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Exam practice
Timed practice for AMEB Grade 2 Music Theory, set out in the board's own sections. Every answer comes with an explanation.
Theory of Music Grade 2 is a written theory exam from the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB).
This practice test covers Grade 2: keys and scales, intervals, chords, time and rhythm, transposition, terms and general knowledge.
Every question has one answer, as in the online Grade 2 exam, which gives results at once.
Exam mode runs a clock of 1 hour 30 minutes for the whole practice test.
The full practice test holds 48 questions.
Study mode has no clock. It checks each answer as you go.
The board's paper has 100 marks. Australian Music Examinations Board sets Pass at 65, Credit at 75, Honours at 85 and High Distinction at 95.
A practice score is a guide to these bands only.
Source: AMEB SA & NT, "Our exams" (Theory of Music up to Grade 6).
Which notes form the ascending scale of A harmonic minor?
The answer is A, A, B, C, D, E, F, G♯ and A.
Harmonic minor lifts only the 7th note, which turns the G of A minor into G♯. F stays natural, which leaves a gap of three semitones from F to G♯.
Which notes form the tonic triad of D minor?
The answer is A, D, F and A.
D minor keeps F natural, three semitones above D. Its raised 7th, C♯, belongs to V, rooted on A, and stays outside the tonic.
In 2/4, beat 1 has a quaver note and then silence for the rest of the beat. Which rest follows the note?
The answer is B, A quaver rest.
A crotchet beat holds two quavers. After a quaver, half a beat is left, and the quaver rest fills it. A crotchet rest would overrun the beat.
Exam mode gives 1 hour 30 minutes for the whole practice test. It holds 48 questions. Study mode has no clock.
It follows the board's order in eight sections, from Pitch, Tonality, Keys and Scales to Creative.
Yes. Each answer comes with an explanation of why it is correct.
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