Piano players help! music question

Question

Probably a stupid question, just checking. an 8va in the bass cleff means to go down right? I was originally a flute and sax player so I only read treble cleff and when i see an 8va, it means octave higher. Please help. oh by the way what's the sign for an octave lower? well please help, ANYTHING will help. ANYTHING! thankyou

Answer 1

8va in the bass clef mean go up as well as it does in the treble clef. there isn't really a common used sign for octave down, it's usally just written. good luck