getOctave(number) {

    if (this.validation) {
      console.warn("The getOctave()is deprecated. Use Utilities.getNoteDetails() instead");
      number = parseInt(number);
    }

    if (!isNaN(number) && number >= 0 && number <= 127) {
      return Utilities.getNoteDetails(Utilities.offsetNumber(number, this.octaveOffset)).octave;
    } else {
      return false;
    }

  }
@private
@deprecated since 3.0.0, use Utilities.getNoteDetails() instead.