Suitable for students preparing for AMEB Theory of Music Grade 2
Grade 2 music theory your child can follow.
Short video lessons, quizzes that mark themselves, and a MusoLearn teacher to ask. It’s the theory pass AMEB’s Grade 6 practical needs.
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Watch lesson 1 free3 free lessons · about 14 minutes · no sign-up
6:331.2 Building key signatures (free, opens in a new tab)
3:211.3 Relative minors (free, opens in a new tab)
Lessons open in a new tab. Come back here for three quick questions.
4.4 / 5 average rating from our studentsTaught by MusoHunt teachers (opens in a new tab)
3 days free, then A$349 a yearAbout A$29 a month for Levels 1 to 5. Renews yearly until you cancel. Cancel online within the 3 days and you pay nothing.
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Watch the first three lessons free.
Grade 6 practical on the way? It needs a Grade 2 theory pass, so start here. These are the first three video lessons of Level 2, MusoLearn’s Grade 2 course, exactly as they appear in the course: about 14 minutes in all.
Each lesson opens in a new tab. Watched one? Come back and try three questions with your child.
Three Level 2 questions. How will your child do?
Your child taps an answer and it marks itself, just like the quizzes in the course. You don’t need to know the answers.
C up to G is a perfect fifth. How many semitones is that?
Count every key, black and white, after C: C sharp, D, D sharp, E, F, F sharp, G. Seven semitones make a perfect fifth, and each step round the circle of fifths is one of them.
Which major key has this key signature?
Two sharps, F sharp and C sharp. Going clockwise round the circle of fifths, C has none, G has one and D has two: D major.
This is G major’s key signature. Which minor key shares it?
Count down three semitones from G: F sharp, F, E. E minor is G major’s relative minor, so both have one sharp, F sharp.
3 out of 3. Well done!
Next comes Chapter 2: D and A major, and the minor scales.
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What students tell us.
MusoLearn has helped me through learning Music Theory greatly, the videos are short and straight to the point, offering easy ways to learn difficult topics.
MusoLearn is a good and easy application to use and it’s also very easy to understand.
MusoLearn has been really helpful for me and my brother, our teacher was very impressed by how much we learned.
MusoLearn has been really helpful, as I don’t have a theory teacher.
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You don’t need to read music to help.
MusoLearn is built so your child can learn the theory without you having to explain it.
Your child learns from the video
Each lesson explains one idea in a few minutes. Your child can pause it, replay it or slow it down until it makes sense.
The quizzes mark themselves
The score shows as soon as a quiz is submitted, so you can see what your child got right without knowing the theory.
Questions go to a teacher, not to you
Your child types a question, or sends a photo of the written work, in the course chat. A MusoLearn teacher replies, usually within 24 hours.
Lessons are taught by MusoHunt teachers (opens in a new tab). MusoLearn is part of MusoHunt, a directory of vetted music teachers.
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Lessons, quizzes, worksheets and the course chat, on a phone, tablet or computer. The student dashboard shows each finished lesson and quiz score, so you can see what got done this week.
Level 2, chapter by chapter.
Written for students preparing for AMEB Theory of Music Grade 2, one idea at a time. It builds on Level 1: reading both clefs, note values, and C, G and F major.
The circle of fifths 3 videos free
Major keys to six sharps and six flats, how key signatures are built, and each major key’s relative minor.
Scales and intervals
D and A major; A, E and D minor in natural and harmonic forms; intervals named major, minor or perfect, and inverted.
Chords
Tonic triads in root position in the new keys.
Rhythm and beaming in simple time
Semiquavers, quaver triplets, dotted notes, and grouping notes into beats.
Rhythm in 6/8
Compound duple time: two dotted-crotchet beats in a bar, and how 6/8 differs from 3/4.
Transposition
Moving a melody into a new key, with a key signature or with accidentals, plus interactive practice.
Form
Binary (AB) and ternary (ABA) form.
Accents in couplets
Writing a rhythm that fits the natural stresses of a pair of lines.
Musical terms
The Grade 2 terms, with flash cards to practise them, then a final test on the whole level.
One membership, five grades.
Try everything free for 3 days: watch a lesson, take its quiz, ask the teacher a question. Then decide.
Renews at A$349 each year until you cancel. Cancel online within the 3 days and you pay nothing.
- Levels 1 to 5, written for students preparing for AMEB Theory of Music Grades 1 to 5, so Level 1 is there if the basics need a refresh. Level 6 is coming soon at no extra cost.
