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The 2020 Question 1 is similar in structure to FRQ 5 and FRQ 6 from 2019–2016, and Question 2 matches the Sight Singing questions 1 and 2 from a traditional exam.","Answer",{"name":116,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":117},"What timing does the 2020 AP Music Theory exam require for each question?",{"text":118,"@type":114},"Students have 25 minutes to read and respond to Question 1, then 5 minutes to upload. After submitting Question 1, they have 15 minutes to respond to Question 2 plus 5 additional minutes to upload the response.",{"name":120,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":121},"Which course units are included in the 2020 AP Music Theory exam, and what tools are allowed?",{"text":122,"@type":114},"The exam content is restricted to Units 1–6; Units 7–8 will not be assessed. 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Units 7-8 will not be assessed on this year’s exam.  \n2019 FRQ Practice Test   \n2018 FRQ Practice Test  \n2017 FRQ Practice Test  \n2016 FRQ Practice Test  \nAdditional Test Info for 2020 AP Music Theory Exam  \nMusic Theory  \nTest date and time  \nExam Date: May 19  \n• Hawaii Time: 6 a. m.  \n• Alaska Time: 8 a. m.  \n• Pacific Time: 9 a. m.  \n• Mountain Time: 10 a. m.  \n• Central Time: 11 a. m.  \n• Eastern Time: 12 p.m.  \n• See more time zones  \nExam timing  \nStudents will have 25 minutes to read and respond to Question 1, and then 5 minutes to upload their response. After uploading the response to Question 1, students will have 15 minutes to respond to Question 2, with 5 additional minutes to upload their response to  \nQuestion 2. Once their response to Question 1 has been submitted, they cannot go back to it.  \nQuestions  \nQuestion 1 (25 mins.)  \nQuestion 2 (15 mins.)  \n% of exam weight (rounded)  \n65%  \n35%  \nQuestion name  \nPart-writing from figured bass and part-writing from Roman numerals Sight-singing  \nQuestion description  \nQuestion 1 consists of 2 part-writing questions. Students will be asked first to realize a short passage of figured bass in 4 voices, following traditional eighteenth-century voiceleading procedures. They will then be given a Roman numeral progression to complete in 4 voices, following eighteenth-century voice-leading procedures. This question will not include any secondary dominant or secondary leading tone chords.  \nQuestion 2 consists of 2 melodies that students must sing without accompaniment. Students will be given 2 melodies to prepare, and then must record their performance of both in a single audio file and test that their performance was captured successfully.  \nCorresponding free-response question (FRQ) type in the course and exam description binder  \nFRQ 5 and FRQ 6  \nFRQ 8 and FRQ 9  \n• The prompt for 2020 AP Music Theory Question 2 is the same as in the Sight Singing questions 1 and 2 on a traditional exam.  \n• In 2020, students may use an instrument, metronome, tuner, or other  \nresource to prepare their response. However, they may not use such resources while actually recording their response for submission.  \n• We will provide additional information on how students will access and complete this question closer to the exam date.  \nUnits eligible for 2020 exam  \nUnits 1–6  \nUnits not included in 2020 exam  \nUnits 7–8  \nOther course-specific info  \n• For Question 1, students will be provided an answer sheet template before the exam, to print or copy out by hand. Special instruction on how to correctly copy out portions of each question prompt will also be provided prior to the exam.  \n• For Question 2, students will be advised to complete the recording as quickly as possible in the allotted 15 minutes in order to check that the recording is audible and contains their AP ID number and both melodies.  \n• For both questions, students will be provided with training prior to the exam on how to correctly capture and upload their written and sung responses.  \n• As this is now an open-book exam, students may use instruments, tuners, metronomes, or digital resources to assist them in preparing their answers. College Board will provide a list of suggested free apps and online tools for students who may not have access to these resources at home. Please note that while they may use such resources in preparing their responses (including practicing their sight singing), their actual submissions must be created without such","cbCaibDbOaKgJysn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibDbOaKgJysn","pdf",76574,"English","# Practice FRQs for the 2020 AP Music Theory Exam\n## Structure comparisons to past FRQs\n## What is and isn\\u2019t included (FRQ 8 and FRQ 9)\n# Additional Test Info for 2020\n## Music Theory exam date, time zones, and schedule\n## Question weights and question formats\n## Rules on preparation tools and recording restrictions\n## Units eligible for the 2020 exam","[{\"question\":\"How should students use the FRQ practice tests for the 2020 exam?\",\"answer\":\"Students should click the hyperlinked FRQ practice tests linked below. 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