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Music Theory

How many different notes are in a major scale before it repeats at the octave?

About this quiz

Ten questions on the basics of written music: the staff, note values, clefs, scales and intervals.

This is roughly the first year of any music-theory course. Your score is how many of the ten you get right.

How to play

  1. 1 Answer ten music theory questions in one quick round.
  2. 2 Pick one of four answers for every question — each locks in as you go.
  3. 3 Finish all ten to reveal your score and a full answer review.

For entertainment and general learning only. This is not professional advice, training or a formal assessment, and questions are drawn from widely accepted introductory sources.

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