The novel coronavirus has impacted the work-life and earning of everyone adversely. If we were to look at the music industry, the independent artist or performing artists have suffered the most.
But, now we all have accepted the situation and are continually working towards finding ways to survive in this pandemic. The good news is that most probably the pubs will open soon in October. This means that live shows will resume soon and the bands would be able to sing again in front of the audience.
However, we must also not forget that COVID-19 is still spreading, in fact spreading at a lightning speed. The cases are multiplying and so even when things are resuming back to normal, we must stay cautious and take all the necessary precautions to protect ourselves and those around us.
So, in this blog, we are going to share 5 most important tips for musicians in specific as you cannot avoid public gatherings. Let’s begin!
- General Guidelines-
- Try to do more virtual events or limit the number of attendees when performing live
- Prefer open areas to do live performances instead of the closed spaces. For instance- Choose open roof setting
- Make sure you do not allow anyone even mildly unwell in the band to join your or even any attendee for that matter
- To promote and maintain physical distancing between performers, organisers and audience present, there are several things that can be done. You can create barriers and disinfect after every use. The music volume should be low enough for stopping people to get close to each other to talk when the performance is going on
- The performers should wear non- medical masks if they cannot maintain distance with each other while performing,
- Disinfecting Instruments-
Equipment, instruments and uniforms should not be shared at all. The microphones and mics- each one should have one of their own. Cleaning before and after of using everything with a disinfectant is a mandate too.
- Whilst performing-
It is important to maintain a minimum of 2 feet distance. Moreover, make sure you don’t go in the crowd or get off the stage or turn the mic to the audience. This can make the crowd come close to each other and it is totally unsafe right now.
- Whilst teaching-
Many students in one class for vocal or instrument training is s big no. Make sure you keep it solo or duet till the time things get back to completely normal. Moreover, apart from being physically distant, in case you are conducting classes indoors, you must have a 30-minute cleaning session and only after that you resume the practice.
- Whilst group singing-
Group singing makes you more prone to the risk of catching the disease. So, try to avoid this or do it online. If not, try to keep the group small and limit the time.
We hope the aforementioned tips help you work and stay safe in this tolling time. Rest, remember that Deliver My Tunes is always there to help spread your work reach a million people even when you are not able to perform outside. We also provide free tools for mastering. To know more, get in touch!