Developed by music teachers, curriculum specialists, and Arkansas Department of Education personnel, this course content guide is designed to provide a basis for improving student skills with wind and percussion instruments. Developed on six levels, each level corresponds to one year of instruction and consists of basic skills for developing competencies in melody, rhythm, harmony, form, dynamics, tempo, and timbre. Outcomes are identified as skills, listed under each of the elements in three categories--basic skills, developmental skills, and extensions. (DB)