An octave is a series of 8 consecutive notes in a musical scale including the original note and its corresponding note in the higher register. As you can see, the octave runs from C to the next C. The octave is used as a reference to show the relationship between notes. Conversationally, an octave is a reference to degree of expression or change of position. |
Examples of Octave:
C Major scale octave is C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C. Conversational: I think we should raise the standard of this conversation a few hundred octaves. As he got more upset, his voice went up at least an octave. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave |
![]() An example of an octave, from G4 to G5. |