Talk:Blind octave

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Not blind octave[edit]

No offense, but this is not a blind octave as I have learned it. The Harvard Brief Dictionary of Music (1972 edition) describes it as "A trick device... in which both hands alternate rapidly with octaves". So, by this definition, it would require alternating octaves, not simply a passage alternating between a note and its octave-higher equivalent. THAT would be a broken octave, not a blind octave. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.81.197.43 (talk) 20:34, 28 February 2011‎

I agree, another article about music theory filled with errors. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.49.255.248 (talk) 05:51, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See: Wikipedia:Welcome for how to contribute. Hyacinth (talk) 07:22, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What is the difference between "hands alternate rapidly with octaves" and "alternating between a note and its octave-higher equivalent"? That sounds like the same thing to me. Hyacinth (talk) 07:22, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If the note simply goes back and forth between itself and its octave, there is in fact no "trick", is there. Hyacinth (talk) 07:24, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think I see what you mean. How does the article look now? Hyacinth (talk) 08:46, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]