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Master the
language
of music.
From your very first note to complex harmony — structured, expert-led lessons in piano technique and music theory, at your own pace.
150+
EXPLAINER VIDEOS
5
GRADE LEVELS
∞
LESSON REPLAYS
What You'll Learn
Piano for every
level.
GRADE 1 — THEORY OF MUSIC
Beginner
- —Musical Stave
- —Types of Notes & Rests
- —Clefs
- —Writing of High and Low Notes
- —Note Names & Reading of Notes
- —Time Signatures
- —Grouping Rules
- —Tones & Semitones
- —Scales & Arpeggios
- —Intervals
- —Triads & Musical Words and Symbols
GRADE 2 — THEORY OF MUSIC
Beginner+
- —Musical Ties
- —Syncopation
- —Metronome Markings
- —Relative Minors and Majors
- —Major and Minor Intervals
- —Minor Triads
- —First Inversion of Tonic Triads
- —Minor Arpeggios
- —Labelling Scales and Arpeggios
- —Broken Chords
- —Working Out the Key of a Piece
- —Perfect Intervals
- —Sequences and Transposing
- —Musical Words and Symbols
GRADE 3 — THEORY OF MUSIC
Intermediate
- —Compound Time Signatures
- —Grouping Rules for Compound Time Signatures
- —Quaver Triplets
- —Melodic Minor Scale
- —Second Inversion of Tonic Triads
- —Major and Minor 6th and 7th Intervals
- —Real and Tonal Sequences
- —Major and Minor Dominant Triads
- —Chord Progression and Perfect Cadence
- —Similar and Contrary Motion
- —4-Part Chords
- —Musical Words and Symbols
GRADE 4 — THEORY OF MUSIC
Intermediate+
- —Alto Clef and New Time Signatures
- —Harmonic Rhythm
- —Enharmonic Equivalents and Chromatic Scales
- —Labelling Scales
- —Labelling Inversions of Tonic Triads
- —Arpeggios and Broken Chords
- —Working out the Key of a Piece (Major / Minor Key)
- —Subdominant Triads
- —Chord Progression and Plagal Cadence
- —Intervals — Augmented 4ths and Diminished 5ths
- —Transposing Tunes Up / Down a Perfect 4th or 5th
- —Dominant 7th Chord
- —Musical Words and Symbols
GRADE 5 — THEORY OF MUSIC
Pre-Advanced
- —Tenor Clef and Revision of Clefs
- —New Note Values and Rests
- —New Time Signatures
- —Major Pentatonic Scales C and G
- —Circle of 5ths
- —New Scales for Grade 5
- —Labelling Scales
- —Arpeggios
- —Working out the Key of a Piece
- —Transposing Tunes Up / Down
- —Supertonic Triads
- —Chord Progression
- —Irregular Rhythms
- —Cadences
- —Compound Intervals
- —Four Part Harmony
- —Accented and Unaccented Non-Chord Notes
- —Harmonic Analysis
- —Melody Writing
- —Form Modules
Music Theory
Understand why
Understand why
music works.
Theory isn't just academic — it's the grammar behind every song you love. Our structured theory curriculum runs alongside your piano lessons, so concepts are immediately applied at the keyboard/piano.
Here are the Categories of the Theory of Music Curriculum
Staff Notation & Stave
Types of Notes & Rests
Clefs
Time Signatures
Scales & Modes
Intervals
Triads & Chords
Transposing
Cadences
Musical Words and Symbols
Meet the Creator
Catherina E. Stols
Music Educator · Piano Teacher · Course Creator
Catherina is the founder of Exulto: Online Music Academy. She is an accredited music teacher who started teaching in 2011. She has experience in preparing students for both UNISA and Trinity Examinations.
It is her passion to teach and share her music knowledge with students.
"Inspire to Aspire" is what her motto is when it comes to teaching music, as she believes that students must be inspired to aspire in their music journeys.
Acreddited UNISA Music Teacher
15+ years experience in music teaching
Get inspired...
"One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain." - Bob Marley
Membership Plans
Start at the right tempo.
Entry
Allegretto
$11
/ month
- Access to explainer videos for Grade 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
- Progress tracking of lessons for Grade 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
- Access to quizzes
- Access to a virtual piano
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Moderato
$25
/ month
- Access to explainer videos for Grade 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
- Progress tracking of lessons for Grade 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
- Access to quizzes
- Access to theory and practical exercises for Grade 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
- Access to a virtual piano
Professional
Presto
$47
/ month
- Access to explainer videos for Grade 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
- Progress tracking of lessons for Grade 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
- Access to quizzes
- Access to theory and practical exercises for Grade 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
- Interval, Scale, Note & Chord Identifier tools
- Access to a virtual piano
- AI assistant
7-day free trial available on all plans. Cancel anytime.
Please note that the 7-day free trial is not applicable to discounted offers.
The Process
How it works.
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Choose your plan
Select the membership tier that suits your goals — Allegretto for foundations, Moderato for theory depth, or Presto for the full professional toolkit including our AI assistant.
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Start with Grade 1
Every member begins at Grade 1. As you complete each grade's lessons, the next grade unlocks — ensuring a solid foundation at every step of your musical journey.
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Learn at your pace
New lessons are released weekly. Revisit any lesson as many times as you like, complete quizzes to test your knowledge, and track your progress across all five grades.
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