![Notation help! Does this 8 mean i play the top line an octave higher? I'm used to seeing 8va?? The hands seem so far apart on this one and it's supposed to Notation help! Does this 8 mean i play the top line an octave higher? I'm used to seeing 8va?? The hands seem so far apart on this one and it's supposed to](https://preview.redd.it/notation-help-does-this-8-mean-i-play-the-top-line-an-v0-emjgs3sxbtq81.jpg?auto=webp&s=31959dd6bc6cdd13d12f349d9f2d52ba41382028)
Notation help! Does this 8 mean i play the top line an octave higher? I'm used to seeing 8va?? The hands seem so far apart on this one and it's supposed to
![Learning Piano: If the music says '8va' above the top stave should I also play bottom stave 8va? - Quora Learning Piano: If the music says '8va' above the top stave should I also play bottom stave 8va? - Quora](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-1ffef653f75b325146978fefd04b2c1d.webp)
Learning Piano: If the music says '8va' above the top stave should I also play bottom stave 8va? - Quora
![In music sheet, do composers actually notate notes from octaves 6 and octaves 7 or does everyone tend to use "8va" / "8vb" / "15va" / "22va" for notes above and below In music sheet, do composers actually notate notes from octaves 6 and octaves 7 or does everyone tend to use "8va" / "8vb" / "15va" / "22va" for notes above and below](https://www.simplifyingtheory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/piano-location-notes-right-middle-left-1024x420.png)
In music sheet, do composers actually notate notes from octaves 6 and octaves 7 or does everyone tend to use "8va" / "8vb" / "15va" / "22va" for notes above and below
![piano - What's this odd '+8vb' marking with a dashed line? - Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange piano - What's this odd '+8vb' marking with a dashed line? - Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange](https://i.stack.imgur.com/7aKPI.png)