The Octave

Lesson 3/40 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Progressive Beginner Violin
The Octave

The Octave

Although there are only seven different letters in the musical alphabet, it is possible to find higher and lower versions of them at various places on the violin. The distance between any note and its next higher or lower version is called an octave.

You already know two A notes – the open second string and the higher version on the first string (E string). These two A notes are an octave apart.

The first and last notes of a major scale always have the same name. In the A major scale the distance from the lowest A to the A note above it is one octave (8 notes).

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Class Sessions

1- The Major Scale 2- GLOSSARY 3- The Natural Minor Scale 4- The Note C on the A String 5- Notes on the G String 6- Using the Fourth Finger 7- The D Major Scale 8- The Note E on the D String 9- Developing Your Tone 10- INTRODUCTION 11- The Note F Sharp 12- The Dotted Quarter Note 13- The Eighth Note 14- The Lead-In 15- The Three Four Time Signature 16- The Half Note 17- The Note D 18- How to Read Music 19- Parts of the Violin and Bow 20- Approach to Practice 21- The Key of E Minor 22- Half Position 23- The G Major Scale 24- Fingering Numbers 25- Sequences 26- How to Hold the Violin and Bow 27- The Tie 28- The Octave 29- Music Notes 30- How to Read the Fingering Diagrams 31- First Position 32- The Note A on the D String 33- Two Octave Scales 34- Using the Video and Audio 35- D.C al Fine 36- Note and Rest Values 37- Pizzicato 38- Using a Tuner 39- A Word about Intonation 40- Playing With the Bow (Arco)

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