JoAnn Falletta: Texture

Music can be heard as layers of sound or texture — as melody and accompaniment or as more than one melody played simultaneously.

Conductor JoAnn Falletta leads an orchestra through a rehearsal and performance to illustrate how parts of the orchestra and parts of the music work together. She also introduces students to polyphony, which occurs when several melodies are played at the same time.

Students explore just how polyphony works and sounds and how changing the accompaniment can change how a melody sounds.

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Ideal for grades 3 - 6
Duration: thirty minutes
Closed-Captioned
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Series #519
Series title: Behind The Scenes