TEXTURE - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What musical element refers to the way timbre, rhythm, melody, and harmony are combined?

texture

articulation

dynamics

tempo

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

Dissonant

A motive

Non-imitative

Consonant

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The texture of a single melody played without accompaniment is

Monophony

Polyphony

Homophony

Imitative counterpoint

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Homophony occurs when:

various musical lines are heard one after another with the same melody or similar melodies.

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

all musical lines are heard simultaneously, but each has a different melody.

all voices or parts are heard simultaneously with the same melody.

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

Monophony

Consonant

Homophony

Polyphony

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Non-imitative polyphony occurs when:

various musical lines are heard one after another with the same melody or similar melodies.

the main melody is heard in one line and the other parts have clearly less important material, forming an accompaniment to the melody.

all musical lines are heard simultaneously, but each has a different melody.

all voices or parts are heard simultaneously with the same melody.

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Imitative polyphony occurs when:

various musical lines are heard one after another with the same melody or similar melodies.

the main melody is heard in one line and the other parts have clearly less important material, forming an accompaniment to the melody.

all musical lines are heard simultaneously, but each has a different melody.

all voices or parts are heard simultaneously with the same melody.

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When a melody is accompanied with chords, the melody is:

Harmonized

Dissonant

Polyphonic

Chromaticized

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which term is used to describe multiple independent melody lines?

Polyphonic

Homophonic

Monophonic

Heterophonic

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which term is used to describe a melodic line played by multiple instruments in unison?

Polyphonic

Homophonic

Monophonic

Heterophonic

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which term is used to describe a chordal pattern that follows the rhythm of the melody?

Polyphonic

Homophonic

Monophonic

Heterophonic

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Heterophonic texture is two melodies, so it is basically the same as a countermelody

True

False

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What type of texture is represented here

Monophony

Polyphony

Homophony

Heterophony

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What type of texture is represented here

Monophony

Polyphony

Homophony

Heterophony

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What type of texture is represented here

Monophony

Polyphony

Homophony

Heterophony

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What type of texture is represented here

Monophony

Polyphony

Homophony

Heterophony

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What words are NOT used to describe density of sound?

thick / thin

sparse / dense

numbers of layers

loud / soft

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When many instruments or melodies are performing, the texture is considered to be

Thick

Thin

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When a small amount of instruments are performing, the texture is considered

Thick

Thin

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