ISBN-13:978-0-15-349988-3ISBN-10:0-15-349988-5������������������byKateMeadillustratedbyRobertoFinoGuitarLessonsCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-349988-5ISBN13:978-0-15-349988-3OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-349937-0(Grade2ELLCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-349937-1(Grade2ELLCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357227-2(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357227-2(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.12345678910050151413121110090807063Miguelislearningtoplaytheguitar.Hetakesguitarlessonsatamusicschool.Miguelhasalessoneveryweek.6Miguel’sguitarhassixstrings.Eachstringmakesadifferentsound.Thestringsmustbeintunewitheachothertosoundnicetogether.7Miguel’sguitarteachertunesthestringsforhim.SoonMiguelwilllearntotunehisguitarhimself.8Miguelsitsdowntoplayhisguitar.Heneedstobecomfortablewhenheisplayinghisguitar.9Miguelmovesthethumbonhisrighthandoverthestringstomakesounds.Thisiscalledstrumming.10Migueluseshislefthandontheneckoftheguitartomakechords.Chordsaresoundsmadeupofdifferentmusicalnotes.Miguelcanplaythreechordsalready.11Miguelplayshisguitareverynight.Sometimeshisfamilylistens.Hepracticesthechordshehaslearned.SoonMiguelwillbeabletoplayasong.Heknowsallthechordsinthesongexceptone.12ThereisgoingtobeaconcertatMiguel’smusicschool.Miguelisplayingasongwithsomeotherchildren.13Thechildrenpracticetheirsongtogether.Itishardwork,buteveryonehasfun.14Itisthenightoftheconcert.Miguelandtheotherchildrenarereadytoplaytheirsong.Theyplayitreallywell.Theirteacherisveryproudofthem!