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Piano Octave Ear Training

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Live drill

Octave Training

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Use left and right arrow keys to move between white keys. Use up and down arrow keys to move between nearby black and white keys. Hold Z X C V B N M comma or period to choose octaves 0 through 8, then press Q W E R T Y U for white keys or 1 2 3 4 5 for black keys. Without an octave key, those shortcuts play the active octave.

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Practice guideTips, FAQ, and related exercises

How to practice

Listen for whether the C note sounds lower, centered, or higher, then click C3, C4, or C5.

Beginner tips

Use C4 as your reference point. It is commonly called Middle C.

FAQ

Only C3, C4, and C5 are valid answers here, so the exercise focuses on octave distance.