TASK: Create an 8 measure rhythm using the following rhythmic values: Whole note
Half note
Quarter note
Dotted half note
Dotted quarter note (with an eighth after)
Quarter note tied to an eighth note]

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.  

c would  be the answer.