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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.

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.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

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

four flats

three flats

three sharps

four sharps

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Question 3 of 10

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

two flats

one flat

one sharp

two sharps

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Question 4 of 10

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

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

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

None - D major has two flats

six

four

three

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Question 6 of 10

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

four

five

three

two

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Question 7 of 10

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

two flats

three flats

two sharps

three sharps

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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)

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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

seven

fourteen

sixteen

eight

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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

three

four

two

one

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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