Textures and Acoustic Environment

Track 1

In the first track the environment the song is being performed at is very big and very wide. The instrumentation is perfect for this environment because it doesn't have a lot of reverberation and the reverberation does not last a long period of time. I'd say the reverberation lasts for less than a second due to the place where the performance is taking place. There isn't many hard surfaces for the sound to bounce of. When it comes to performing a song you want an environment that's just right. You don't want to have a lot of reverberation in the background or delay. Most importantly you don't want to have a venue that will have high volume levels.

As the camera and mic move around some of the instruments become more louder and clearer. When the camera is further away it sounds less louder and less ambient. As the camera and mic start to move around the arena the volume slowly builds up and starts to become much louder and clearer. Maybe the reason for this is because the mic is picking up more high frequency levels, plus the mic could be dynamic, so it can pick very loud volume levels without getting damaged. However, as the camera and mic start moving around some more some instruments sound a bit muffled and quieter in the background. This is because the mic is being moved around in different directions and maybe the mic' polar pattern is uni directional, so it will pick up sounds in one direction.

Track 2

The 3 textures I can hear in this song are monophonic, polyphonic and homophonic. The homophonic and polyphonic textures play can be hard in the first 54 seconds of the track, then the monophonic  part comes in. Polyphonic means that the same melody is being played but not being played in unison. Homophonic means playing or singing the some melodies in unison and finally monophonic means playing or singing without any harmonies, it's the same melody being repeated.

The place the song is being performed at is a church. In churches you will hear a lot of reverberation, a little bit of delay and ambience because churches are very big buildings, also the material of the churches can vary the amount of sound it can absorb. The song that is being performed at the church is a perfect environment because it fits the style of music, has perfect ambience so it can sound very atmospheric and clear for the people at the church and finally that is where church singers/choirs perform at.

Track 3

The texture of this piece of music is homophonic. Homophonic is a texture that is has one melodic line. Only one melody is being played but the singer can add different variations to the same melody. In this track the instrumentation defines what a melodic line is and what it sounds like. In this song the melody is not that repetitive, there are some changes in the song but the main melody is repetitive. Also you can notice the singer adding different variations to the song such as singing high and low.

The environment the song is being played looks like a small gig. There is the band and a small audience. The venue the song is being performed is a perfect environment because I can hear only a little bit of reverberation plus it's not very ambient. In my opinion songs that are being performed to a small audience should be in environments like this because everyone that is watching whoever perform can hear the performers clearly, plus the song delivers a brilliant atmosphere without using too much reverberation, delay or ambience.