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Exam practice
Timed practice for AMEB Grade 3 Music Theory, set out in the board's own sections. Every answer comes with an explanation.
Theory of Music Grade 3 is a written theory exam from the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB).
This practice test covers Grade 3: keys and scales, intervals, chords, rhythm, transposition, terms, general knowledge and melody writing.
Cadences, a rhythm to words and a four-bar melody are practiced as questions with one answer each. Each is also set once in full as a written task that comes with a model answer to check your work against.
Exam mode runs a clock of 2 hours for the whole practice test.
The full practice test holds 60 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 major key has the key signature B♭, E♭ and A♭?
The answer is B, E♭ major.
E♭ major has three flats: B♭, E♭ and A♭. Flats always enter the signature in this order.
Which single note lasts as long as a dotted crotchet tied to a dotted crotchet?
The answer is D, dotted minim.
The tied notes last as long as six quavers. A dotted minim lasts exactly that long.
A piece has the mark MM. ♩ = 60. How fast is the beat?
The answer is D, A crotchet beat every second.
The figure gives crotchet beats per minute. At 60 beats a minute, each beat lasts one second, about the tick of a clock.
Exam mode gives 2 hours for the whole practice test. It holds 60 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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