1. MUSICAL TEXTURE
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Homophonic

2. 1 melodic line Unison if more
MUSICAL TEXTURE
Monophonic
1 melodic line Unison if more
Can have 1 or more than one voice or instrument playing/singing the same line

3. more than 1 melodic line combined to make COUNTERPOINT
MUSICAL TEXTURE
Polyphonic
more than 1 melodic line combined to make COUNTERPOINT
Imitation = Row Row Row Your boat …
as a Round is strict imitation.
Imitation is not always strict

4. 1 melody accompanied by chords
MUSICAL TEXTURE
Homophonic
1 melody accompanied by chords
most Common in Western Music today
when chords become more than just whole or 1/2 notes we can push boundaries of polyphonic

5. Bizet , Farandole Suite No.2
LISTENING JOURNAL
Bizet , Farandole Suite No.2
listen for textural variety

6. Repetition / Contrast / Variation
MUSICAL FORM
techniques for:
Repetition / Contrast / Variation
Modern forms
(verse /pre-chorus/Chorus/bridge/solo)
strange to have a THRU composed

7. MUSICAL FORM
THREE PART (Tertiary)
form ABA (can be subdivided)
LISTENING JOURNAL
TCHAIKOVSHY Dance of the Reed Pipes
A B A’ (slightly altered with the ‘)

8. MUSICAL FORM
Two Part (Binary Form)
Form AB can subdivide or like AABB ABB AAB
LISTENING JOURNAL
Beethoven Contradance No7.
form AABB

9. modern POP song forms
verse/ chorus/solos / bridge/ intro / tags/ outro/ inst break / ect…
IN CLASS EXERCISE
Analyze FORM of:
Help
Hard Days Night
My Hero

10. HELP by The Beatles
Intro (A)
Verse (B )
Chorus (C)
Verse 2 (B’)
Verse 3 (B’’)
TAG

11. HARD DAYS NIGHT by The Beatles
Verse 1 (A)
Verse 2 (A’)
Bridge (B)
Guitar solo (A’’)
½ verse (1/2 A)
TAG

12. MY HERO by The Foo Fighters
Instr Intro (A)
Verse 1 ( A’)
Chorus (B)
Verse 2 (A’’)
Instr Solo Break (C)
Short Bridge (D)

13. Pick your own song to write out form
HOMEWORK Assignment 3
Pick your own song to write out form