Texture types
Task 1 Thin texture
Task 1 Thin texture
Listen to the three pieces of music below and write some reflections of the textures you heard in the piece on the Texture Y Chart.
Watch Little Fish from (0:00 to 0:22) this piece starts with a thin texture – only 1 instrument.
Thin texture, light passes through
Task 2 - Thicker texture
Task 2 - Thicker texture
Watch Victory (The Good One) (from 1:05 until 3:13). This is an example of a dense, thick texture
Thicker, denser texture
Task 3 - Variety of texture
Task 3 - Variety of texture
Watch Ólafur Arnalds (58:30 to 58:46) is quite thick, followed by (58:46 to 59:13) a thinner section, then (59:13 - 59:37) quite thin with only 2 sound sources and (59:37) finishes with a thin texture of solo piano.
Variety of textures to create interest