Covid-19 Precautions & Protocols in Limerick (Maine Pandemic Data Below)
Your Health & Safety is Important to Us
Following the following protocols and safety precautions will help everyone remain healthy and safe, thus minimizing the risk of exposure or transmission of COVID-19 and flu in our Limerick studio.
Whether you return to in-person lessons/classes or continue to attend from home, you are an important part of our studio family! Please choose the option that you are most comfortable with and maintain contact with your teacher.
Target Date
We reopened for in-person individual music lessons (one student/family at a time) in July, 2020. Please read this page for important COVID-19 safety precautions if attending in Limerick.
Studio Preparation
Our studio COVID-19 safety precautions:
There will be no toys, books, or entertaining items in the Limerick waiting room, only table and seating. No microphones will be used (voice lessons continue online only), and no items will be shared. Common surfaces (doorknobs, handles, and other common items will be disinfected prior to classes starting each day, in between classes, and at the end of the teaching day.
Restroom
Our Limerick studio COVID-19 safety precautions:
The bathroom will be disinfected at the beginning and end of the day. If you need to use the bathroom, please wash your hands for at least 20 seconds with very warm water (hum “Happy Birthday” twice through), and use the easily located disinfectant wipes to wipe down the toilet handle, sink handles, sides of the sink/counter, and doorknob upon leaving.
Attendance & Health Concerns
Our Limerick studio COVID-19 safety precautions:
Anyone who has traveled recently needs to remain at home for at least 14 days after returning home, as outlined by the state of Maine, or show a negative COVID-19 test. If you have or have had a cough, fever, sniffle, change in smell or taste, or knowingly come into contact with someone who has these symptoms, remain at home for at least 14 days after exposure or after symptoms subside.
Please wait in the car upon arrival until you receive notification that the teacher is ready for your lesson. Only one student/family will be permitted in the studio at a time.
If you or someone you live with is at higher risk (COPD, asthma, etc), please use good judgment. Remote lessons continue to be an option.
Personal Items
Our Limerick studio COVID-19 safety precautions:
Please only bring in your music bag with curriculum, instrument if needed, a wallet, cell phone, and water, leaving everything else in the car.
Instruments
Our Limerick studio COVID-19 safety precautions:
If you have a lesson for an instrument that you bring with you, please only bring in the instrument and items needed for your lesson; leave any cases & additional items in the car.
Sanitation
Our Limerick studio COVID-19 safety precautions:
Everyone must use hand sanitizer that is outside prior to touching doorknobs, hand sanitizer just inside the waiting room upon entry, and again upon leaving at each door. Everyone must use sanitation wipes to disinfect anything touched while present before leaving. Please only have people attend with you who are absolutely necessary.
Lesson Times
Our Limerick studio COVID-19 safety precautions:
We will need to ensure that there is a small break between each lesson to allow for sanitation and changing families without contact. If you have not yet selected a fall lesson or class, please talk with your teacher right away to ensure you’re able to get a time that works well for you.
Masks
Our Limerick studio COVID-19 safety precautions:
Until the state of Maine states that masks are no longer necessary, everyone in the studio will need to wear a facial covering. There are some here in case you forget one; however, they are limited, so please bring your own if at all possible.
Vocal Training
Our Limerick studio COVID-19 safety precautions:
Unfortunately, singing is one of the things that is being severely discouraged at this time because of deep breathing and expelling more respiration than typical. Therefore, vocal lessons will resume in person at a later date. Please continue to attend online until notified. Thank you for your understanding. (Please see Malena if you have additional questions about this.)
Group Classes (Including Homeschool)
Our Limerick studio group classes COVID-19 safety precautions:
Group classes may resume in the fall, dependent upon state guidelines, and we do not want to be the cause of anyone getting ill. Our space is small, and there is a risk for having multiple students in the same location together. Once approved for group classes, everyone will need to continue wearing face coverings until the state deems that no longer necessary.