Music and Arts Quiz: Texture

What is texture in music?

• The speed of the music

• The loudness or softness of the music

• The arrangement of musical lines or layers of sound

• The emotional quality of the music

Which of the following is NOT a type of musical texture?

• Monophonic

• Homophonic

• Polyphonic

• Dissonant

A single melody without any accompaniment is an example of which texture?

• Monophonic

• Homophonic

• Polyphonic

• Dissonant

A melody with chordal accompaniment is an example of which texture?

• Monophonic

• Homophonic

• Polyphonic

• Dissonant

A texture with two or more independent melodic lines is an example of which texture?

• Monophonic

• Homophonic

• Polyphonic

• Dissonant

A choir singing a hymn in unison is an example of which texture?

• Monophonic

• Homophonic

• Polyphonic

• Dissonant

A piano playing a melody with a bass line is an example of which texture?

• Monophonic

• Homophonic

• Polyphonic

• Dissonant

A round song, where singers enter at different times, is an example of which texture?

• Monophonic

• Homophonic

• Polyphonic

• Dissonant

A fugue, with multiple intertwined melodic lines, is an example of which texture?

• Monophonic

• Homophonic

• Polyphonic

• Dissonant

A single instrument playing a solo is an example of which texture?

• Monophonic

• Homophonic

• Polyphonic

• Dissonant