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AP Music Theory Score Calculator

Enter your multiple-choice score and your points on each written free-response question and sight-singing melody. You'll see your weighted score and an estimated AP Music Theory score from 1 to 5.

Estimated AP score 458.9 / 100 ↓
Multiple choice · 45% of your score
Written free response · 45% of your score
Sight-singing · 10% of your score

How the AP Music Theory exam is scored

  • 45%

    Multiple choice

    75 questions, 1 point each

  • 45%

    Written free response

    7 questions, 118 points in total

  • 10%

    Sight-singing

    2 questions, 18 points in total

Sources: 75 multiple-choice questions (45%), 7 written free-response questions (45%) and 2 sight-singing melodies (10%) from the exam page; point values from College Board's 2025 Scoring Statistics.

About the estimate: each AP score needs a different share of the weighted total, and College Board sets those cut scores each year without publishing them. This calculator uses approximate bands, so treat the 1–5 result as a guide, not a prediction.

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AP Music Theory score calculator FAQs

How is the AP Music Theory exam scored?

Multiple choice is 45% of your score, the seven written free-response questions 45%, and sight-singing 10%. The weighted total is converted to an AP score from 1 to 5.

How many points is each free-response question worth?

On the 2025 exam: melodic dictations 9 points each, harmonic dictations 24 each, figured-bass part writing 25, Roman-numeral part writing 18, harmonization 9, and each sight-singing melody 9, according to College Board's scoring statistics.

Is this AP Music Theory score calculator accurate?

The weighted total uses the official weights and point values. College Board sets cut scores each year and doesn't publish them, so the 1–5 result is an estimate.

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