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WorksheetsMusical Texture & Harmony
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 12mins
Harmony is
When the notes are sounding one after another
Sounds that are always pleasing to listen to
When more than one pitch is sounding at the same time
Texture is
The way sounds are woven together
The distance between two notes or pitches
Harmonies that are pleasing to listen to
Harmonies that are dissonant
What is musical Timbre?
The instruments of percussion
When two or more notes are sounding at the same time
The characteristic sound of an instrument or voice
Musical harmony
What is referred to as "the distance from the lowest to the highest pitch on an instrument or voice or in a piece of music"
Interval
Pitch
Range
Solfege
Which of the following refers to a texture with one melody with out accompaniment or harmony?
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Homophonic
Heterophonic
Which of the following refers to a musical texture when many melodies sound together at the same time creating harmony
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Homophonic
Heterophonic
Which of the following refers to a musical texture when a single melody sounds while being accompanied by a supporting harmony (or chords)
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Homophonic
Heterophonic
Which of the following refers to a musical texture when multiple melodies (mostly in unison) sound at the same time with one melody being slightly more ornamented than they other?
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Homophonic
Heterophonic
Unison is
Two or more pitches at the same time that support the melody
Two or more people singing the same words at the same time
Two or more instruments or voices sounding the same pitches at the same time
A texture with a melody and harmony
A consonant harmony is
a harmony that is pleasing to listen to
a harmony that clashing or harsh
A dissonant harmony is
a harmony that is pleasing to listen to
a harmony that is clashing or harsh
Which of the following are referred to as Primary Chords
Tonic
Subdominant
Dominant
Supertonic
Describe the difference between Major and Minor Harmony
