Hello Band,
Happy New Year to you all!
The Board has decided to modify the first couple of weeks of rehearsal in
response to Austin entering stage 5 of Covid alert this week. This coming
Tuesday the 11th, members will have the option to pick up their music at
Covenant United Methodist Church from 7:30-8:00 PM. The following Tuesday
the 18th, Robert will host a Zoom meeting for all members to say hello and
walk through a couple of the pieces with us. The hope is that we will use
these couple of weeks to knock some of the rust off of our horns at home
and be better prepared for our first in-person rehearsal on Tuesday the
25th (Covid permitting).
When ACWE meets in person again, vaccinations will be required to attend
rehearsals. Please read through the points below for all of the information
regarding rehearsals and the Band's Covid Protocols.
- Vaccinations are currently required to attend rehearsals.
Participants must be fully vaccinated, by the CDC definition (currently 2
doses of Pfizer or Moderna or 1 dose of J&J). Please bring proof of
vaccination to the first rehearsal you attend. Once Travis county drops to
stage 2 of Covid Alert, proof of vaccination will no longer be required.
- If you are exposed to someone who tests positive for Covid, or is
showing Covid symptoms, please do not come to rehearsal for at least one
week.
- Any member who gets Covid agrees to inform the ACWE board by sending
an email to acwepresident@xxxxxxxxx . The board will then notify all
ACWE members who were at the previous rehearsal with that band member.
Please wait to return to rehearsals until one week after symptoms
disappear.
- Attendance will be taken at each rehearsal. Minimum attendance
requirements will not be enforced. Please stay home to be safe as needed.
- Masks are required in the Covenant Church building, please wear a mask
when outside of the rehearsal area.
- Brass players, please bring your own cloth to catch spit each
rehearsal.
We hope to make the best of this season while maintaining a reasonably safe
environment for our friends. Please do not take any risks you are
uncomfortable with. The Board has spent a lot of time discussing the Band's
return to music in person. We've tried to find the appropriate balance of
risk and reward, and more than anything we look forward to being able to
play music together again.
I hope to see many of you briefly on Tuesday!
-Tom
