Test Day Toolkit Setup for Music Theory Pilot
Complete the Test Day Toolkit setup steps below if your school is participating in the September 2026 pilot of the AP Music Theory Exam.
AP Music Theory requires two rooms, one for multiple-choice and written free-response questions and the other for sight singing. Each room has its own proctor and its own pair of room and start codes. Test Day Toolkit setup for the AP World Languages and Cultures pilot is the same as other digital AP Exams. Get instructions at AP Exam Setup.
Instructions
- Sign in to Test Day Toolkit with your College Board account.
Click the link in the access email we send you and follow the onscreen instructions.
On the Choose a Test Administration page, select your school and the upcoming administration in the dropdown menus.
Add returning staff to the pilot administration.
Navigate to the Staff page.
Click Select Returning Staff from the Add Staff dropdown menu.
Check the boxes next to staff names.
Click Add Selected Staff.
Update contact details for returning staff if necessary.
Find a staff name on the Staff page.
Select Edit Staff in the Actions column.
Enter changes and click Update Staff.
Add new staff to Test Day Toolkit.
Important: Do this as soon as possible so there’s time to resolve any staff access issues before exam day.
Navigate to the Staff page.
Choose Add to table from the Add Staff dropdown menu and complete a row for each new staff member.
We’ll send access emails to new staff using the contact details you provide for multifactor authentication. Make sure their email and phone number are current.
Encourage proctors to sign in to Test Day Toolkit before exam day and preview the experience.
Add rooms.
Navigate to All Rooms.
To use rooms from another administration, select Reuse rooms from the Add Rooms dropdown menu, choose an administration, and click Save.
Create at least 2 rooms: one for Section I through Section II Part B (main room), and a second room for Section II Part B (sight singing).
To add new rooms, select Create new rooms from the Add Rooms dropdown menu and use the table to name each room and give it a seating capacity.
Add one room as the main room. This will be the room proctors use for the first portion.
Add at least one room as the sight-singing room. This room must correspond to a physically separate room from the main room and should be assigned a sight-singing proctor. We recommend naming sight-singing rooms in an easily distinguishable way.
If you intend to print a room directory, remember to use room names that help students locate their room. To protect student privacy, don’t use names that refer to accommodations.
Review your student roster.
Navigate to the All Students page to view your roster.
Students will appear in your roster twice; once with “Student Name - MCQ/FRQ” and once with “Student Name - Sight Singing.”
Students aren’t listed in Test Day Toolkit unless they agreed to the testing rules by September 10.
To add new students or students who missed the deadline, email [email protected] by September 16.
Create room assignments for students with small-group or one-to-one testing accommodations.
On the All Students page, use the keyword search or filter to find students with those accommodations.
Assign students approved for small-group testing to rooms with 15 seats or less.
Assign each student approved for one-to-one testing to their own room.
Assign remaining students to rooms.
Navigate to the All Students page.
If you performed step 7, start by filtering your roster on the All Students page to list only students without room assignments.
Assign all “Student Name – MCQ/FRQ” students to the main exam room in Test Day Toolkit.
Assign all “Student Name – Sight Singing” students to the sight-singing room in Test Day Toolkit.
Use the checkboxes next to student names and the action dropdown menu to move groups of students to the same room.
Assign staff to roles and rooms.
Assign 1 proctor to each room, including sight-singing rooms. Each sight-singing room needs a proctor to remain with the student, and the proctor in the main room stays with the other students while they wait to be called.
Only 1 proctor can be assigned to a room, but anyone with access to the administration can use Test Day Toolkit to complete proctor activities in any room.
Assign 1 or more technology monitors.
Don’t assign technology monitors to a room.
Optional: Give a colleague the coordinator role so they can help you manage staff and rooms. Learn more about secondary coordinators.
Accommodations
For guidance on room assignments for students testing with accommodations, go to Testing Rooms for Students with Approved Accommodations.
Students are provided the accommodations they’re approved for in SSD Online.
Request to waive accommodations, email [email protected] by September 16.