COVID-19 Health & Safety Protocols
- Vaccination requirement: Anyone eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine must be fully vaccinated in order to attend in-person lessons. Other than age restrictions, exemptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis, so please contact me if you would like to discuss. 
- Before leaving home for a lesson, students and parents/guardians must conduct a health self check. Ask yourself these questions: - Do I have a fever? 
- Do I have a cough? 
- Am I experiencing shortness of breath or difficulty breathing? 
- Am I experiencing any other symptoms? 
- Have I been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 14 days? 
- In the last two weeks, have I been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19? 
- If you respond "yes" to any of the questions, you must stay home and it is recommended that you contact your primary care physician for further medical advice. If you have a fever with cough or shortness of breath, you are urged to contact your primary care physician as these symptoms may be attributed to COVID-19. 
- You will not be charged a lesson fee for an absence due to illness. 
 
- Temperature checks will be administered when you arrive for your lesson. 
- Anyone attending a lesson (whether vaccinated or unvaccinated) will be required to wear a face mask. 
- Students may have a maximum of 1 observer present for their lesson. 
- Students will be required to wash their hands before their lesson. 
- The student cello chair and music stand will be sanitized between students. 
- My studio has a big window for ventilation and I will setup an exhaust fan to help ventilate the space and get aerosols out of the studio. 
- With the exception of water, no food or drinks should be brought to lessons. 
- In order to maximize social distancing, only students will be permitted to attend group classes. Parents/guardians will not be permitted to observe. 
- Group lessons will be taught with proper social distancing between students.