Tuesday, August 25, 2020

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Bioaerosols, microdroplets, droplets and COVID-19
Wind Instrument Aerosol in Covid Era - COVID-19 and horns, trumpets, trombones, euphoniums, tubas, recorders, flutes, oboes, clarinets, saxophones and bassoons

University of Iowa School of Music COVID-19 Policies: https://music.uiowa.edu/school-music-covid-19-policies (Last updated 8/14/20)

Overview

The Negative Pressure Face Shield confines the bioaerosol produced by singing to mitigate spread of COVID demonstrated below with modifications to the unamplified acoustic performance identified with microphone and earbuds/headphones further below.

Music video demonstrating cleaning and setup: Dream a Little Dream of Me with the NPFS - Safe Singing in the COVID Era

See how to set up the NPFS: Negative Pressure Face Shield (NPFS) for Transnasal Laryngoscopy to Mitigate Dispersion of Bioaerosol in COVID Era

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Singing Safely in the COVID Era with Negative Pressure Face Shield

Overview

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