a canon: each section enters with the melody after the previous section, and the lines overlap. What texture results?

A clarinet plays a simple tune by itself between rehearsal numbers. What texture is that passage?

A saxophonist plays the melody while piano, bass, and guitar supply the harmony and beat. Which texture best fits?

Three brass parts enter with different melodic ideas that continue simultaneously. What texture is created?

What does a homophonic passage have that a monophonic passage does not?

Both homophony and polyphony can use several voices. What feature makes a passage polyphonic?

How does a unison passage differ from a polyphonic passage?

Two passages both include a melody and harmony. Which feature identifies the homophonic one?