Length/Credit: 1 semester - 0.5 credit; (RHS: 1 quarter - 0.5 credit)

Prerequisites: None

Other Info: Fulfills 0.5 of the district, but not state Benchmark 3 (class of 2004). When taken in conjunction of Advanced Guitar, fulfills the state (Benchmark III) and district high school Fine Arts requirement.

Location: Bellevue, Interlake, Newport, Robinswood, Sammamish

Students will learn to communicate musically by becoming proficient guitarists. Students will acquire the basic elements of music reading, theory, and playing technique. Students will play in small groups, with the class as a whole, and solo. They will learn to play melodies and chords, receiving whole class and individual instruction within the class from the teacher. Students are expected to work independently at their own pace, as well as cooperatively with small groups and with the class as a whole. Completion of the course will give players the basic skills to become life-long musicians.