As a professional singer and music teacher she was at a loss: all the events she had been booked to sing at were cancelled and she could no longer tutor students in her studio.

Feeling stressed and powerless by the situation she took a short break while she figured out what to do.

But it didn't take too long to come up with a new plan because, according to Ms Middleton, she's someone who "thrives on crisis".

Plus, for her, she explained, "my vocation is my vacation". If she wanted to keep going, she needed to get inventive.

"I had to regroup, reassess and process. We lost every single event," she explained.

"It's a global issue. It's no-one's fault, you've just got to carry on the best way you can and adapt."

So the music teacher took her business online, renaming 'Gabe's School of Rock' to 'Fit Coach Australia' and transferring her singing lessons from her studio to Zoom.

Within no time she wasn't just teaching young singers in the Central West, but in Melbourne and Sydney too.

As a consequence, her business didn't just survive, it thrived - as did her students.

At least three of them are currently in the process of making names for themselves via singing competitions and selective mentorships. Including one local girl who auditioned via zoom to music executives in the United States.

"Music is my life. It's what I've done my whole life. So I rebranded the (business)," she said.

"You've got to be resilient. This (pandemic) is not about you. This whole covid is a global human race thing."

Ms Middleton isn't sure when she'll start being booked at events again but in the mean-time she is focusing on teaching, which she's now able to do in her studio again - in addition to the small, outdoor events she has been hosting for the family and friends of her students which give them opportunities to perform on stage.

"For physical and mental welfare music has been a wonderful way to (cope)," she added.

"I've seen so much positivity and magic from people (because of music).

"It's just given people hope. It gets them away from the news."