Drone

A sustained or continuously repeated note or chord that sounds throughout a passage or entire piece

About Drone

A drone provides a fixed harmonic anchor while other parts move freely above or below it. Bagpipes produce a natural drone that sounds continuously.

The tonal centre that organises a piece of music around a specific note and scale.

The way melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic materials are woven together in a composition.

A sequence of single pitches perceived as a coherent musical line.

The speed at which a piece of music is performed.

The perceived highness or lowness of a sound, determined by its frequency.