This one-credit elective course for high school students is divided into two phases: Phase I, Elements of Music, and Phase II, Introduction to the Structure, Materials, and Literature of Music. The focal points of the course involve: (1) the study of theory through analysis of the earliest known musical works to those of the present; (2) the use of composition in developing insights in to great musical works; (3) the development of an awareness of music as an art in a historical context; (4) the development of aural-visual skills need in performance, analysis, and teaching; and (5) ample experience in conducting, orchestration, and arranging. A selective bibliography is provided. (DB)