ðə pˈɑːɹtɹˈaɪɾɪŋ pˈɑːɹt ʌv sˈɛkʃən ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚz ðætðə stˈuːdənt—jˈuːzɪŋ nˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv "ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃən ɡˈaɪdlaɪnz" æz ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɔn kˈɑːlɪdʒ bˈoːɹdz lˈeɪɾɪst ɹˈuːbɹɪk ænd ɔnðə ɹᵻlˈiːst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː dˈæʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ɛɡzˈæmz ˌɔn ˌeɪpˈiː sˈɛntɹəl, stˈændɚd sˈɜːkəlʌvfˈɪfθs kˈɔːɹd pɹəɡɹˈɛʃənz, kˈeɪdənsᵻz, vˈɔɪsɪŋ, ænd pˈɑːɹt ɹˈeɪndʒᵻz—ɹˈaɪt ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt tˈuːpˈɑːɹt ɔːɹ fˈoːɹpˈɑːɹt tˈɛkstʃɚ ɡˈɪvən stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ pˈɪtʃ, kˈiː, tˈaɪm sˈɪɡnɪtʃɚ, ænd mˈoːɹ ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən ðæt vˈɛɹiz wɪð ˈiːtʃ kwˈɛstʃən.
The part-writing part of section II requires that the student—using knowledge of "eighteenth century composition guidelines" (as indicated on CollegeBoard's latest rubric and on the released 2003-2006 exams on AP Central), standard circle-of-fifths chord progressions, cadences, voicing, and part ranges—write a short two-part or four-part texture given starting pitch, key, time signature, and more information that varies with each question.