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title: "AP Music Theory Harmonization FRQ Practice"
description: "59 Harmonization of a Melody questions written in the AP format, each scored part by part."
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subject: "AP Music Theory"
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# AP Music Theory Harmonization FRQ Practice

## What the Harmonization FRQ asks

Harmonization of a Melody is FRQ 7 on the AP Music Theory exam. You get a melody and write a bass line with Roman and Arabic numerals below it, with an appropriate cadence at each phrase ending.

- **45 min**: for FRQs 5 to 7 together
- **9 points**: for the bass line and analysis
- **45%**: of your score, for the FRQ section

| Part | What it asks | Points |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A: Bass line and analysis | Chord choices, cadences, a bass line that matches your numerals, and motion against the melody | 9 |

## How Harmonization FRQ practice works

1. **Read the full question.** The key, the melody, and its phrase endings, laid out the way the exam shows them.
2. **Write on a 20-minute timer.** Part of the 45 minutes the exam gives FRQs 5 to 7 together. Pause it or turn it off, and your response saves as you go.
3. **Submit for a score out of 9.** Your response is scored against the scoring guidelines written for that question. Your first score is included.

## All 59 questions

### Unit 4: Harmony and Voice Leading I - Chord Function, Cadence, and Phrase (17)
- [Bass line composition, harmonic analysis eighteenth-century](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=696f0721a9ac7c5ceaa7d3ba&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5a8964a539cbc382daef&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5b8664a539cbc382db04&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5c2264a539cbc382db0f&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century bass line and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5c7f64a539cbc382db17&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5d7964a539cbc382db2d&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5dd964a539cbc382db35&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5e4c64a539cbc382db3e&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5eae64a539cbc382db47&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century bass line and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5f4664a539cbc382db53&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5fa864a539cbc382db5c&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century figured bass and voice-leading](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a601564a539cbc382db65&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century figured bass harmonization and analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a607064a539cbc382db6f&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century figured bass harmonization and voice-leading](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a60d664a539cbc382db77&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a614364a539cbc382db80&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a61fb64a539cbc382db92&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a626064a539cbc382db9b&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)

### Unit 5: Harmony and Voice Leading II - Chord Progressions and Predominant Function (12)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=696f073ea9ac7c5ceaa7d3bb&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Bass line completion with harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5afe64a539cbc382daf7&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5b6b64a539cbc382db01&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5bcb64a539cbc382db0a&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5c8864a539cbc382db18&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5cee64a539cbc382db20&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century harmonic analysis and bass composition](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5d5964a539cbc382db28&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5e3d64a539cbc382db3c&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5fee64a539cbc382db63&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a613764a539cbc382db7f&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Bass line composition with eighteenth-century voice leading](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a620864a539cbc382db94&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=6ab286e1dd983a4654dfcf56&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)

### Unit 6: Harmony and Voice Leading III - Embellishments, Motives, and Melodic Devices (15)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=696f0704a9ac7c5ceaa7d3b9&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5a8464a539cbc382daee&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5b1d64a539cbc382dafb&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5b7964a539cbc382db02&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5bd964a539cbc382db0c&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5cad64a539cbc382db1e&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century harmony, voice-leading, figured bass](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5d7b64a539cbc382db2e&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5dde64a539cbc382db37&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century bass line and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5e4764a539cbc382db3d&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century bass line and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5ea864a539cbc382db45&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5f7364a539cbc382db58&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5fd564a539cbc382db61&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a604264a539cbc382db68&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a60a164a539cbc382db72&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Bass line completion and harmonic analysis procedures](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a610664a539cbc382db7b&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)

### Unit 7: Harmony and Voice Leading IV - Secondary Function (15)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=69672f648b811eb4304f8d1a&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Baroque voice-leading harmonies and figured bass](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5a7c64a539cbc382daec&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5b4464a539cbc382dafe&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century bass line completion and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5ba064a539cbc382db07&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5cf364a539cbc382db21&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5dd664a539cbc382db33&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5e5464a539cbc382db3f&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5ebf64a539cbc382db48&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5f1f64a539cbc382db50&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Figured bass harmonization in eighteenth-century style](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a5fbd64a539cbc382db5d&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a608964a539cbc382db70&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a616464a539cbc382db84&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a61bd64a539cbc382db8b&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=698a62f664a539cbc382dba4&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)
- [Eighteenth-century voice-leading and harmonic analysis](/ap-music-theory/frq-practice?id=6ab28637dd983a4654dfcf1b&type=frq-7-harmonization-of-a-melody)

## Sample question

**Bass line composition, harmonic analysis eighteenth-century**

Instructions: Complete the bass line for the melody below, following eighteenth-century voice-leading procedures. Below the bass line, write the Roman and Arabic numerals that indicate the harmonies and inversions implied by the soprano and bass.

Image: https://kcbwzropdukwhmmvdylp.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/frq_stimulus/ap-music-theory/2c154855-0200-45a7-9baf-02e5a18d7d53_fig1.jpg
  Alt: Sheet music

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## Questions

**How many responses can I get scored?**

You can read every question without a plan. Your first scored response is included. A plan unlocks unlimited scoring.

**Do I write all four voices?**

No. You write the bass line and the Roman and Arabic numerals under the given melody, and leave out the alto and tenor.

**How do I write notes on the staff?**

Select Write on staff to write your answer on the question’s staff, and add typed notes below if they help. You can also switch to handwrite and add a photo of your page.

**How is FRQ 7 different from FRQ 6?**

FRQ 6 gives you the Roman numerals to realize in four voices. FRQ 7 gives you a melody, and you choose the harmonies, the cadences, and the bass line yourself.

## Related

- [Harmonization FRQ exam guide](/ap-music-theory/ap-music-theory-exam/ap-music-theory-frqs-part-writing-harmonization/study-guide/ap-music-theory-frqs-part-writing-harmonization)
- [AP Music Theory Roman Numeral FRQ practice](/ap-music-theory/frqs/roman-numeral-part-writing)
- [AP Music Theory FRQs](/ap-music-theory/frqs)
- Any question by id: the `get_frq` tool on the [Fiveable MCP server](/mcp/docs)

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