what are octaves?

Answer 1

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NOUN:

Music
The interval of eight diatonic degrees between two tones of the same name, the higher of which has twice as many vibrations per second as the lower.
A tone that is eight diatonic degrees above or below another given tone.
Two tones eight diatonic degrees apart that are sounded together.
The consonance that results when two tones eight diatonic degrees apart are sounded.
A series of tones included within this interval or the keys of an instrument that produce such a series.
An organ stop that produces tones an octave above those usually produced by the keys played.
The interval between any two frequencies having a ratio of 2 to 1.
Ecclesiastical
The eighth day after a feast day, counting the feast day as one.
The entire period between a feast day and the eighth day following it.
A group or series of eight.

A group of eight lines of poetry, especially the first eight lines of a Petrarchan sonnet. Also called octet .
A poem or stanza containing eight lines.
Sports A rotating parry in fencing.

Answer 2

Technically, octaves are notes where the frequency of the top note is twice the frequency of the bottom note. When people sing in octaves, it's noticably the same note, just at different pitch levels...it sounds different than a chord with two different notes.

Each group of 12 keys on a piano is an octave, so a piano has seven and a bit octaves of range.

Answer 3

In music, an octave is the interval between one note and another with half or double of the frequency.

So, 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 Hz notes are all related in sequence as octaves.

Answer 4

Ok i can totally help ya out. I'm in band and play trumpet and e have octaves that we can do in some songs we play. An octave is an interval between two of the same notes. the octaves ahve 8 notes in between them. for example if you're playing an Eflat for a high note then you could play the low e flat note. it's he same note jsut a higher or lower sound in pitch.

Answer 5

It's the interval between a music note and another with either half or double the frequency. For example, a full octave is the interval between an low A and a higher A.

Answer 6

Octaves are one "set" of notes on a musical staff. For example, if you are playing an octave, you would play the notes c to c- all the white keys

Answer 7

An octave is a half-scale that includes 8 notes.

Answer 8

Music.
The interval of eight diatonic degrees between two tones of the same name, the higher of which has twice as many vibrations per second as the lower.
A tone that is eight diatonic degrees above or below another given tone.
Two tones eight diatonic degrees apart that are sounded together.
The consonance that results when two tones eight diatonic degrees apart are sounded.
A series of tones included within this interval or the keys of an instrument that produce such a series.
An organ stop that produces tones an octave above those usually produced by the keys played.
The interval between any two frequencies having a ratio of 2 to 1.
Ecclesiastical.
The eighth day after a feast day, counting the feast day as one.
The entire period between a feast day and the eighth day following it.
A group or series of eight.

A group of eight lines of poetry, especially the first eight lines of a Petrarchan sonnet. Also called octet.
A poem or stanza containing eight lines.
Sports. A rotating parry in fencing.

Answer 9

An octave is eight notes. A to A. B to B, etc.

Answer 10

they are the same note just higher or lower in pitch .there is 12 steps between octaves.all notes have a whole step between them except for b and c, e and f.what i mean by steps is like a sharp this is also b flat.b and c are side by side this would make a b sharp a c. A-BC-D-EF-G-A like on the guitar the top string is tuned to E if you count 12 fret bars you are back to E one octave high. if you cross over one fret on any note and cross over one string to a higher pitch this is a shortcut to reach an octave.you can move forward and backward from high and keep from having to go 12 steps.