As funding pressures force schools to choose between essential programs, new national data suggests that cutting music class could come at a real human cost, especially for students in small rural schools.

A new survey from MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity, found that 86% of Canadians believe music education benefits children and should be delivered equitably to all schools, yet many classrooms are being asked to do more with less.

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The consequences of that shortage are deeply felt in rural Manitoba, where access to band, choir, or instrument programs can be slim to nonexistent. But this fall, one tiny school near Morris is proving just how transformative a music program can be when the right tools arrive.

A Colony Classroom Comes Alive With Ukuleles

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