Every once in a while an opportunity comes along that opens up a world of possibilities and we hope that you take advantage of this one. With the assistance of a Bookmans sponsorship, Guitars in the Classroom provides free guitar lessons to educators in hopes they will in turn icorporate music into their classrooms.

The first local program of its kind, Guitars In The Classroom (GITC) is a non-profit organization that provides guitar lessons to classroom teachers to help them integrate music into their students' daily school experiences and improve learning and retention levels. Learn basic guitar skills and turn your classroom into an educational jamboree. GITC even offers guitars on loan so you don't have to own an instrument to participate.

The next six-week session begins this upcoming Saturday, Jan. 28. Classes begin at 9 a.m. in our musical instrument section. To sign up, email the Phoenix instructor Gerry DeLaTorre at gerrygitc [at] live [dot] com. Let him know if you don't have your own guitar. Free guitar lessons are few and far between and this offer is for teachers only, so please help us take that next step into exposing more students to music in the classroom.