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OCR: ..I .. An octave is series of twelve notes. These twelve notes are the building blocks of music Each note separated from the next note by half step. The series of notes repeat: itself in each oct tave The notes share the names of their nei ighbors. Each note can be expressed by using its ne ighbor's name pue indicating that pakeid one or two steps UD or down from the neighbor The notes use etters to represent them this way Why letters to represent notes? The best answer I have heard is that usually notes are mainly used in 8 musi ical piece and the other five are on1y used in passing The letters are B.C.D.E.F They are separated by a whole step with the exception of and E 10 These aue only separated by a ha1f step That why there no black key between them on piano. By adding sharp to note on ...