[musictlk] question about posture

[Kaiti Shelton]

Rob,

I'm so excited to actually find someone who does all those things just
with the one index finger!  Everyone else I know pretty much does it
with two, and thinks I'm weird.  It really is so much faster that way,
especially on a notetaker or braille display.

Braille music is still valuable to know, even if you play a two-hand
instrument.  I'm a clarinet player (though I also play guitar), and
using music in my practice is great for checking accuracy.  When used
in conjunction with learning by ear, I think you really do get the
best of both worlds---the speed of learning things in phrases or
chunks by learning passages by ear, and the accuracy of being able to
check if it's an F or F-sharp, how long the note is really held, what
someone else is doing while you're playing a certain note, etc.  I've
found it's made memorizing things go much more quickly for me.

On 11/18/14, Linda Mentink via musictlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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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