Octaves

"Octaves" in a Sentence (3 examples)

That's an odd note grouping for that chord. Try spreading it out over two octaves instead of one.

The late Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen, had a vocal range of four octaves.

In the equal temperament, octaves are divided into twelve semi-tones.

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