What our team has learned and experienced so far in 2020…

Though the beginning of our 2019-2020 school year started off strong, 2020 has already been quite the year and it’s already June.

 

Back in March, maybe you were thinking, “It’s only March and this is how the year is going?!” To be honest, a part of me was in disbelief as well. The year 2020 will be known for many reasons, one of which here at TPSMTS, will be the year that we had changes we never would have anticipated!

 

We moved to Telehealth

Our music therapy sessions and music lessons have thrived for 13 years as in-person, in-studio or in-home sessions/lessons and for the first time ever, and now offered on a regular basis, we moved to Telehealth (online). If you have not heard of Telehealth yet, it is “the provision of healthcare remotely by means of telecommunications technology” (SOURCE).

 

In March, we immediately shifted all of our lessons/sessions to Telehealth. If you want to read more about that experience, you can read our previous blogs HERE and HERE.

We postponed our End-of-the-Year Party and Recitals

This was also another first!

 

For 13 years, we have held our End-of-the-Year Party and Recitals at…well, the end of the school year! Gathering restrictions and safety precautions are still keeping us from getting together this month for our annual event. We thought about hosting them online but we knew that it just wouldn’t be the same, so we are hoping to host them at the end of the summer as long as gathering restrictions continue to lift!

 

We know so many of our families who are signing up for summer lessons/sessions so that they are just as prepared (if not more!) when that time comes around!

 

We have become Cleaning Masters

Over the past month, slowly but surely, we have been able to resume in-person lessons/sessions. We can’t tell you how much we have missed our students/clients! Though all our associates are now donning face masks and face shields, nothing beats getting to see our families – parents and caregivers, you too!

 

As part of our plan to begin in-person lessons/sessions, we put strict health and safety procedures and protocols in place (as set out by public health), both for when you come into the studio for our in-studio lessons/sessions and for when we come into your homes for in-home lessons/sessions. You name it, it’s on our checklist: hand sanitizing, hand washing, keeping a safe distance, wiping down all surfaces and instruments… all the wipes, all the sprays, and all the cleaning and disinfecting! As always, the health and safety of our associates, students/clients, and their families continue to be our top priority.

 

We miss you!

If I haven’t said it enough in this blog, we at TPSMTS miss YOU, dear TPSMTS students/clients. For all prospective families, we look forward to meeting you this summer!

 

We know that this time is trying for many different reasons, but we also believe that music is and can be a powerful tool and resource during this time of uncertainty. We use it every time in our lessons/sessions, and we encourage you to have music permeate and fill your homes.

 

We wish everyone continued health and safety!