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Key Facts: Madrid PAU Music & Dance Exam
90 Min
Official duration of the PAU History of Music and Dance exam
Comunidad de Madrid PAU Regulations
0–10
Official grading scale for PAU subjects in Madrid
PAU Organising Commission of Madrid / UCM
5 Blocks
Core curricular content areas evaluated in the 2026 syllabus
Comunidad de Madrid 2º Bachillerato LOMLOE Curriculum
100
Original practice questions provided in this OpenExamPrep bank
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EUR 93.02
Base fee for compulsory Access Phase in Madrid PAU 2026
Comunidad de Madrid Official Gazette
Madrid PAU History of Music and Dance (UCM 2026) tests 2º Bachillerato students on Western music and dance history, score and stylistic analysis, opera, ballet evolution, 20th-century vanguard, and Spanish musical and dance heritage.
Sample Madrid PAU Music & Dance Practice Questions
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1In Ancient Greek musical theory, what concept described the belief that music possessed moral power capable of directly affecting human emotion, character, and ethical behavior?
2Which Ancient Greek stringed instrument was closely associated with Apollo, intellectual refinement, and solemn civic or religious ceremonies?
3The oldest complete surviving musical composition with both music and text inscribed on a stele is known as the:
4What fundamental characteristic defines Gregorian Chant (cantus planus) in early Christian liturgical tradition?
5Which 11th-century Benedictine monk invented solmization (ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la) and developed the four-line staff for musical notation?
6In medieval church modes (eight-mode system), what distinguishes an authentic mode from its corresponding plagal mode?
7Who were the medieval aristocrat-poet-musicians of southern France who composed secular songs in Old Occitan (Langue d'Oc) centered on courtly love (fin'amor)?
8What early form of medieval polyphony, documented in the 9th-century treatise 'Musica Enchiriadis', added a parallel voice a fourth or fifth below a chant melody?
9Which composer associated with the Notre Dame School of Polyphony in Paris compiled the 'Magnus Liber Organi' (Great Book of Organum)?
10In 14th-century French Ars Nova motets, what compositional technique involved repeating a fixed rhythmic pattern (talea) and melodic pattern (color) in the tenor voice?
About the Madrid PAU Music & Dance Exam
The Madrid PAU History of Music and Dance (Historia de la Música y de la Danza) examination assesses 2º Bachillerato students on musical styles, vocal and instrumental genres, dance movement evolution, Spanish musical nationalism, Zarzuela, Escuela Bolera, and Flamenco from Antiquity to the contemporary era.
Exam sponsor: PAU Organising Commission of the Community of Madrid / Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
Written 90-minute standardized exam based on LOMLOE criteria. Local questions are an English-language MCQ study adaptation of the official Madrid PAU paper, providing exhaustive coverage of music and dance history from Antiquity to contemporary styles and Spanish musical heritage.
Time Limit
90 minutes (1.5 hours)
Passing Score
Marked on a 0–10 scale. Minimum 4.0 required in Access Phase to combine with Bachillerato GPA (60% Bachillerato + 40% PAU >= 5.0 to pass).
Exam / Certification Fees
EUR 93.02 base registration fee for compulsory Access Phase in Community of Madrid (or ~11.63 € per optional subject in voluntary phase).
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Our practice resources: topics covered
We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.
Antiquity to Renaissance Music & Dance
Greek musical ethos and modes, Gregorian monophony, troubadour secular song, Notre Dame organum, Ars Nova, Renaissance polyphony, vihuela, and court dance.
Baroque & Classical Era
Opera origins, Florentine Camerata, basso continuo, fugue, Baroque suites, ballet de cour under Louis XIV, Classical sonata form, and Noverre's ballet d'action.
Romanticism & 19th Century Ballet/Opera
Romantic lied, symphonic poem, Wagnerian Leitmotif, Italian Bel Canto & Verdi, Romantic ballet (Giselle, La Sylphide), and Marius Petipa's classical ballets.
20th Century & Contemporary Vanguard
Impressionism, twelve-tone serialism, Stravinsky, Ballets Russes, Martha Graham and modern dance pioneers, and contemporary Tanztheater.
Spanish Music & Dance Tradition
Spanish Renaissance polyphony, vihuelists, Zarzuela, Spanish Nationalism (Falla, Albéniz, Granados), Escuela Bolera, and Flamenco history.
Preparing for the Madrid PAU Music & Dance Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: Marked on a 0–10 scale. Minimum 4.0 required in Access Phase to combine with Bachillerato GPA (60% Bachillerato + 40% PAU >= 5.0 to pass).
- Assessment: Written 90-minute standardized exam based on LOMLOE criteria. Local questions are an English-language MCQ study adaptation of the official Madrid PAU paper, providing exhaustive coverage of music and dance history from Antiquity to contemporary styles and Spanish musical heritage.
- Time limit: 90 minutes (1.5 hours)
- Exam / certification fees: EUR 93.02 base registration fee for compulsory Access Phase in Community of Madrid (or ~11.63 € per optional subject in voluntary phase). Official sources
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Madrid PAU Music & Dance: Suggested Study Strategy
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the format of the Madrid PAU History of Music and Dance examination?
The exam is a 90-minute written standardized examination organized by the Madrid PAU Commission (UCM, UAM, UC3M, UPM, URJC, UAH). It features score analysis, text/listening commentary, and historical synthesis essay topics.
How is the final PAU mark calculated for university admission in Madrid?
The exam is graded on a 0–10 scale. A minimum mark of 4.0 is required in the Access Phase to calculate the overall university admission mark (60% Bachillerato average mark + 40% PAU Access Phase mark, requiring at least 5.0 overall).
What content blocks are prioritized in the Community of Madrid Bachillerato syllabus?
The syllabus covers five thematic blocks: Antiquity to Renaissance (20%), Baroque & Classical Era (25%), Romanticism & 19th-Century Ballet/Opera (25%), 20th-Century & Contemporary Vanguard (15%), and Spanish Music & Dance Tradition (15%).
Are these questions official Madrid PAU exam papers?
No. These 100 multiple-choice practice questions are an independent English-language study adaptation created by OpenExamPrep to help students master the official Community of Madrid 2º Bachillerato curriculum for PAU 2026.
What registration fees apply to the Madrid PAU exam?
The base registration fee for the compulsory Access Phase in the Community of Madrid is EUR 93.02. Optional subjects in the Voluntary Admission Phase cost approximately EUR 11.63 per subject, with fee exemptions available for qualifying categories.