The following is not a paid advertisement, but rather a recognition that I--once mistaken for a Luddite--have found graceful uses for modern gadgetry. I was playing cello and violin for our school's 5th grade play about Theseus and the Minotaur--performed at a small and well-designed local theater. I had no rehearsals with the students, had cues of when to play, and had found scholarly reproductions of ancient Greek music (which I played on fretless instruments so that I could better approximate the slightly different tuning from back then). The music moved from 2/4 to 3/4 to 5/4 to 7/4; it definitely sounded different from the Celtic or classical music I often play.
I set up early and felt comfortable and ready to perform. The play commenced, and the houselights went out. I could not see the scholarly reproductions of Ancient Greek music at all. I considered fumbling around and speaking to the teacher to ask them to turn up the houselights but instead reached into my pocket, pulled out my smart phone, turned on the Droidlight flashlight application I had downloaded, rested the phone against my wallet to make a stand light, and continued with my music.
Tomorrow I will bring stand lights.
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