School music in September - not suprising but sad

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School choirs and orchestras are not going to be the same. I suppose at least there can be small groups but less people will get to be in them I guess. Here is the quote:

"Schools should note that there may be an additional risk of infection in environments where you or others are singing, chanting, playing wind or brass instruments or shouting. This applies even if individuals are at a distance. Schools should consider how to reduce the risk, particularly when pupils are playing instruments or singing in small groups such as in music lessons by, for example, physical distancing and playing outside wherever possible, limiting group sizes to no more than 15, positioning pupils back-to-back or side-to-side, avoiding sharing of instruments, and ensuring good ventilation. Singing, wind and brass playing should not take place in larger groups such as school choirs and ensembles, or school assemblies. Further more detailed DfE guidance will be published shortly."

That is sad. So many things we used to accept as normal will now change. Maybe more drums rather than woodwind?!

This is sad. My DC are a wind player and a brass player and I sing in a choir. I can’t see how any of this will return to normal anytime soon

I think it is sad... But I think the only answer for the short term is to focus on what can be done so keyboards, percussion, xylophone etc.

Singing is very hard to replace though.

Do you think this applies to singing in early years classrooms? As usually that’s a lot of what they do and something quite important

That’s really sad, my eldest ds plays two instruments one woodwind, one brass. He was working towards grades in an effort to get into a local specialist music school. He’s just finishing year 5 so running out of time ...

I teach secondary drama and really want to know what is going to happen with my subject 🤷‍♀️

Summerdays2014 There was some information about GCSE drama in the Ofqual proposals.

Fortunately mine play piano so not badly affected though one missed an exam in March.

my daughter is studying musical theatre and Ds is starting a music Btec in September. I don’t know how it’s going to work.

it is sad. and imo there are measures that can be taken to safely make music together.

have a look at the vienna philharmonic orchestra study:
medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-vienna-philharmonic-virus-orchestras.html

As I understand it from the guidance singing within a bubble is ok but a choir would mean more than one bubble mixing.

DS has been learning the clarinet but his teacher told us yesterday they won't be able to have lessons in school hours anymore. They'll have twenty minutes online tuition once a week for 20 pounds a month.
I think we'll still pay because the teacher is wonderful and trying her best under the circumstances. He's also in the choir but obviously there won't be one for a while.
Feel so so sad about it all.

we are not in the uk.
dc had lessons via video app for a while and since june lessons in person again.
teacher is either behind a screen (the kind used for drummers) or side by side at a distance e.g. 2 pianos next to each other.