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

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

The pattern of sounds and silences in time.

The variation in loudness between notes or phrases in a performance.

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