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8va stands for ottava - the Italian word for octave. The notation 8va (as seen in sheet music) means to play this an octave higher than written.

one octave higher Sorted by: 6. It's an ottava-line. Or shorter: an 8va line. It means you should play those notes one octave higher than notated.

It's not wrong to say 8va - it stands for "ottava" (octave) and can be used to mean above or below. 8vb is actually meaningless, even though some books do allow it and you do see it in pop music especially in English-speaking countries. The more correct abbreviation other than just 8va, though, is 8ba (for "bassa").

When reading music on a score, you may spot a section of notes with '8va' or '8' followed by a dashed line above the stave (or staff). This indicates that the notes below the dashed line should be played an octave higher than the notes written on the stave.

Eighth note is the name in North American music terminology for a quaver. An eighth note lasts for half a beat - this means it has the rhythmic value of half a quarter note.

an octave higher [English] This is a normal bass clef symbol with the number 8 printed above or below. The addition of the number 8 directs the musician to perform the music an octave higher than indicated (with the number 8 printed above) or an octave lower than indicated (with the number 8 printed below).

an octave higher In general, when there is an 8 and a dotted line above the treble clef, then you play the right hand an octave higher. When there is an 8 and a dotted line below the bass clef, then you play the left hand an octave lower. So in this case, you would play the right hand an octave higher until the sharp down line.

If the bottom number is a 4, it means the beats are quarter notes (four quarter notes in a measure). If the bottom number is 2, it means the note value is half notes(half notes per measure). And if the bottom number is an 8, it means the beats are 8th notes.

8va is short for “ottava”, 15ma is short for “quindicesima”, and 22ma is short for “ventiduesima”; as such, it is nonsensical to replace the suffix va with vb, or ma with mb. The recommended abbreviation for 8va bassa is 8ba (ottavaBassaBa), which is included.

Usually a modification of the numeric figure with b, #, + means an alteration from the key signature. In this case both the 6b and 7b refer to the A and that is already a flat from the key signature.

So now the delayed note falls exactly in between the eighth notes to fill up the gaps. So let's just play eighth notes on the D string.

In general, when there is an 8 and a dotted line above the treble clef, then you play the right hand an octave higher. When there is an 8 and a dotted line below the bass clef, then you play the left hand an octave lower. So in this case, you would play the right hand an octave higher until the sharp down line.