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Should i go to the schools concert
So I'm in high school and I have not been in school for a week and, right now im not at school but today is the school music concert. I'm so post to be in the concert, the insturment i play as a solo and everything, i sure they found someone else to play now. But i want to go to the concert and watch. Im not sure if i should like, I'm sick and have an infection that can get spread, i don't want to spread it to the student. And if i do go to the concert i will be in the back, i really want to go to the concert, but is it a good idea? i mean like dont say dont go because im sick, Im scared that if i go to the concert a srudent or teacher will see me (btw anyone relate to the town can go to concert) and when they see me they will ask me to play ? idk i just neet help!
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If your physician states that you have something you can spread by all means stay home. If you have also been sick to spend an entire week off than don't go. You probably won't enjoy it anyways if ill.
Nobody would expect you to play if you showed up either but would wonder why you went if you were that sick. I know you want to go but common sense would dictate otherwise.
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Don't say don't go? Well, you wanted advice, so some of the stuff I cover is to give you things to think about so you can better make the best decision on your own and some of that will cover options based on the little I know of what you are ill with, and reasons why it is not a good idea to go somewhere public while ill and other thoughts regarding the concert.
First, you didn't say what you are ill with, so I have to answer based on several scenerios:
Perhaps your immune system is lower than others and this is not really a highly infectious thing but your body is weaker and so has reacted as if this was something contagious. I wonder if you are just guessing that what you have is contagious but haven't seen a doctor to have it confirmed.
Does your family have medical insurance? If you do and have been to the doctor, after a certain amount of time taking an antibiotic, even though still showing signs of illness, you may no longer be contagious to others. Check with your parents to have them call and check with the doctor.
If you have not been seen and treated by a doctor, my advice is to stay home based on the following:
Going to a public place when you have something that can be spread is a bad idea because many infections are air-born germs where you don't have to be next to the person or touching them for them to get it.
It's especially bad if the person catching it could be out sick for a week and miss that much school as you have or worse yet, an adult who misses that much work. And because an adult doesn't have that much sick time days to take off or none at all, likely, they will try to work some of those days so they don't lose that much money on their paycheck cus they can't afford that, and so the infection is spread even further to more people..
Where are your parents in all this? Are they even aware that you had a concert tonight? Perhaps they have forgotten. Are they even aware that you have a solo in the concert? And what about the band teacher? If they know you've been gone almost a week and have solo tonight, wouldn't you think they'd be curious to call your parents and ask if you will be there tonight? Something doesn't sound right. Have you had any conversations with your parents at all about this? Perhaps there has been some conversation between your parents and the school already and you are just not aware of it.
Perhaps the reason you are not aware of it is because you don't want to consider missing out on an opportunity to play a solo. That is a very big thing, whether a solo playing an instrument or a solo singing. All my daughters were in band and/or concert choir and all were never chosen for a solo and were always very sad when someone else was chosen.
So I understand how that is very important to you to not miss such an opportunity. Here's something else to think about. Is this going to be the only concert your band ever plays this year? I don't think so. All school bands perform many times in a public concert. You may have earned the solo because you are very good at your instrument. Who is to say that your teacher can not give you a solo in a future concert? Why not get on the phone, call the school and ask the band teacher to call and talk to you today? Let him know how much this means to you if this is why you are considering showing up while still being ill and contagious. Tell him that you don't want to spread the germs around but you also don't want to miss the opportunity to play solo tonight. So ask if he/she can promise to give you a solo in a future performance to replace this one? I don't see any reason why he/she could not make that agreement with you. If you have that promise, then there is no need for you to risk going.
As for the concert, a teacher can try to have another student play the part but if not confident in their ability to do so as well as you, there's always the option to have the band play the song without the solo, or drop the song altogether and play another. I have attended so many school concerts where the songs to be played listed in the concert program had a last minute substitution for reasons that were not explained and that the band leader announced to the audience before ie the concert began.
So you need to do some sharing of what you are feeling with people relevant to the situation, like your parents and band teacher and do so asap. If you don't want to call the teacher, call your parents at work and tell them and ask them to call. If its a matter of school being over for the day in a few hours and not able to wait for the parents to reach the teacher, do so yourself.
If, as you said its not doing the solo that is the important thing, but not wanting to miss hearing how the band does at the concert, why can't someone tape it for you?
With all of the technology available today, it should be easy for someone to tape it for you if you are too ill to go. Ask an adult or friend to tape it for you. Make sure it is someone who has video taped stuff before and has a steady hand. Or find out (probably by asking the band teacher) if it is going to be professionally video taped and request a copy from that person. You may have to pay enough to cover their expense of making a copy.
I hope this gives you enough to think about and take the best action possible.
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