The Emergence Machine

Drone

process · Music · Level 11 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

A sustained note or notes that continue throughout a musical piece, providing harmonic foundation, is a musical element that persists or remains in a state or activity by maintaining the presence of matter and energy within a system, combining with pitch and tone to create a musical sound.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
drone
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0DroneMusicalPerformanceHarmonyNoteSkill… intermediate l…ContinueFormInformationLifeActionChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesDroneL11ContinueL2HarmonyL8NoteL8MusicalL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Continue L2 (requires)
    A sustained note or notes that continue throughout a musical piece, providing harmonic foundation.
  • Harmony L8 (requires)
    A sustained note or notes that continue throughout a musical piece, providing harmonic foundation, requires an understanding of harmony, which is the combination of multiple pitches sounding simultaneously, creating a sense of unity and coherence.
  • Note L8 (requires)
    A sustained note or notes that continue throughout a musical piece, providing harmonic foundation.
  • Musical L10 (requires)
    A sustained note or notes that continue throughout a musical piece, providing harmonic foundation.