Hi Everyone! So, it seems that the swirl of daily news updates is leaning towards all of us wearing masks again during lessons, regardless of vaccination status. It’s been so wonderful having maskless lessons with my teen and adult students. However, I’m committed to practice public health best as we can discern it, so let’s all don our masks again! Except for really hot days when I turn on my air conditioner and close the windows, I keep windows open throughout the first floor and often a fan blowing. In addition, my Hepa air filter runs 24/7 next to the piano as it has since summer 2020. Against the Delta variant these measures may have very limited efficacy, but nevertheless we use them.

Should severe illness strike vaccinated folks in increasing numbers, I will once again consult with healthcare professionals including some among our piano community and my sister who is a pediatric infectious disease specialist. So, hold on to your seats for pandemic fall #2 updates, and we’ll all hang in there together.

Thank you so much for your recommendations of my teaching to friends, neighbors, and other networks! I am truly grateful to welcome new students by way of word-of-mouth. With nearly all students returning for September, and conversations with prospective students, my roster will again be completely full. I am now offering to add folks who inquire about lessons, to my waitlist.