today at jw pepper we're going to talk about new products we're carrying to help with social
distancing and personal protection with your music ensemble either in the classroom or wherever
you're able to gather and play music masks are an obvious addition but we have some items that
we think you might find useful for personal protection and uses beyond let's get started
i'm a musician and i grew up playing music in many different types of ensembles some perform
indoors some perform outdoors some with lots of equipment and others with no equipment at all one
thing that i've always loved about making music is the resilience and the perseverance that goes into
it whether it's the endless hours of practice or rehearsal or packing a car that's too small
to fit my drums musicians always find a way and today musicians and teachers are faced with the
challenge of kovic 19 and how to safely practice and perform while still keeping music alive
jw pepper is here to help you find a way the products we're showing today are designed to
help that resilience continue and some of the products are actually great to have in general
we'll have links provided in the description with everything we mentioned in this video
and you can also visit jdbpepper.com ppe to see all the products we'll carry
first let's start with the obvious which are face masks pepper has a lot of options for face masks
from musical themes to neck gators we're going to focus on options that are customized for
musicians and singers starting with the singer's face mask created by the broadway relief project
singer's mask was designed and manufactured by broadway professionals based on feedback from
their peers this mask helps contain droplets while allowing space around the mouth to sing
comfortably there are two small windows on both sides that allow for greater airflow while singing
and the top edge has a wire that goes from ear to ear for precise fit across the face
the singer's face mask comes in two colors beige or concert black
great for having one for rehearsal and one for a performance these are machine washable and made
in the usa they come in adult and youth sizes and proceeds will benefit the broadway relief project
march master incorporated has been rolling out all kinds of great options made just for musicians and
singers the performance series flute mask includes a double layer fold-over area to allow for an
opening for the mouthpiece of the flute they've also tailored all their performance series masks
to have equal attention around the embouchure without impacting the performer march master
also offers the performance series vocal mask which provides equal tension around the face
but is positioned away from the mouth in order to not impact singing they also offer neck gaitors
as well which can be very accommodating to many musicians khan selmer is offering the csfm1 face
mask which is a deluxe adjustable one size fits all face mask that has an opening for the musician
to play and fully functional face mask when not playing a portion of each sale of these masks
will be donated to united sound a peer mentoring group that helps students with special needs
rounding out the face mask section the adario is now offering the dynotomy face shield the adario
has converted their evans drumhead factory into a facility to mass-produce face shields and they're
even using the materials from those drumheads for the shields they're seven millimeters thick
and they have a length of nine inches and come in packs of two five and ten that go along with their
headband these have the same durability as evan's drum heads and again are 100 made in the usa
bell covers are one of the items i mentioned that are good to have at this time but are also a great
item to keep on hand in general pepper offers many options for instrument belt covers for all
brass and woodwind instruments we now have dual double layer design belt covers from gator cases
that offer removable and replaceable merv 13 filters not only will these help with
spreading aerosols into the air but they provide good protection to the instrument as well valve
covers are something that we think you'll always find handy moving on from face and instrument
coverings jw pepper is offering numerous dividers and multi-use shields and this is a category that
i think is a good one that helps both right now and well in the future in regards to sound control
and possibly studio recording if your ensemble gets involved with that gibraltar and hal leonard
offer a great set of options in many price ranges starting with the sound and virus shield from
music stands which is a 24 inch by 30 inch panel that clips right over your existing music stand
these are lightweight and stackable and can be ordered individually or in packs of five
moving up from there the sound and virus shield for floor amps or table tops includes three 24
inch by 36 inch clear acrylic panels that go in front of equipment or in between students
at desks or tables larger options include the sound and virus shield lesson room divider
which is also three panels but these are 68 inches by 32 inches and offer great separation for both
sound and aerosol spreading and finally they offer the drum shield and i'll admit i'm a drummer
and playing in a jazz band in high school and even at home i always wanted one of these sound shields
so did my parents and my directors but really this tremendously cuts down on the sound from
the drum set while also providing great personal protection for the player these come with five
five and a half foot by two foot acrylic panels and they don't have to be used by the drum set
player they can be used by any musician or you can split them to use for multiple players the
winger corporation has literally built upon their classic 50 music stand base with a multi-use
shield a portable clear polycarbonate divider that adds a physical barrier between students
in your rehearsal room or anywhere you need it it measures 31 inches wide by 23 inches high
and you can convert it back to a normal music stand when social distancing is no longer needed
again another great item to have that will be useful down the road
if you're looking for a larger divider for the entire classroom the bio screen from rat stands
are physical distancing barriers that connect to a metal t frame they offer a trolley that will hold
12 bio screens and they're great to quickly make a sectioned off rehearsal space classroom or to set
up on stage for performing finally cleaning those instruments is something that should always be
done but it certainly helps now more than ever and cleaning supplies are never gonna go bad so things
like alfred's care kit complete khan summer's instrument care kit or the valentino deluxe
repair kit offer everything you need to clean and maintain your woodwood and brass instruments
jw pepper has designed an instrument cleaning and care poster for the classroom it's a great
way to stay germ free the poster highlights how to keep your mouthpiece reads and contact points
clean and reminders to not share your instruments or mouthpieces a must-have for every music room
we hope you found something useful here we know that this is the hardest challenge that music
teachers have ever faced but at our core we are musicians and we will do whatever
it takes to share music and teach music to others if something in this list can allow
for your students to have that performance or rehearsal they need to keep going we're
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