In ancient Egypt, this part of the human body was used as a standard of measurement. Six of these equaled a cubit.

franz marc (d) was an artist during the expressionist movement.

including the octave, the answer would 8 notes in a major scale with one note being played twice. ex) c major scale includes: c, d, e, f, g, a, b, c

notice that c is played twice

however, if you were to ask me how many different notes are in a major scale- the answer would be 7.