 Texture is the thinness or thickness of music.

 Texture can be identified in both vocal and instrumental music.

 Vocal music uses and emphasizes the human voice.

 Instrumental music uses any combination of instruments usually without the human voice.

 There are 3 basic kinds of texture namely: monophonic, homophonic, and polyphonic.

 Monophonic texture is a single melodic line without accompaniment.

 Examples of monophonic texture in music are solo (voice), solo (instrumental), a cappella
singing in unison, humming, whistling and chanting (or singing chants), solo musical instrument
or a group of different musical instrument playing one melody.

 Homophonic texture is composed of one particular melody supported by harmony or

accompanied by an instrument like guitar or piano playing the chords.

 An example of homophony is solo (vocal or instrumental) with accompaniment.