Juan is learning to play the trumpet.His instructor asks him to listen to recordings of various instruments so he can learn to discriminate different notes and sounds.Juan hears a C played at 261.1 Hz, and then another very similar sounding note played by the same instrument at 523.2 Hz.Juan should recognize the second note as a(n) ______.

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The second note, played at 523.2 Hz, is an octave higher than the first note played at 261.1 Hz. In Western music, notes that are double or half the frequency of each other are considered the same note in a different octave. Therefore, since the first note is a C, the second note, being exactly double the frequency of the first, is also recognized as a C, but an octave higher.

Juan Is Learning to Play the Trumpet