[musictlk] question about posture

[josh lester]

What kind of music do you play?
Thanks

On 11/18/14, Amy Billman via musictlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Agreed. This is what I do as well; and if done that way, there's no reason
> why you cannot stand using proper posture.
>
> As others have stated, simply adjust the stand to accommodate your needs.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: musictlk [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Linda
> Mentink via musictlk
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 3:19 PM
> To: Kelsey Nicolay; Music Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [musictlk] question about posture
>
> 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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