[musictlk] question about posture

[Kaiti Shelton]

Mine is an old metal one too (it even creeks so I have to set it
before the staging people move it out to the performance space).  You
should still be able to move it as Linda suggests, either using the
lip of the stand as a rest for the music, or the other way around like
I do it so that the lip is away from you.  This allows for full access
to the page, I think, because it doesn't get in your way when you're
reading the bottom lines.  Either solution works; you'll just have to
do what is most comfortable for you.

If the stand can't move any further, I'd consider buying your own if
you're planning to sing in choirs often.  I have a plastic one that I
use at home when I'm practicing, either to hold my music or things
like a metronome or recording device, and it works well.  They should
be pretty cheap.  Some are also portable; I have one at my actual
house (opposed to the house I stay in on campus), and that one is a
collapsible stand.  I don't like it sometimes because the back has
open spots and isn't solid metal or plastic, but if you keep your
music in a binder or folder it still works fine.

On 11/17/14, Linda Mentink via musictlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Kelsey,
>
> You should be able to raise your music stand to a comfortable height,
> enabling you to stand up straight and rest your hands comfortably on
> your music. You should also be able to flatten the desk to make it
> easy for you to deal with it. I usually have mine slightly tilted so
> that the bottom edge of the music rests on the lip.
>
> Blessings,
>
> Linda
>
> At 12:50 PM 11/17/2014, you wrote:
>>Hello,
>>For concerts, we pretty much stand the entire time which is for
>>about 2 hours with a 15 minute intermission.  Our director instructs
>>us not to stand with locked knees which I totally
>>understand.  However, because of my music stand, I feel like I'm
>>almost squatting down when I'm standing.  Therefore, it feels very
>>unnatural for me to stand the way our director has instructed us
>>to.  What do you think about this issue? Is it ok to stand without
>>bending the knees as long as they're not locked? Or how can I make
>>it more comfortable and natural to stand like the director wants us
>>to? This is the first choir where the director has ever made a big
>>deal about this.  Even my private voice teachers haven't made a big
>>deal about this posture component.
>>Thank you,
>>Kelsey Nicolay
>>
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