music stand

Portable sheet support

A music stand is a portable frame with an adjustable height and angle, designed to hold sheet music at a convenient position for a performer to read while playing an instrument or singing.

Most are collapsible for easy transport: She forgot her music stand and had to balance the score on a chair.

notation

score

Numerical standing in competition

  • clefStaff pitch indicator
  • staffOrganization's workers collectively
  • barsRods, taverns, or measures

measures · notation · dynamics · tempo · forte · piano · page turn · sight-reading · transcription · arrangement

equipment

tripod

Stabilizing support structure

folding · portable · metal · aluminum · wooden · plastic · desktop · adjustable · telescopic · extendable

practice

rehearsal

Pre-performance practice session

scales · etudes · warm-up · metronome · tuning · lesson · student · teacher · conservatory · home practice

performance

stage

Raised performance platform

ensemble · orchestra · audience · conductor · podium · pit · lighting · acoustics · gig · quartet

Categories
Opposites
musical equipment function

music standmusical instrument

Tool for making music

piano · violin · drum kit · amplifier · speaker

performer vs. conductor equipment

music standpodium

Raised platform for speakers

lectern · rostrum · baton

Family

stand, standing, music, musical, understand, musician, stands, musicians, unmusical

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G