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A New Way to Carry All of Your Music With You

Sat December 1st, 2007 by Amy Gould

It used to be that music teachers needed to carry a lot of books with them. Now there is a high tech solution for that. It is called Music Pad Pro and was created by Freehand. About the size of a small laptop computer and only weighs about 4 lbs Music Pad Pro.

music-pad.jpgSimply load the music into your Music Pad Pro and you are ready to go. You can either scan the music in using a scanner or you can purchase music online to load into it. It comes with a stylus. (A small pen shaped tool) that you can use to turn pages and write in color score markings. (You no longer have to erase markings from old students.) You can adjust the screen brightness so that even in the dark you can see music. Plus there is an anti-glare coating on the screen so that lighting in the room won’t interfere with reading the score. (Whether or not your stand light works.) One of the best features of it is that you can purchase a pedal to turn the pages. Simply hit the pedal to turn the page. No more taking a hand off of your instrument to turn pages. Another handy accessory is the music stand that is built just for it.

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The Music Pad Pro connects directly to it so you won’t have to worry about it falling off of a regular music stand.

The Music Pad Pro is making it easier to have lots of music right at your fingertips… without the weight.

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  1. Had no idea! Thanks for the lead - mighty pricey though!

    by Trevor Harden — Tue Dec 4, 2007 @ 9:09 am

  2. It is pretty pricey. I'm hoping that it will come down in price some. If I traveled more, it might be worth it.

    by Amy Gould — Tue Dec 4, 2007 @ 9:16 am

  3. I am so happy to signup with this association,and also i want to say thank you for your help to promote some people interms of music up building.

    by uchenna — Wed Dec 5, 2007 @ 11:06 am

  4. Wow! I love this! Now, can you print it for your students from the device?

    by Michelle Payne — Wed Dec 5, 2007 @ 3:11 pm

  5. My husband bought one when they first came out and it's a pretty interesting device. Unfortunately, the first time he tried to use it at an outdoor wedding gig and discovered he couldn't see the screen well in the sunshine, it went in the closet and has been sitting there for about 2 years now.

    If anyone is interested in buying it at a discounted price of $500 (it cost $1200 when we bought it - the price has come down now to $900 new), send me an email. It's an original model. Looks exactly the same, but there may be some differences (non-glare screen, screen resolution, software) from the current models.

    Tina

    by Tina — Wed Dec 5, 2007 @ 3:43 pm

  6. Oops - I guess it would be helpful if I gave my email address: tina@meadors.com

    Tina

    by Tina — Wed Dec 5, 2007 @ 3:44 pm

  7. I contacted customer support. You cannot print directly from the Music Pad. However, the files are also kept on your computer, and you can print from there. On a side note, the copyright laws are still in effect on this material.

    by Amy Gould — Thu Dec 6, 2007 @ 9:52 am

  8. I have had one of these for several years now. The price has come down about $600 since I got mine. It is invaluable for the convenience of carrying lots of music, solos, ensembles and methods.

    I use it a lot for gigs. I haven't missed a note for a page turn since.

    It really pays off in the long run.

    by Donna Foley — Tue Dec 11, 2007 @ 5:07 pm

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