GCSE Music 

Texture. The combination of instruments and / or voices.

Texture Solo – A single voice or instrument.

Unison – More than one instrument playing the same music at the same time.

Monophonic - One melody line playing without harmony. (Can be in octaves).

Homophonic/chordal – More than one part moving in chords / harmony.

Polyphonic - Two or more different melodies playing at the same time. (Eg contrapuntal / counterpoint)

Parallel motion – Two (or more) parts moving in the same direction.

Contrary motion – Two (or more) parts moving in the opposite direction.

Melody and Accompaniment – A clear tune being supported by other instruments.

Heterophonic (Gamelan / Irish Folk) – Different versions of the same melody played at the same time.

Thick / Thin – Different ways to describe dense or sparse textures.