Dronology, or simply Drone, is a music genre with a special emphasis on the use of sustained sounds, notes, or tones. Music in this genre can be traced back to shaman trances and tribal ceremonies, and major emphasis on drone can be found in many classical compositions as well.

However, the genre term dronology itself is most often applied artists who have allied themselves closely with underground music and the post-rock, experimental music, or post-classical genres. Many of these bands utilize instruments such as electric guitars, keyboards, and pianos, coupled with electronic equipment or audio samples and heavy electronic processing to produce lengthy audio compositions with only slight variations in tone, pitch, or style throughout. Music from dronology artists can also fits into the genres of new age, found sound, minimalist music, and wall of sound. Thus, while the produced sound is ostensibly simple and recognizable as dronology, the genre is actually quite varied. Artists might, for example, compose relatively brief works that use only a one or two notes played on a single instrument; however, they might also add complexity by intruducing layer upon layer of instruments, effects, and electronics that weave together to produce a consistent, sustained sound.

Bands representative of this genre include Stars of the Lid , Windy and Carl, Alp , Controlled Bleeding , and Laminar . One important hearth for bands in the genre is Soleilmoon Recordings .