Impulse dispersion of aerosols during playing the recorder and evaluation of safety measures.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Group musical activities using wind instruments have been restricted during the CoVID19 pandemic due to suspected higher risk of virus transmission. It was presumed that the aerosols exhaled through the tubes while playing would be ejected over larger distances and spread into the room due to jet stream effects. In particular, the soprano recorder is widely used as an instrument in school classes, for beginners of all age groups in their musical education, in the context of leisure activities and in professional concert performances. Understanding the aerosol impulse dispersion characteristics of playing the soprano recorder could assist with the establishment of concepts for safe music-making.

Methods

Five adult professionally trained soprano recorder players (

SUBMITTER: Koberlein M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9512216 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature