Octave Stretch in other Lands

[David Porritt]

It's an interval like a 5th, 10th, etc.  Count the number of notes.
Since we count the starting note (C-E is a 3rd, C-G is a 5th, C-C an
8th) a double octave is a 15th.  Count it.

dave


Joe & Penny Goss wrote:

> David,
> How do you come up with a 15th being a double octave?
> My thinking was that a 16 was a double octave. 1-2-4-8-16-etc
> Joe Goss
> ----------
> > From: David Porritt <dporritt@swbell.net>
> > To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > Subject: Re: Octave Stretch in other Lands
> > Date: Saturday, March 06, 1999 8:19 AM
> >
> > Newton:
> >
> > A 15th is a double octave!
> >
> > dave
> >
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> > David M. Porritt, RPT
> > Meadows School of the Arts
> > Southern Methodist University
> > Dallas, Texas
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> >
> >



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David M. Porritt, RPT
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas
mailto:dporritt@swbell.net
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