At 11:01 AM -0500 12/18/10, Christopher Smith wrote:
Wouldn't iPads be substantially heavier than an average choral folder, and more likely to be dropped? All the choirs I see have at least one folder drop per rehearsal/concert.
I haven't handled one, so I don't know. And of course if a folder is dropped it doesn't break! But instrumentalists talk about placing them on a music stand (or a keyboard music rack), while singers generally do not use stands and choir risers are not sized to make using them easy, so they would have to be hand-held. An add-on strap to fit over the hand, like the better choral folders have, would be a good safety feature. But I wouldn't expect Apple to offer one for what is obviously marketed as a general-purpose item.
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