Well, I'm already seeing small groups use the iPad.....perhaps not for a big group. I didn't even consider the Stand Partner thing........
On Dec 9, 2010, at 2:06 PM, John Howell wrote: > Oh? For a community orchestra like ours, that has an annual budget barely > distinguishable from zero? Not likely. And just to mention it in passing, > community orchestras also tend to have a number of older members whose > eyesight is not that of a 20-year-old any more. > > Yes, I'm playing devil's advocate. It SEEMS to be a technology that could > serve us awfully well. Just not yet. Orchestral equipment is what it is > because over about 3 centuries that's proven to be what is needed. That > includes part sizes--with which one can of course differ--music stand sizes > and adjustments, the way stand partners work together, and a whole bunch of > other things. A technology designed to work at a distance of about 18" and > to be hand held isn't going to serve musicians' needs. And I'll bet that the > music market is simply too limited to entice manufacturers to offer the > things that WE need. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
