What is Music stand?
[[Image:2016 Stojak na nuty.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A metal music stand which can be folded up.]] A '''music stand''' is something [[musician]]s can use to put [[sheet music]] on when they are performing. There are several different sorts of music stand, but almost all of them can be adjusted in height so that they can be used by tall or short players, and by players whether they are sitting down or standing up. The most popular type of music stand is the [[metal]] one that can be folded up so that it is easy to carry about. Some music stands are made of [[wood]]. These are sometimes very {{broken wikt link|ornate|ornate}} and therefore quite [[wikt:expensive|expensive]]. [[Orchestra]]s usually give their players very heavy metal music stands. This is because the light, fold-up ones are easily knocked over. It is also very difficult to write on music on a fold-up metal stand because there is nothing to press against (in rehearsals musicians often have to write [[fingering]], [[bowing (music)|bowing]] and other markings in the [[sheet music|music]]). There are also very small music stands that do not have legs and are designed to be put on a table. These can be used for any kind of instrument that can be played sitting at a table. There are also small ones that can be attached to the instrument itself. These are used in marching bands. [[Thomas Jefferson]], former president of the [[United States]], invented a revolving music stand which he never [[patent]]ed because he wanted people to be able to use his invention for free. There are also [[digital]] music stands. When the [[violin|violinist]] [[Tasmin Little]] played the [[Ligeti]] ''Violin Concerto'' at a [[BBC Proms|Prom]] in [[2003]] she used a special, [[computer|computerized]] music stand that had been made for her. There were no gaps in the music where she could have turned the pages of an ordinary music score. Instead, the music was on a computer screen, and she moved to the next page by pressing a [[pedal]] with her [[foot]]. There was al