Update 5/28/24

Community Music School’s Health and Safety Plan was developed in accordance with the latest CDC guidelines and PA State Health Department recommendations. The Plan may be revised as needed. 

Summary: Community Music School (CMS) will continue to offer students and teachers the option of in-person music lessons in the CMS building at 1544 Hamilton St. in Allentown. Whether vaccinated against Covid, flu, or RSV or not, all students and parents are encouraged to wear face masks at all times. 

Community Music School encourages everyone to wear face masks, but does not require masks in our building, with the following important exception:

• • At an individual faculty member’s sole discretion, she/he may require students and parents to be masked during their lessons, and students and parents must comply. 
    • • CMS office staff will notify current in-person students of their teacher’s masking requirement prior to their lessons.

The CMS Front Office has a supply of face masks in case students or teachers forget to bring masks or need a replacement. All teachers must be fully vaccinated and must provide written proof of their vaccination to the Executive Director as a condition of conducting in-person lessons. Teachers who are not vaccinated may teach only online lessons and may not enter the CMS building. Fully vaccinated teachers may continue to conduct all-online lessons or teach on a hybrid basis, with both in-person and online lessons.

Under the guidance of the CMS Health & Safety Committee of the Board of Directors, CMS continues to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses, as outlined in our Health & Safety Plan:

• • • Properly Fitted Masks are Encouraged: For the safety of our students, teachers, and staff, everyone (age 2 and older) is encouraged to wear a tight-fitting mask at all times in the building.
    • Check-In & Wash Your Hands: CMS will provide hand sanitizer at check-in. Please use it and wash your hands in the restroom before your lesson.
    • Parent Waiting Area: Parents may wait in the Hess Lounge during their student’s lesson or, with teacher approval, may join their student in the lesson studio.
    • Cleaning/Filtration: Studios are equipped with fresh makeup air ducts and ultraviolet light filters or a MedifyAir air purifier with HEPA and UV filtration. Surfaces are cleaned and disinfected regularly.
    • IF YOU ARE SICK: Remember, if you are scheduled for an in-person lesson and are sick or may have had a COVID exposure, do not come to the building. Contact the CMS office to make arrangements for an online lesson.

The plan is continuously reviewed and updated as conditions allow.  The safety of our students, faculty, and staff is our first priority.  Read the full Health & Safety Plan.