The Emergence Machine

Adult Contemporary Music

abstract · Music · Level 8 · E9

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Emergence definition

Adult contemporary music is a genre that builds upon the foundation of music, which requires art, creativity, expression, and sound, and is characterized by its use of rhythm and melody to create a specific radio format.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “adult contemporary music” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “adult contemporary music”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
adult contemporary music
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Music L7 (requires)
    music is a fundamental concept for understanding adult-contemporary-music as a music genre
  • Rhythm L7 (requires)
    adult contemporary music requires understanding rhythm as a foundational concept