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Free-Response Questions and Scoring Information
Download free-response questions from past exams along with scoring guidelines, sample responses from exam takers, and scoring distributions.
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2024: Free-Response Questions
2024: Free-Response Questions
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2023 Free-Response Questions
2023: Free-Response Questions
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2022 Free-Response Questions
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2021 Free-Response Questions
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Audio Prompts General Directions | Transcript Directions for Questions 1-2 | Transcript Directions for Questions 3-4 | Transcript Directions for Questions 5-7 | Transcript Sight-Singing Audio Prompts Sight-Singing Directions | Transcript |
Sight-Singing Scoring Guidelines Nonaural Subscore Distributions
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2020 Free-Response Questions
The 2020 free-response questions are available in the AP Classroom question bank.
2019 Free-Response Questions
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Audio Prompts General Directions | Transcript Directions for Questions 1-2 | Transcript |
Sight-Singing Scoring Guidelines
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2018 Free-Response Questions
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Audio Prompts General Directions | Transcript Directions for Questions 1-2 | Transcript Directions for Questions 3-4 | Transcript Directions for Questions 5-7 | Transcript Sight-Singing Audio Prompts Sight-Singing Directions | Transcript |
2017 Free-Response Questions
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Audio Prompts General Directions | Transcript Directions for Questions 1-2 | Transcript Directions for Questions 3-4 | Transcript Directions for Questions 5-7 | Transcript Sight-Singing Audio Prompts Sight-Singing Directions | Transcript |
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2016 Free-Response Questions
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Audio Prompts General Directions | Transcript Directions for Questions 1-2 | Transcript Directions for Questions 3-4 | Transcript Directions for Questions 5-7 | Transcript Sight-Singing Audio Prompts Sight-Singing Directions | Transcript |
2015 Free-Response Questions
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Audio Prompts General Directions | Transcript Directions for Questions 1-2 | Transcript Directions for Questions 3-4 | Transcript Directions for Questions 5-7 | Transcript Sight-Singing Audio Prompts Sight-Singing Directions | Transcript |
Sight-Singing Scoring Guidelines
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2014 Free-Response Questions
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Audio Prompts General Directions | Transcript Directions for Questions 1-2 | Transcript Directions for Questions 3-4 | Transcript Directions for Questions 5-7 | Transcript Sight-Singing Audio Prompts Sight-Singing Directions | Transcript |
2013 Free-Response Questions
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Audio Prompts General Directions | Transcript Directions for Questions 1-2 | Transcript Directions for Questions 3-4 | Transcript Directions for Questions 5-7 | Transcript Sight-Singing Audio Prompts Sight-Singing Directions | Transcript |
2012 Free-Response Questions
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Audio Prompts General Directions | Transcript Directions for Questions 1-2 | Transcript Directions for Questions 3-4 | Transcript Directions for Questions 5-7 | Transcript Sight-Singing Audio Prompts Sight-Singing Directions | Transcript |
2011 Free-Response Questions
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Audio Prompts General Directions | Transcript Directions for Questions 1-2 | Transcript Directions for Questions 3-4 | Transcript Directions for Questions 5-7 | Transcript Sight-Singing Audio Prompts Sight-Singing Directions | Transcript |
2010 Free-Response Questions
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Audio Prompts General Directions | Transcript Directions for Questions 1-2 | Transcript Directions for Questions 3-4 | Transcript Directions for Questions 5-7 | Transcript Sight-Singing Audio Prompts Sight-Singing Directions | Transcript |
2009 Free-Response Questions
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Audio Prompts General Directions | Transcript Directions for Questions 1-2 | Transcript Directions for Questions 3-4 | Transcript Directions for Questions 5-7 | Transcript Sight-Singing Audio Prompts Sight-Singing Directions | Transcript |
2008 Free-Response Questions
Questions | Scoring | Samples and Commentary | Audio Samples |
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Audio Prompts General Directions | Transcript Directions for Questions 1-2 | Transcript Directions for Questions 3-4 | Transcript Directions for Questions 5-7 | Transcript Sight-Singing Audio Prompts Sight-Singing Directions | Transcript |
2007 Free-Response Questions
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Audio Prompts General Directions | Transcript Directions for Questions 1-2 | Transcript Directions for Questions 3-4 | Transcript Directions for Questions 5-7 | Transcript Sight-Singing Audio Prompts Sight-Singing Directions | Transcript |