Health and Safety

Coronavirus Health Policy

Current Coronavirus rules mean that private music lessons can continue under the heading of Education.
So as long as schools can teach so can I.

I can hold face to face music lessons if:

both parties wish to do so

I advise that music lessons should be held online if:

a student is 75 or over, is pregnant or has serious health conditions
a student has, been in direct contact with someone who has had Covid or has any of the following symptoms:

a new continuous cough, loss of taste or smell or a high temperature

If you do have music lessons in person, then I ask everyone to:

wear a face mask or visor if either person chooses

wash their hands on arrival or use antibacterial hand gel which can be provided

use a tissue to cover any sneeze or cough placing it in a bin afterwards

only touch materials associated with themselves (e.g. pencil, smartphone, music book, folder etc.)

try to maintain a distance of two metres and where it isn’t possible then one metre is acceptable (avoid face to face conversations and wear a face covering)
bring any health and safety issue to my attention

If you have music lessons in person then I will:

leave fiftteen minutes between each student to aerate and clean the studio

provide an area near the way out of the studio, where the student can leave any items (e.g. shoes, a coat etc.)

clean areas that have been touched by the student between lessons. This will include taps, sink, toilets, piano, chairs, door handles etc.

ventilate the studio during and after every lesson, by keeping windows or doors open as much as possible

ensure that hygiene measures and social distancing are followed as closely as possible