Safely Back to School: Safely making music

As we prepare to send our kids back to this virtual classroom one of the biggest question marks has been extracurricular activities like music.

And officials in one district 23ABC spoke to say students will continue to perform on some type of platform.

QUESTION MARKS HAS BEENEXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES..LIKE MUSIC..AND OFFICIALS IN ONE DISTRICT WESPOKE TO -- SAY STUDENTS WILLCONTINUE TO PERFORM..

ON SOMETYPE OF PLATFORM.NATS - MUSIC MAKERSRIGHT NOW..

IT'S UNCLEAR WHENYOU MIGHT FINALLY GET TO SEE APERFORMANCE LIKE THIS "INPERSON"..BUT OFFICIALS WITH THE PANAMABUENA VISTA UNION SCHOOLDISTRICT SAY THEY'RE PUTTINGTOGETHER A NORMALCALENDAR OF EVENTS THROUGHOUTTHE COMING YEAR..JUST IN CASE..SOT - STEPHEN - 1:20 - USE THATAS PACINGGUIDE FOR US, MID-OCTOBER,EXPECT OUR STUDENTS PLAY POPSONGS, DEC.HOLIDAY SONG, HOW THAT HAPPENSNOT SURE YET, UNTIL GOV GIVESOK..STEPHEN MINIARD IS THEADMINISTRATOR OF VISUAL ANDPERFORMING ARTS IN THEDISTRICT..

HE SAYS THERE WASNEVER A MOMENT THAT THE DISTRICTORCOMMUNITY DECIDED TO SHUT ITDOWN.SOT - 4:00 - NO ONE HAS DECIDEDTHAT IT'SNOT HAPPENING, DECIDING HOW MAKEIT HAPPEN..AND THAT HAS REQUIRED MINIARD'SSTAFF TO AS HE SAYS..

"UP THEIRGAME"..SOT - 7:15 - WHAT KIND OF VIDEOSCAN WEPUT TOGETHER SUPPORT NEEDS, LOOKCLOSER AT NEEDS HOW TOBETTER FIT WITH TEACHING..THE DISTRICT IS CONSIDERING TWOLEARNING PLATFORMS..SMART MUSIC..

AND MUSIC FIRST..SOT - 2:30 - STUDENTS RECORDLESSON ANDSEND TO TEACHER, GRADE ANDFEEDBACK, PLATFORM INSTANTFEEDBACK ASWELL, DECIDING WHAT FITS BETTER.AND THEN THERE'S THEPERFORMANCES...THE DISTRICT IS KNOWN FORSEVERAL DIFFERENTCONCERTS LIKE THE MUSIC MAKERS..THE PREVIEW OFBANDS..

AND APPEARANCES ATDISNEYLAND...NOT TO MENTION..

THE STROLLINGSTRINGS..

WHICH HAS BEEN GOINGON FOR 20 YEARS.SOT - WAYS TO DO VIRTUALAUDITION,FORMING THE GROUP, DISTANTLYREHEARSING, OTHER ENSEMBLES, DOAPERFORMACE OF SOME SORT..MINIARD SAYS THE GOVERNOR'SMANDATE IS A LITTLE VAGUE..

HESAYS THEY WON'T PUSH FORWARDWITH A FULL LIVE PERFORMANCEUNTIL THEY GET THE O-K.AND WHILE THE BAND ROOMS ARE ALITTLE LONELY RIGHT NOW..STUDENTS WILL STILL BE MAKINGMUSIC..

SOMEWHERE..SOT - 9:50 -WE DON'T WANT A LEARNING GAP,WHENEVER COME BACK HOLD HIGHEXPECTATIONS, DO WHAT WE NEED TODO TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.'NATS - APPLAUSE....MINIARD SAYS THEY DO NOT PLAN ONSTARTING THE