The riskiest instrument is the voice, at least when it comes to spreading viruses such as Sars-CoV2. Compared to breathing quietly, infected people release more than 500 times more particles into the ...

Playing wind instruments produces less viral load than speaking or singing because the instruments act like a filter for larger particles. Additionally, a filter for the instrument and wearing FFP2 ...

Orchestral ensembles have faced many challenges when starting to perform again during the COVID pandemic, and contamination is a chief concern: specifically, whether wind instruments are vectors of ...

In March 2020, the Skagit Valley Chorale in Mount Vernon, Washington, made headlines after a 2.5 h choir practice transformed into a COVID-19 super-spreader event. Since then, it’s become clear that ...

In the past few years there have been several studies that measure how wind instruments spread aerosols. The information has been used to create guidelines for orchestra and band rehearsals, where ...

Playing a wind instrument, particularly a brass such as a trumpet or trombone, strengthens the muscles in the upper airways Credit: Photo: Alamy Learning to play a wind instrument could be the key to ...