At 08:16 AM 2/18/98 +0000, you wrote: >Hi List, > Great Idea with real potential! It should also have a microphone >to pick up where the pianist is and change pages itself about a measure >or so ahead or however the pianist wants it. Should also have a choice >of various print sizes and colors and could move along with the music >and pianists could add there own markings or color highlight other >things. > >Mike Jorgensen RPT Picky, picky! But great ideas for version 2.0. Best to start with a "bare bones" version, since "starving musician" is an oxymoron. I've no idea why it isn't already indispensable equipment for pianists. It would need a very good, stiff case so it could be carried without risk, and backup batteries. (Nightmare -- half-way through the performance, the gadget dims out because the cord wouldn't reach ...) Susan >> >Susan Kline wrote: >> > >> >> Speaking of which, how long before pianists can get a thin, flat >> >> liquid crystal monitor, which will store all their music, so they >> >> don't have to turn pages? It can be a terrible mess for them. >> >> >> >> I could foresee the day when he or she would just tap the left side of the >> >> lyre with their left foot and -- zip -- the next two pages appear. Tap >> >> a place further up, and -- zip -- the previous two pages reappear, (just >> >> in case he or she overdid it). Susan Kline P.O. Box 1651 Philomath, OR 97370 skline@proaxis.com "It's hopeless! Tomorrow there'll be even more books I should have read than there are today." -- Ashleigh Brilliant
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