[Choir] sing along

[Bronwyn Fryer]

Folks, given the pushback I think we had better not do this. 
most of us are old and should avoid anything that feels too risky. 
love to all
B.

> On Jun 14, 2020, at 9:52 AM, Richard Riley <rcrileymusic at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> My instinct to share the references to my dad is straight-ahead pride, but I hope that people read and independently assess the information in Statement of Work: Aerosol Generation from Playing Band Instruments, Singing and Performing and Risk of Infectious Disease Transmission <https://www.nfhs.org/media/3812357/risk-of-transmission-instrument-playing-vsfinal.pdf>.
> 
> For sure, this is not new news to you, but I am still struck by the intense desire of many to put COVID-19 reality behind them. We can put ourselves in acceptable low-risk situations, but awareness remains crucial. Susan and I were lucky to be able to do that with you and Dan.
> 
> Love,
> Dick
> 
> On Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 8:57 AM Bronwyn Fryer <bronwyn at bronwynfryer.com <mailto:bronwyn at bronwynfryer.com>> wrote:
> if we’re outdoors and wearing masks the risk is pretty low. but anyone who feels uncomfortable should definitely stay away. We can put some of it up on Youtube. 
> 
>> On Jun 13, 2020, at 7:35 PM, Richard Riley via Choir <choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org <mailto:choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org>> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear All,
>> 
>> It's good to feel the pulse of your desire to sing together!
>>  
>> Amazingly, "viral transmission via inhalation of small airborne respiratory droplets," cited in the May, 2020 paper Statement of Work: Aerosol Generation from Playing Band Instruments, Singing and Performing and Risk of Infectious Disease Transmission <https://www.nfhs.org/media/3812357/risk-of-transmission-instrument-playing-vsfinal.pdf> is still assessed by the so-called Wells-Riley model, named after my father, my Uncle Ed, and their teacher William Wells. 
>> 
>> This from another paper: "In the preface to his 1955 masterwork, “Airborne Contagion and Air Hygiene: An Ecological Study of Droplet Infections” published by Harvard University Press,... Wells attributes the crucial distinction between droplet nuclei (airborne inhalable dried residua of larger respiratory droplets) and germ-laden dust (non-inhalable larger respiratory droplets) to Richard L. Riley, a medical student working with him at Harvard at the time."
>> 
>> I am very proud of my dad and uncle, and the fact that the Wells-Riley model is still one of the ways to assess risk for airborne infection is pretty amazing. Please keep that Wells-Riley equation in mind when next you sing together!
>> 
>> Dick
>> 
>> 
>> P.S. Here's the equation, for your next moment of light party conversation:
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>> 
>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 8:21 PM Bronwyn Fryer via Choir <choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org <mailto:choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all
>> 
>> I’ve been thinking about trying to do this. If you don’t mind wearing a mask when we sing closer than 10’ from one another we might attempt in, say a 10-person per time group. Those of you who have been to my house know that there is plenty of room to spread around. I can provide mics and amplifiers for a few people and guitar accompaniment; it might be fun to do rounds and a cappella too if we can hear one another. 
>> 
>> If interested, let me know and we can make arrangements. 
>> 
>> Love to all. 
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