We got a gift from a friend this week—a true note of grace in discordant times. You may know our friend: Amy Dickinson, who writes the advice column "Ask Amy", and is a panelist on "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me."
Amy grew up singing in the choir of the Freeville United Methodist Church in Freeville, New York, where her grandmother was the organist and choir director.
Amy is still in that choir today.
But they've had to stop singing during the pandemic. Singing, even words of inspiration, propels aerosol droplets that can carry COVID-19 particles. It is especially incautious in close confines, including the spaces of a church. Read More
Also See:
Scientists to choirs: Group singing can spread the coronavirus, despite what CDC may say
COVID Update Choral Singers PDF (Emory University)
Singing in times of COVID-19: more space to the front than to the side
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