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Scale vs. Octave
Scale
/skeɪl/Examples:
Jacques shows how to scale a fish in a plastic bag.Bring me, I pray you, my little scales.""Step on the scale," said the attendant, brusquely.
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This word has no antonymsOctave
/ˈɒktəv/Examples:
The musical piece rose gracefully, reaching a high octave.In poetry, she employed an octave to structure her sonnet.The singer's voice soared above the orchestra, a true octave master.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- A scale is like a sequence of notes, while an octave is the specific interval between two notes.
- An octave doubles or halves the frequency of a note; think of it as a mirror image in pitch.
- Scales can include many notes and be major, minor, or even chromatic, encompassing multiple octaves.
- An octave is just the distance between similar notes, for example C to the next higher or lower C.
- Remember, a scale is a pattern or formula for notes, while an octave is simply a span of eight consecutive notes.
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