Meanwhile, the music department was given the same amount of money as in past years, even though the enrollment in grade nine music classes has increased greatly. One string class actually has 44 students. At this very moment, computers and practice rooms would be invaluable to the music department. But as it is, they are still coping with the influx of students with the same allowance from past years due to board cutbacks. Music, and indeed the performing arts, play a key role in any student's life, and this fact must become once again part of the political will of our governments.
Music is an essential course in the curriculum.
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