Strings is offered as a year-long elective in the 6th grade at Koontz Intermediate School. Students can learn to play Violin, Viola, Cello, or Bass in Strings class. No prior musical experience is necessary to enroll, and students will learn everything they need to know in order to play their instrument and play with others in class and performance. Students with prior musical experience are welcome and often enjoy being a part of the Koontz Orchestra. Sixth grade is the only chance to start in Orchestra as a beginner in Buncombe County, so it is important that beginning strings students who are interested in playing in Orchestra into middle and high school enroll in Orchestra class at Koontz.