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As an '''oct'''agon has 8 sides, and an '''oct'''opus has 8 tentacles, so an '''oct'''ave has '''8 notes'''.
 
As an '''oct'''agon has 8 sides, and an '''oct'''opus has 8 tentacles, so an '''oct'''ave has '''8 notes'''.
  
On the piano, you can find notes an octave apart by finding the next key that looks the same - eg: from [[middle C]] to [[high C]] - these are 1 and 8 of [[scales]].
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When you play [[scales]] - the 1st and 8th notes both sound similar and have the same name.
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In this example there's an octave of C major - starting on [[middle C]], going up to high C, then back to middle C again.

Latest revision as of 13:19, 3 August 2020

As an octagon has 8 sides, and an octopus has 8 tentacles, so an octave has 8 notes.

When you play scales - the 1st and 8th notes both sound similar and have the same name.

q1.png

In this example there's an octave of C major - starting on middle C, going up to high C, then back to middle C again.