Coronavirus Resources

Thank you to Florida’s music educators for all that you are doing for your students during this unprecedented time, and thank you for sharing the following linked resources. We will be updating these resources as we learn of new ones.

The Florida Music Education Association (FMEA) wishes health and wellness for all.  FMEA is available to answer or research any questions you might have during this period of uncertainty. 1-800-301-3632, info@FMEA.org or FMEA.org  The following are resources for music educators dealing with school closures due to COVID-19.

In case you missed the live NAfME and NAMM webinar on Wednesday, Bridging the Gap: Teaching and Learning Music Online, or would like to watch it again, here is the link to the replay video. More than 6000 music educators across the country participated in the call, and feedback has been very positive.

When we are using online instructional materials, student safety must be our first priority. We as educators must be just as diligent about providing safe virtual/online environments as when we are interacting face-to-face. According to the Childhood Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA):

• Children under age 13 should have verifiable parental consent before accessing any online resources
• Students and/or families should not provide any identifying information to access to any resource, whether free or paid

COVID-19 Resources

Arts Education Resources

• Arts Education is Essential Unified Statement
• FLDOE Reopening Florida Schools and the CARES Act
• Arts Education and Social-Emotional Learning:
  • Access to Arts Education: an overlooked tool for social-emotional learning and positive school climate
  • How Arts Education Supports Social-Emotional learning

Music Education Resources

• (NEW) Fall 2020 Guidance for Music Education - NAfME and NFHS (June 24, 2020)
• High School Marching Band Guidance (May 28, 2020)
• ACDA Resources for Choral Professionals During a Pandemic
• Choruses and COVID-19 (Coronavirus) 
• Teaching Chorus Digitally, with Zoom
• CBDNA Ideas to Deal with Coronavirus and Distance Learning for Ensembles and Conducting Class
• Chrome Music Labs
• SmartMusic
• International Music Score Library Project
• Save the Music Foundation Free Teacher Resources
• Distance Learning Alternatives*: Questions to Consider in This Bizarre Time
• Hal Leonard Distance Learning Solutions
• Conn-Selmer Educational Video Resources
• Scott Lang Free Leadership Course for Secondary Students
• Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall
• Breezin' Thru Theory & Composing - Free during COVID-19 School Closures
• Excelcia Meet the Composer Videos
• Be A Recorder Star - Macie Publishing - Free online recorder instruction
• NAfME Virtual Learning Resources for Music Education
• Music In Our Schools Month
• NAMM Foundation COVID-19 Resources
• U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" new Virtual Educational Resources

NAfME Resources

• See the NAfME COVID-19 page for:
  • Resources to protect music programs and provide guidance for going back to school this fall
  • Free Professional Development
  • Advice and insight from members
  • The online community, Amplify, and the NAfME Linked-In Group

Civil Rights of Students

• Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Schools While Protecting the Civil Rights of Students [PDF, 385KB] (March 16, 2020)
• Protecting Student Privacy: FERPA and the Coronavirus (March 12, 2020)
• The Office for Civil Rights issued a Letter to Education Leaders on Preventing and Addressing potential discrimination associated with COVID-19

Copyrighted Materials

• Distributed Music Recordings: Use of Copyrighted Music in Recorded Performance for Assessment (April 27, 2020)
• Distance Learning and Copyrighted Materials by Hal Leonard
• National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Copyright Guidance
• NFHS Podcast on Copyright
• NAfME Copyright Page

General Education Resources

• Florida Department of Education resources
• FL DOE Q&A Guidance
• Education Commission of the States COVID-19 Response and Policies
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Interim Guidance for Planning, Preparation and Response within K-12 Schools
• Education Week Coronavirus and Schools
• Education Week Map of COVID-19 School Closures

General Health Resources

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 Landing Page
• World Health Organization COVID-19 Landing Page 
• Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Current Confirmed Cases Tracker

Instrument Hygiene

• EPA Registered Anti-Microbial Products For Use Against COVID-19
• National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians Instrument Cleanliness Resource
• Piano Technicians Guild COVID-19 Piano Care
• UNLV School of Music Instrument Hygiene
• Guitars in the Classroom’s health policy for classroom music making safety
• Guitars in the Classroom’s recommend procedures for cleaning classroom ukuleles and guitars 
• NAfME/NAMM/NFHS Instrument Cleaning Guidelines (April 24, 2020)

School Closure Guidance

• CDC guidance on Considerations for School Closures (no longer being updated, see CDC Control and Prevention COVID-19 Landing Page)

State and Local Government Resources

• Stateside's COVID-19 2020 State and Local Government Report

Students with Disabilities

• Questions and Answers on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During the COVID-19 Outbreak(March 12, 2020)

Schools should continue promoting everyday disease prevention strategies:

• If you are sick, stay home from school.
• Avoid close contact with those who are already sick.
• Cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing with a tissue or the crook of your arm.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water.
• Avoid touching eyes, nose, or mouth.
• Consult https://www.ed.gov/coronavirus for further guidance from the U.S. Department of Education.

Schools can share relevant CDC fact sheets to help students, families, and staff understand COVID-19 along with steps they can take to protect themselves:

• What you need to know about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• What to do if you are sick
• Stop the spread of germs – help prevent the spread of respiratory viruses like COVID-19

The third-party resource links are being provided for informational purposes only; they do not constitute or imply the endorsement or recommendation by The Florida Music Education Association (FMEA) of the third-party or the contents of such third-party websites. Because FMEA does not have any control over such third-party websites, FMEA is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content made available on such third-party websites. Unless specifically noted, the views expressed in these media do not necessarily represent the policy or views of the Association, its officers, or its employees.