TS1292 I have money in my account with apple from a gift card and I cannot buy music

I have $29 plus change in my apple account from a gift card for some time and now I cannot redeem this money to purchase songs

Two likely causes:
1.  Have you changed countries somewhere in the process?  The iTunes credit is only valid in the country it was issued.
2.  Are you purchasing something like a gift for someone else?  You cannot use Store Credit to make certain purchases.
If it's neither of these, make sure that money is in fact in your account (you would be able to see it in the iTunes Store page of iTunes on your computer if signed in with your Apple ID).

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