As Simon Cowell would say: "it's all about song choice." About how many octaves does a typical song cover?

Answer One and one-half

Most songs fall into the 1 1/2 octave range, including classical, pop, rock, musical theatre or folk. You'd be hard pressed to find a song that covers only 5 notes, maybe "Mary Had a Little Lamb"?

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