8va above the part means that the part is one octave higher.  88va and
888va would be 2 and 3 octaves higher.  8va below the part lowers
in a similar way.  If you have a long passage it may be possible to
use octave clefs instead.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> What is the best way to mark passages to be played an octave higher.  Is 
> there a better way than a^"8---------"  guessing how many -----'s I need 
> to have.  Thanks.
> 
> Chris


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