[musictlk] question about posture

[Linda Mentink]

Hi Pauline,

The stands are Manhasset stands. They're very solid, and stand on a 
tripod. Any music store will have them, or be able to order one for 
you. They cost around $40, I think, but are well worth the money.

At 09:07 AM 11/18/2014, you wrote:
>I forgot to ask my question in the last message.  What kind of stand 
>could one use to hold music materials done in Braille?
>
>Pauline Smith, TVI
>Braille Instructor
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: musictlk [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>Kaiti Shelton via musictlk
>Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 3:27 PM
>To: Kelsey Nicolay; Music Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [musictlk] question about posture
>
>Why not just adjust your music stand?
>
>For choral music, if I don't have it memorized by the time of the 
>performance I'll flip my music stand around to work more like a desk.
>I then raise the music stand to a comfortable reading height so it 
>looks more like a podium.  This looks much more presentable 
>visually, and allows me to read while staying in posture.
>
>On 11/17/14, Kelsey Nicolay via musictlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> 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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>Kaiti