SACE Music exam 2026Exam: Fri 13 Nov · SACE Board timetable
Your SACE Music exam:
When and how long
- Music Studies9.00 am start2 h 10 min
SACE Board: morning exams start at 9 am and afternoon exams at 1.30 pm, South Australian time (8 am and 12.30 pm in the Northern Territory). Some subjects have additional time for reading only; schools get day-by-day instructions at the start of Term 4. Language exams run earlier in October.
Source: SACE examinations timetable 2026 (SACE Board), checked Wednesday 23 September 2026. Where a start time, reading time or duration isn't shown, the timetable doesn't publish it: check your personal timetable and the front of your paper.
What the exam covers
We don't have past-paper frequency data for this exam, so here is the course, module by module. Make sure every module is covered.
Night-before and exam-morning checklists
The night before
- Morning exams start at 9 am and afternoon exams at 1.30 pm, South Australian time.[1]
- Some subjects have extra time for reading only: check the day-by-day instructions your school gets at the start of Term 4.[1]
- Some exams are electronic: check with your school how yours runs.[1]
- Pack your equipment the night before, set two alarms and sleep.[2]
Exam-week survival kit: The last 7 days · The night before and exam morning · What to bring, and what's banned · How to use reading time · If you're sick or something goes wrong · Handling exam-week stress.
Last-week revision
SACE Music cram sheet
Key formulas, definitions and facts copied from our Music syllabus pages. One page when printed.
Music Theory and Aural
m2 = 1, M2 = 2, m3 = 3, M3 = 4, P4 = 5, tritone (A4/d5) = 6, P5 = 7, m6 = 8, M6 = 9, m7 = 10, M7 = 11, P8 = 12 semitones. Counting semitones is the fastest check when the letter spelling is awkward.