Hochapeafarm
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Hey, friends! I’m looking to get feedback from folks who participate in ‘ukulele groups, gatherings. Is your group meeting in-person for your strum/sing-a-long sessions? I have been doing Zoom strum/sing-a-longs for my group, but I have been looking to start up in-person meetings again. In my state, things have been open for ‘business as usual’ for some time now; mask restrictions lifted for most businesses, organizations, etc. as well. Yet, before scheduling an in-person gathering, I thought I’d still check in at the CDC website to see if they had any guidelines/recommendations as they might pertain to holding musical events.
I was able to find some information, under the category of ‘Community’ and then, from there, ‘Adult Day Care Services,’ and then, from there, ‘Activities.’ My group doesn’t gather in an Adult Day Care Service environment, but I feel that this description most closely resembles what my group does, as we do gather/meet closely indoors (though in a library) with folks who are mostly 65+. I found a guideline which references the CDC’s recommendation on musical activities and performances and it states as follows:
“Postpone musical activities and performances that include playing wind instruments, singing, chanting, or shouting during events, especially when participants are in close proximity to each other.”
This information was found at the following link on the CDD website: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/adult-day-care-service-centers.html and is dated from May 21st, 2021. I’m assuming since this info has not been updated since that time, that this info still stands as what the CDC recommends.
In light of this CDC info, I’m looking, instead, to try to schedule outdoor gatherings, while the weather is amicable, in lieu of meeting indoors/inside at this time. Are your groups meeting indoors? Outdoors? I would like to hear what others are doing! Please share your feedback and practices! Thank you so much; I really appreciate it! Happy strums!
I was able to find some information, under the category of ‘Community’ and then, from there, ‘Adult Day Care Services,’ and then, from there, ‘Activities.’ My group doesn’t gather in an Adult Day Care Service environment, but I feel that this description most closely resembles what my group does, as we do gather/meet closely indoors (though in a library) with folks who are mostly 65+. I found a guideline which references the CDC’s recommendation on musical activities and performances and it states as follows:
“Postpone musical activities and performances that include playing wind instruments, singing, chanting, or shouting during events, especially when participants are in close proximity to each other.”
This information was found at the following link on the CDD website: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/adult-day-care-service-centers.html and is dated from May 21st, 2021. I’m assuming since this info has not been updated since that time, that this info still stands as what the CDC recommends.
In light of this CDC info, I’m looking, instead, to try to schedule outdoor gatherings, while the weather is amicable, in lieu of meeting indoors/inside at this time. Are your groups meeting indoors? Outdoors? I would like to hear what others are doing! Please share your feedback and practices! Thank you so much; I really appreciate it! Happy strums!
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