Is a new instrument considered school supplies?

happymomof1
Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:47:21 +0000

If you can get a note from an instructor that a viola with specific qualities x, y, and z is required for the class, bingo it is required course material just like a specific textbook or specific brand of watercolors. A general “gee you probably ought to upgrade your viola” is not sufficiently specific.