The Emergence Machine

Notation

abstract · Music · Level 11 · E10

E10Institutions

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

notation emerges from music. It requires sound.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “notation”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
notation
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L7L4L2L1L0NotationMusicalPerformanceSkillLearningMusicPitchOrganismSymbol… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesRest MusicL12Staff MusicL12TempoL12Dance NotationL13NotationL11SymbolL4PitchL7MusicalL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Symbol L4 (requires)
    The system of written symbols representing musical pitches, durations, and expression.
  • Pitch L7 (requires)
    The system of written symbols representing musical pitches, durations, and expression.
  • Musical L10 (requires)
    The system of written symbols representing musical pitches, durations, and expression.

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