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1. Homophonic texture is when the music sounds 'as one', such as block chords, where all instruments change notes at the same time.

2. Polyphonic means 'many sounds'. The instruments...

A chord is a group of notes played at the same time.

The answer to this question will depend on the piece of music to which it applies, however there are several different textures which you must know for GCSE music:

Unison - this is where all singer...

Within Western music, the chords composers use in their compositions help give different musical effects. Cadences are chords progressions, and each cadence creates a different musical sound. The most com...

The easiest way to find the relative minor of a key is to count down three semitones from that note. For example, for C major (no sharps, no flats) you would need to count down three semitones from C. Thi...