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Quiz about Basic Instrumental Scales
Quiz about Basic Instrumental Scales

Basic Instrumental Scales Trivia Quiz


Just a quick basic quiz about the scales on Concert C pitched instrument. All the scales are in major instead of minor. All are either multiple choice or true/false, except for one fill in the blank. Have fun and good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by boblarry. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
boblarry
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
99,729
Updated
Apr 01 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
632
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Question 1 of 10
1. True or False: There are no flats or sharps in the Concert C scale.


Question 2 of 10
2. How many flats or sharps are in the Concert A scale? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In a Concert G scale, there are how many flats or sharps? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. True or False: There is one flat in the Concert Bb scale.


Question 5 of 10
5. If you were to play a two-octave ascending Concert D scale, how many sharps would you encounter? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How many flats are in the Concert Ab scale? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How many sharps or flats are in the concert Eb scale? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. How many flats or sharps are in the Concert K scale?

Answer: (A number - the total number of sharps and flats)
Question 9 of 10
9. How many notes are played in the Concert Bb scale, going from the lower Bb to the higher Bb? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. If a flute player can play four octaves of C, then how many complete Concert C scales can the flute player play? Hint





Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. True or False: There are no flats or sharps in the Concert C scale.

Answer: True

The flute, piano, and violin have it easy because those instruments are concert instruments, meaning that their scales are the concert scales. The notes are C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C.
2. How many flats or sharps are in the Concert A scale?

Answer: three sharps

A,B,C#,D,E,F#,G#,A. That is an unusual scale because of the G#.
3. In a Concert G scale, there are how many flats or sharps?

Answer: one sharp

The notes are G,A,B,C,D,E,F#,G.
4. True or False: There is one flat in the Concert Bb scale.

Answer: False

The most common scale for a band to play. There are two flats, Bb and Eb, making the scale Bb,C,D,Eb,F,G,A,Bb.
5. If you were to play a two-octave ascending Concert D scale, how many sharps would you encounter?

Answer: four

A two-octave D scale is basically two D scales. Each D scale contains an F# and a C#. The scale is then; D,E,F#,G,A,B,C#,D
6. How many flats are in the Concert Ab scale?

Answer: four

There are four flats. The scale is Ab,Bb,C,Db,Eb,F,G,Ab.
7. How many sharps or flats are in the concert Eb scale?

Answer: three flats

The scale is Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb,C,D,Eb.
8. How many flats or sharps are in the Concert K scale?

Answer: 0

That was a trick question! There is no such thing as the K scale!
9. How many notes are played in the Concert Bb scale, going from the lower Bb to the higher Bb?

Answer: eight

One octave = eight notes. You are only playing one half of a full scale. You would just be going up the scale but not coming back down.
10. If a flute player can play four octaves of C, then how many complete Concert C scales can the flute player play?

Answer: three

The low low C, the low C, the high C, and the high high C. The scale is 3 C scales piled on top of each other to make one huge scale. C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C (end of first scale) D,E,F,G,A,B,C (end of second scale) D,E,F,G,A,B,C (end of third scale).
Source: Author boblarry

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