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Students and representatives say cuts have left Braintree High School band and chorus ‘unleveled’
Summary
Student representatives and the committee heard public comments that consolidation and staffing cuts have combined different grade levels and skill levels into single ensembles, diminishing opportunities for advanced students and increasing peer-instruction demands on seniors.
Student representatives told the committee Monday that cuts to staffing have combined levels in the music department and reduced the quality of instruction for both advanced and beginning students. The students asked the committee to address how the program can be staffed to allow leveled ensembles.
Why it matters: mixed-grade, mixed-skill…
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