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May 15, 2026
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The Power of Free Music Lessons for Kids - The Tyee
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ML v2 (DistilBERT)
0.258 · RIGHT
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0.129 · CENTER
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Last year school boards in Surrey, Burnaby, Maple Ridge and Merritt eliminated Grade 7 band programs to save money. Those blows came after the Vancouver School Board 10 years ago cut funding for band and strings programs in elementary schools.
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