Hi Eric and Robert, Eric, I think Robert's main concern may be that for an orchestra, integrating iPads or other electronic music stands with the job of an orchestra librarian is not trivial. The largest ensemble I know that does this on a regular basis is Harry Connick's band. While it's not trivial, it's not impossible either.
Robert, this can be designed so there's no need for network connection - or even power connections - during either rehearsals or performances. The iPad's battery life far exceeds the longest opera or orchestral work in the repertoire. People have talked about having conductors push out changes to an ensemble during rehearsal, which would involve networking, but that doesn't seem like a necessary feature. It also seems like that may be more important for smaller ensembles like jazz bands and pit orchestras rather than symphony orchestras. As a singer and pianist I had no problem with the iPad screen size for music. My problem was with the glare. Are you folks who are using this as a music stand using some sort of anti-glare cover? Or are you using it in area without overhead or other lighting that gets in the way? Maybe I'm just more sensitive to glare than others. I'm hoping for a matte screen option in a future generation iPad, in addition to the bigger and higher-resolution displays that others have requested. Best regards, Michael Good Recordare LLC www.recordare.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
