<p>It really depends on where she ends up for school. At some places the AP English will help her test out of annoying Freshman comp, as MM pointed out, but at others it won’t do a thing (for example, Juilliard has their own writing test and does not consider any AP scores.) Since you can’t know in advance where she will be going, it could be useful and could not hurt to do the English AP. Conservatories have their own theory placement tests, so an AP score will not help her (but what she learns in the class could help her test into a higher theory section when she is a freshman, which could mean fewer semesters of required theory.)</p>
<p>In the end, if she is going to audition for performance programs, it’s most important that she has time to practice and prepare-- prescreenings in the fall and auditions in the winter. If the AP courses translate into so much homework that she has no time left for practicing, it might be useful to re-evaluate the strategy.</p>