MUSIC

Fourth Grading
TEXTURE
Have you watched a
concert or a choral singing
in your school? How many
voices did you hear?
The many voices you
hear at the same time
are called texture.
Are You Sleeping, Brother John?
Are you sleeping (2x)
Brother John (2x)
Morning bells are ringing
(2x)
ding dong ding (2x)
What is texture?
Texture in music
-refers to the structure of a
musical composition showing
how many sounds, various
layers or voices are heard at the
What are the three kinds of
texture?
A. Monophonic or
monophony
- “mono” means one sound.
- Single melodic line without
accompaniment.
A. Monophonic or monophony
- Signifies only one voice
- Usually sung in unison
Examples: A capella
(singing solo), humming,
and whistling
Are You Sleeping, Brother John?
Are you sleeping (2x)
Brother John (2x)
Morning bells are ringing
(2x)
ding dong ding (2x)
B. Homophonic texture
- Single melodic sound with
accompaniment.
- Focus on the melody
supported by another
instrument like the guitar or
B. Homophonic texture
Examples: Music
performed by a folk
singer or an acoustic
performer
C. Polyphonic texture
- Having “many sounds”
- Contains two or more
independent musical
lines
C. Polyphonic texture
- A musical
composition, which
makes use of two or
more melodies.
C. Polyphonic texture
Examples: Choral music
and orchestral music
Popular choral group-the
Philippine Madrigal
Singers
Observe as the song,
“Are You Sleeping,
Brother John?”
becomes a round
song.
Round song is an imitation of
the first voice followed by other
voices singing the same
melody.
Round singing is an example of
a music with polyphonic texture.
Stop for a while …
Work Alone: Sing “Row,
Row, Row Your Boat,” by
humming and then by
singing.
Work in Pair: Let you or your
partner sing the first verse of
“Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
then repeat the first verse,
then continue singing until
your partner is done.
Quiz #3 What’s the Texture?
Identify the texture based on the
situation described in each item. Write
Monophonic, Homophonic, or
Polyphonic on the blank.
______1. Singing “Sitsiritsit” with a
piano accompaniment
______2. Humming
______3. Choral rendition of the
song, We Are the World”
______4. Whistling
______5. Singing the Beatle’s
Song, “Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da”
with a guitar accompaniment
 Thank You!

Prepared by:
Miss Jenny Santos of
Tagumpay ES