Please follow these guidelines with us so that we create a safe, healthy and positive environment for every woman to thrive in!
- We Are Scent-free – please do not wear perfume or scented body products and avoid clothing sprayed with perfume or treated with scented soaps or dryer sheets
- Respect, co-operation and kindness with/for one another, the space, the director and the music is required
- Please pay your dues by the end of your first practice as a member, unless otherwise arranged
- Attendance is not taken but we urge members to practise their music regularly at home or while away. Regular attendance is strongly encouraged in the weeks leading up to the spring concert, if you plan to participate.
- Photos will often be taken at concerts and events, and these may appear on promotional materials or social media. Members may exclude themselves from a photo opp if they do not wish to appear in these.
- Refund policy: We do not offer refunds or credits when there are changes due to flu season or any possible pandemic or public health situation (ie lockdowns, changes to mask wearing or vaccination policies, etc). We do not pro-rate dues for travellers. Zoom and the monthly tutorial videos will be available in these cases. For all other refund/credit enquiries, please contact your admin.
- Bursaries and flexible payment arrangements are available: ask your admin
HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS
Subject to Change at any time in accordance with Public Health Recommendations and current choir conditions.
A general note about illness: AbZolutely Choir recognizes that cold viruses (including Covid) and flu will come and go with every season. Participation in a group activity like choir does not come without risks and we ask our members to exercise caution as they assume these risks. There are some precautions and recommendations we will continue to keep in place…
Distancing and Ventilation: when possible, doors and windows will be left open or opened periodically throughout every practice to maintain good ventilation. If distancing is recommended by public health units, we will implement it during practices.
Vaccinations: we urge our members to keep up on their flu and covid shots.Live-performance health and safety protocols: we will continue to follow the regulations set by the hosting venue regarding such requirements as mask wearing or any other procedures.
Live-performance health and safety protocols: we will continue to follow the regulations set by the venue regarding such requirements as rapid testing, vaccination, mask wearing or any other procedures.
Please stay home if:
- you have any signs of illness, even if it feels like a “strange allergy”
- you have had a recent covid, cold or flu exposure/close contact without an N95 Mask
- If you are unsure, wear an N95 mask to practice.
Mask Wearing: we are a mask-friendly environment and will continue to take a fluid approach to the masking issue. Newly-returned from travel abroad or in-country plane travellers, please consider wearing a mask your first week back. AbZolutely Choir members are encouraged to access the Public Health Ontario Respiratory Virus Tool and the Covid 19 Wastewater Surveillance in Ontario page so they can make informed decisions about attendance. Please know that if AbZolutely Choir deems the risks too great (ie when community transmission is high; a new virus or dominant strain of an old virus appears; there is frequent or copious illness among members), choir-wide masking may become necessary.
Adherence to guidelines and health protocols is required to join or maintain membership in AbZolutely Choir.
*Effective August 16, 2024, subject to change ongoing