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2021 Learning choice

We are happy to be able to offer in-person instruction as of February 1, 2021. All instruction will take place in our Virginia-Highland location at 743 Virginia Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30306.

Ztunes Music 2021 COVID Lesson Guidelines:
Lesson Rooms:

Have an individual H13 True HEPA Air Purification systems
Have a clear plastic sneeze guard dividing student and teacher
Thoroughly sanitized at the beginning and end of each teaching day
Piano keys, stands, and door handles sanitized between lessons

Prior to entering the space, students and teachers must:

Have a signed waiver on file
Have temperature taken (under 100.4)
Be masked
Sanitize hands

Student Arrival and Departure:

Students are met at the outside door for temp check and hand sanitizing. Only student allowed in the building (*special permission can be approved by Director for parent to come in)
Lessons finish 3 minutes early for sanitizing and student delivery to parent/guardian outside the building

In Lessons

All students and teachers are spread out 6 feet apart at a minimum.
Trombones must be spaced 9 feet apart front to back.
Winds, Brass, and Voice students face the same direction in straight lines.
Students and teachers have a sneeze guard in between.
All students and directors will wear proper PPE (masks and instrument covers) for in-class instruction time.
Water keys are properly emptied.
Students utilize their own copies of music and music stands are used by one student at a time.

Equipment/Materials/Supplies

No sharing of instruments or equipment unless it can be disinfected/sanitized effectively between use following the guidance found in the resources below. Students should be taught proper sanitizing and cleaning habits.

Cleaning and Disinfecting in School Classrooms (CDC)

Water keys should not be emptied directly onto the floor. They can be emptied on puppy pads or in plastic cups and disposed of each day.
Only one student should utilize each music stand. Sanitize in between each use.
Classes should be paperless when reasonably possible.

Wind Instruments PPE:

Bell covers of multi-layer high denier nylon and masks for all wind instruments are expected to be utilized.
Instrument masks should only be worn during band rehearsals and performances. Another mask should be worn throughout the day.

Voice lessons PPE:

Masks must be worn at all times. The students’ mask for voice lesson should be different from the mask they wear during the rest of the day.
Some masks may be more conducive to singing.
Singing and chanting should be kept at minimal volume levels.

**Most of these guidelines were taken from Atlanta Public Schools guidelines for Fine Arts.

The following research and guidance was utilized to develop these guidelines:

Any students resuming in person lessons will need to turn in a signed release.

2021 Learning choice

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