Difference between revisions of "Octave"

From Dundee Piano Tips
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page with "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 n...")
 
m
Line 1: Line 1:
 
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]].
+
When you play [[scales]] - the 1st and 8th notes both sound similar, and have the same name.

Revision as of 23:26, 2 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.