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Re: Face Shields Anyone?

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2020-09-03 17:30

You haven't seen specific directives because there's still been no really definitive information generated by the few studies that are in progress. I don't think anything new has been developed since anonrob's post in mid-July.

String players can wear masks and breathe more or less normally as they play, so the necessary distancing is probably pretty much what's recommended for the general public. I know of a few local string programs that have plans to start live rehearsals again. But the bottom line is that no one really knows if there's extra risk in a band setting, and distancing more than 6 feet in an indoor rehearsal setting takes a lot of space and leaves players far enough apart to make ensemble possibly problematic. Masks are obviously not useable with wind instruments. Shields aren't, either, for brass, flutes or saxes, even if you could fit a clarinet behind one.

I'm glad to be retired and not involved in this kind of decision. The youth music program where I do conduct a band has made the decision for me and cancelled all in-person activities until at least January. My son is a band director at a nearby high school and has been running outdoor rehearsals for marching band but his school is starting out all-virtual, so he's not planning indoor music rehearsals for the near future. Our local instrumental teachers are still undecided about what they'll do, but our schools have also gone all-virtual at least until mid-October, so they have a little time yet to make a decision.

Karl

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