æz wɪððə mɛlˈɑːdɪk dɪktˈeɪʃən pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ɛɡzˈæm, wˈʌn pˈiːs wɪl dʒˈɛnɚɹəli biː kˈɑːmpaʊnd ɪn mˈiːɾɚ ænd mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ɪn kˈiː, wˌaɪl ðɪ ˈʌðɚ wɪl biː sˈɪmpəl ɪn mˈiːɾɚ ænd mˈaɪnɚɹ ɪn kˈiː.
As with the melodic dictation part of the exam, one piece will generally be compound in meter and major in key, while the other will be simple in meter and minor in key.