[musictlk] choral esthetics

Sandra Streeter sandrastreeter381 at gmail.com
Tue Mar 22 02:35:03 UTC 2016


The desk part of the stand is the rectangular flat part you'd put your 
folder on. So, what you do is put the desk part of the music stand so that 
the lip is farthest from you--in other words, turn that 180 degrees. The 
flat part with no lip is, then, close to your body; it enables you to read 
Braille without the lip getting in the way when you get to the bottom of the 
page. And, if you're careful, and you use a thermal mug for tea as I do, you 
can put the mug against that far-away lip, and it's easy to reach for when 
you feel the need; the only drawback is, that puts your folder about two 
inches closer to your body, but, oh, well; I still find it a handy system. 
Obviously, you want the desk in a totally flat position, which I've found 
not only holds the mug steady, but Braille is even easier to read that way. 
Needless to say, you want to get use of a stand that's really stable, so 
that it will not move from that position; my faves are the metal ones that 
are solid, with two clamps that screw down once you've found your perfect 
position. When I stand and sing, obviously, I move the desk higher up than 
when I'm seated--but however high it is, I never change its angle: it's 
always flat.


Also have to tell you: Emily LOVES that fringey kitty blankie you sent her 
for Christmas!!


Blessings,





Sandra
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is 
invisible to the eye." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The Little Prince
-----Original Message----- 
From: Lauren Merryfield via musictlk
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 6:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [musictlk] choral esthetics

Hi,
Thanks. What is the deal about the music stand? Desk part? What is that? 
What is the advantage of having it upsidedown? Curious.
Thanks,
Lauren

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Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 9:50 AM
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Cc: Sandra Streeter <sandrastreeter381 at gmail.com>
Subject: [musictlk] choral esthetics

Hi, Lauren and all,

So sorry you are continuing to experience friction at your current church—it 
can be a running battle, huh. While my theological views often differ with 
my current church (I’m sort-of-spirit-filled, attending a United Methodist 
church in the northeast), I couldn’t have asked for more, in terms of being 
recruited for His service there. One reason I haven’t fit in in the churches 
more to my temperament/spiritual bent is that there were too many people 
already fitting in slots I am made for: they had no choir, they had a BUNCH 
of people for praise teams and no need for more, they didn’t have a writing 
ministry (nor had I ever thought of starting one), they had never thought of 
involving me in skits or other artistic endeavors... You get the point. When 
I started here five years ago, I found out about a requirement that someone 
wait a couple weeks before joining choir—but because I’d had years of prior 
successful choral experience, that was waived and I got to join right away. 
When our new one took over a couple years ago and found out how terribly shy 
I was about soloing—but also, how much I wanted to overcome that, in His 
strength, and be able to use the gift He has given me—she gave me some good 
breathing exercises to help me carry the longer phrases required of a 
soloist, and had me doing a lot of descants in the beginning to avoid the 
feeling of extreme exposure that held me back from soloing, and only then, 
offered me solo opportunities—each of which I’m learning more from re 
technique, and generalizing techniques from choral settings to solo, or from 
coloratura soprano (my home) to my much-weaker alto range. Our director 
checks in with me about using a chair for performances, and I’m usually able 
to decline, since I can stand for short periods—and we always use on for 
rehearsing so that my old knees don’t suffer—but it’s the fact that she 
“gets” my old knees and doesn’t let the esthetic obstruct my doing what I 
need to to maximize what I do: when I need the chair for rehearsals, we have 
it—when I don’t, we set it aside. I also use a music stand with the 
desk-part turned upside-down, a tip I learned from some of you, and that has 
been wonderful for both choral work and soloing. I really, really hope, 
Lauren, that your congregation and the powers that be can look beyond the 
esthetics, as our Lord did, so that you can fully engage in using your 
gifts. I will pray to that effect.

Blessings,



Sandra
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is 
invisible to the eye." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery The Little Prince


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