We’ll start out by defining the octave in this lesson and also showing you step-by-step, how you can identify the octave of any given note.<\/p>\n
Let’s get started!<\/p>\n
Definition Of The Octave<\/h2>\nPreliminaries<\/h3>\n
There are twelve musical notes: The term octave<\/strong> is derived from a Latin word octava<\/em> which means eight.<\/p>\n The definition of an octave varies from one context to another. In one situation, the octave can mean the higher or lower duplicate of a given note while in another situation it could mean a collection of notes within its compass.<\/p>\n The octave can be used to describe the eighth tone of the scale, which is usually a duplicate of the first tone of the scale. For example, in the key of C major: The octave can also be used to describe all the notes within its compass. For example, in between C: So, an octave encompasses twelve tones – C to C: Although the term octave <\/em>can be used in several ways, we’ll be focusing on the use of the octave as the duplicate of a given note.<\/p>\n When a note is given, there could be a need to identify its octave — which is basically its duplicate. In this segment, I’ll be showing you how to identify the higher and lower octaves of any given note.<\/p>\n The higher octave of a given note is basically its higher duplicate and can be spotted as the eighth scale tone away from a given note.<\/p>\n For example, if E is given: When a note is given, all the duplicates on the left hand side are considered as the lower octaves, while the duplicates on the right hand side are considered as the higher octaves.<\/p>\n “On Lower Octaves…”<\/em><\/p>\n If D is given: “On Higher Octaves…”<\/em><\/p>\n If F# is given: Given any note on the keyboard, you can determine its higher or lower octave by knowing the direction of pitch.<\/p>\n Pitch increases towards the right hand side and decreases towards the left. This should explain why duplicates on the right hand side are considered as higher octaves while duplicates on the left hand side are considered to be lower octaves.<\/p>\n See you in the next lesson!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Find out the answer to the question most beginners ask: “what is an octave?” in this lesson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":22641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[252,350,9],"tags":[17,653,2491,2490],"class_list":["post-16472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beginners","category-music-etc","category-piano","tag-basic-songs","tag-octave","tag-questions-most-beginners-ask","tag-what-is-an-octave","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\nSeven of them are natural<\/strong> and are white in color:
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\n…while five of them are said to be accidental<\/strong> and are black in color:
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\nPlaying all the white notes from C:
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\n…to C:
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\n…produces what music scholars call the key of C major:
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\n…and this key has all the natural notes (C to B):
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\n…and another note (C):
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\n…which is a duplicate of the first note (C):
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\nBesides the key of C:
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\n…there are other keys on the keyboard and the key of F:
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\n…is one of them and it consists of the following notes – F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E, and F – which is a product of seven notes:
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\n…and an F note:
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\n…which is a duplicate of the first note (F):
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The Definition Of The Octave<\/h3>\n
The Octave As A Duplicate<\/h4>\n
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\n…the first tone is C:
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\n…and the eighth tone (aka – “octave”) is also C:
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\n…and a duplicate of the first note.<\/p>\nThe Octave As A Collection Of Notes<\/h4>\n
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\n…and its octave (which is C):
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\n…all the notes encompassed (from C to C):
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\n…can be considered as an octave.<\/p>\n
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\n…Eb to Eb:
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\n…A to A:
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\n…F to F:
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\n…etc.<\/p>\nHow To Identify The Octave Of Any Given Note<\/h2>\n
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\n…it should be considered as the first scale tone of the E major scale:
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\nUsing the E major scale:
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\n…as a reference, we can see that the eighth note (E):
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\n…is a duplicate of the first note (E):
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\nIn the same vein, the lower octave of a given note is the lower duplicates of a given note.<\/p>\nHow To Determine The Higher Or Lower Octaves Of A Given Note<\/h3>\n
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\n…every other duplicate of D on the left hand side is a lower octave. Starting from this D:
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\n…to this one:
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\n…and this as well:<\/p>\n
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\n…every other duplicate of F# on the right hand side is a higher octave. Starting from this F#:
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\n…to this F#:
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\n…then this one:
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Final Words<\/h2>\n