- Why a whole year? At two or three lessons a week, Level 2 takes roughly five to seven weeks. After Grade 6 comes Grade 7 practical, which needs a Grade 3 theory pass, and Level 3 is included for it (check AMEB’s current Manual). All year your child also has the piano scales and arpeggios courses and aural training.
- Compared with a private tutor. Private AMEB theory tutors usually advertise A$40 to A$70 an hour (listings checked October 2026), so A$349 covers about five to eight hours of one-to-one tutoring. Membership covers a whole year of Levels 1 to 5, with quizzes that mark themselves and a teacher to ask.
- Piano scales and arpeggios courses
- Aural training (intervals, rhythm and pitch) and the full Interval Trainer game
- Course chat with a MusoLearn teacher, for questions and photos of written work
- The MusoLearn app on iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows and Mac
Prices in Australian dollars. See the Terms.
Prefer to pay month to month?
Monthly is A$94.95 a month, with the same courses and course chat and a 3-day free trial, renewing monthly until you cancel. If your child would use MusoLearn for four months or more, Annual costs less (4 × A$94.95 = A$379.80, compared with A$349 for a year). Start the Monthly trial
Questions parents ask.
Your child
Does my child need Grade 1 theory first?
Level 2 builds on Level 1: reading both clefs, note values, C, G and F major, and simple time. A child who has those can start here. If any of them feel shaky, Level 1 is included in the membership. Not sure? The free placement quiz takes about three minutes.
Can my child do it without me sitting beside them?
Yes. Each lesson explains the idea before the exercise, the quizzes mark themselves, and questions go to a MusoLearn teacher in the course chat. After the first lesson or two, you can log in to your child’s account and check progress on the dashboard.
How long does Level 2 take?
Level 2 has 12 short video lessons. At two or three lessons a week, with the quizzes and worksheets, it takes roughly five to seven weeks. Your child can go at their own speed, and every lesson can be replayed.
Who teaches the lessons?
MusoHunt teachers (opens in a new tab). MusoLearn is part of MusoHunt, a directory of vetted music teachers. Questions in the course chat are answered by a MusoLearn teacher, usually within 24 hours.
Does it work on an iPad or phone?
Yes. MusoLearn works in any browser and in the MusoLearn app on iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows and Mac.
The AMEB exam
Why does Grade 6 practical need Grade 2 theory?
AMEB sets theory requirements for the higher practical grades: Grade 6 practical needs a Grade 2 theory pass, Grade 7 needs Grade 3, Grade 8 needs Grade 4 and AMusA needs Grade 5. AMEB holds the practical certificate until the theory pass is recorded. Check AMEB’s current Manual for your exam year.
How does the AMEB Grade 2 theory exam work?
AMEB runs its Theory of Music exams itself, online, with no fixed exam date. After enrolling, a student has 12 months to do the exam and can take practice exams in AMEB’s portal first (check AMEB’s current terms). MusoLearn teaches the theory. It does not enrol students in the exam, set it, run it or mark it, and cannot predict a result.
Is MusoLearn part of AMEB?
No. MusoLearn is an independent course provider. MusoLearn Music Theory Levels 1 to 5 are written for students preparing for AMEB Theory of Music Grades 1 to 5, and AMEB is mentioned only to describe that exam. Always check the current AMEB syllabus for your exam year.
The trial and the price
What happens after the 3-day trial?
You have full access for 3 days. Unless you cancel online before the trial ends, you are charged A$349 for the year, and the membership renews at A$349 each year until you cancel. If you continue and then change your mind, the 14-day money-back guarantee applies.
Where should we start in the 3-day trial?
If you have not watched the free lessons yet, start there. Then take the Chapter 1 quiz, carry on into Chapter 2, and send the teacher one question in the course chat. By the end of the three days you should have a good idea whether it suits your child.
Is there a money-back guarantee?
Yes. If you continue past the free trial and MusoLearn is not right for your child, contact us through the Contact page within 14 days of your first payment and we will refund it in full. See the Terms for details.
Can I buy Level 2 on its own?
Yes. A single level is billed monthly until you cancel; Level 2 is A$29.95 a month. Annual includes every level plus the aural and piano technique courses; a single level includes only that level. See Level 2 on its own.
Start with lesson 1 tonight.
Watch the free lessons and try the questions together. If your child likes it, the trial opens Levels 1 to 5.
3 days free, then A$349 a year, renewing yearly until you cancel · 14-day money-back guarantee after your first payment