Intro to Music CH 4 Study Guide

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Groupings of simultaneous pitches that work well in combination are

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chords

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When a melody is accompanied by chords, the melody is

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harmonized

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A chord that sounds good and creates stability can be described as

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consonant

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A chord that sounds discordant, unstable or in need of resolution is called

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dissonant

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In music, the term texture refers to

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blend of sounds or melodic lines occurring simultaneously in music

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The three main textures in Western music are

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monophony, homophony and polyphony

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The texture of a single melody played without accompaniment is

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monophony

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When you sing in the shower, the texture is most likely to be

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monophony

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Homophony occurs when

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the melody is heard in one line and the other parts have clearly less important material that forms an accompaniment.

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The texture that combines two or more individual melody lines simultaneously is

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polyphony