Year 8 Music (Texture/Melody/Articulation)

What is texture?

• The tune

• How many instruments/parts are playing

• How the music is played

What is melody?

• The tune

• How many instruments/parts are playing

• How the music is played

What is articulation?

• The tune

• How many instruments/parts are playing

• How the music is played

A thick texture has

• Lots of instruments/parts

• Not many instruments/parts

A thin texture has

• Lots of instruments/parts

• Not many instruments/parts

Which word means smoothly?

• Staccato

• Legato

• Forte

• Piano

Which word means short and detached?

• Staccato

• Legato

• Forte

• Piano

Which answer means notes that are close to each other?

• By step

• By leap

• Call and response

Which answer means notes that are far away from each other?

• By step

• By leap

• Call and response

Which answer means one part playing something and another responding?

• By step

• By leap

• Call and response