An octave is the interval distance 8 notes up in the major scale. If you play a C major scale on the piano, the final note/pitch of the 8-note scale is another C that’s exactly one octave higher than the C where you started.
Musical reference: First two notes of Somewhere Over the Rainbow
An interval spanning 8 notes in the major scale, reaching the next occurring version of that note.
Written by Sam Blakelock
Updated over 2 years ago