Donner Sheet Music Stand With Light, DMS-1

I have previously purchased several sheet music stands for holding my sheet music while I have been playing an electronic keyboard fairly regularly in outdoor venues. Every one of the other sheet music holders has malfunctioned for one reason or another, but mainly (failed) due to the spring-tensioned sheet “stays” slipping out of their slots/holders after only a dozen or so times after using them. This sheet music stand has a different design for the stays (broader and sturdier, shaped someone like oversized paper clips); which I feel are going to work better and will hold up longer than the thin-design stays. I also really like this stand, because of its durable plastic construction, which is easier to carry and was also very easy to set up (and easier to adjust than the other/previous music stands I’ve had; finally, the wide part of the stand which holds the sheet music folds in half, which makes it easier to carry and also takes up less space when being stored So far, I am very happy with the purchase of this well-designed sheet music stand.

Easy to assemble

I’m rather new to the music world, I’m learning to play guitar one of the first things they tell you is what you need before you start. A music stand was at the top of the list!
I put this one together five minutes after opening the package and easily adjusted it to Standing or sitting on a stool. It holds the sheet music or learning guides perfectly without worrying about anything falling or getting blown off. I am very pleased with this product.

This music stand is great. It is easy to use.
it folds up nicely. It is light weight.

I play at a strumming music circle so I have seen a lot of different music stands and this is hands down the best music stand out there!
The solid plastic book holder holds single sheets of music as well as any size of books. There are wire holders at the bottom of the solid book holder that holds books and single pages in place.
The other thing I like about the solid top is that it has a full tilt range and can be used as a little table when it isn’t being used as a music stand. This makes it possible to leave it out if you don’t have a lot of space and use it as an end table or even a tv table when it isn’t being used as a music stand.
To that end, it is also very sturdy. I wouldn’t recommend using it to pile all your heaviest books on it, but a lot of my music books ARE really heavy and I have put them onto it and it hasn’t had any problems.
It’s made from real metal, not thin strips. It is still incredibly lightweight and I can lift the bag with all the extras that it comes with with one finger. Everything is so well designed it folds up super small too. It comes with a book clamp to hold awkwardly made books open in addition to the built in wire clamps on the bottom. The light that comes with it can also be used as a reading lamp, the places I tend to use my stand are brightly lit, but having enough light is SO important, having this light available is really important.
I’m glad to have it even though I use my couch reading light or the overhead light when I go out. I think especially for performances it would be vital to have. Who wants to be guessing at words or notes because of bad lighting? It’s rechargeable too!
It comes with a nice bag and I usually attach it to the outside of my large music with a clasp because it’s a bit long to go inside and it’s the first thing I always need to set up.
There are a couple of things about set up that are important to know about, read the instructions carefully because some things must be carefully slid instead of pushed. So… just read the instructions and it’s pretty straightforward
I’ve watched all my musician friends have their music stands fall over and their books be too heavy or slide through their cheap stands non solid tops.
I don’t ever have any of these problems and I know that I have a good stand that makes playing music my main focus, not my music stand or trying to keep my music on the stand my focus.

I’ll get the negatives out of the way first: 1) When lifted, the legs are a bit wobbly; no biggie, I don’t move it very often. 2) The plastic of the music tray is cheaper feeling than I expected, but it does hold a thick music book well. That’s it, that’s all the bad for me.

The positives: 1) When open and sitting on the floor, it is very sturdy and highly adjustable. 2) While the music tray does feel a bit cheap, it is quite large and can be laid flat so I can also stand my tablet w/ keyboard on it and have room to either side to make my guitar accessories easily accessible. Its ledge is also quite deep and can hold thick music books. 3) The included lights are even handier than I had hoped. Regardless of how I have the tray set, they can be clipped on almost anywhere and hold pretty securely. Each arm is very maneuverable and have 2 lighting intensities. I don’t know how long the charge from the USB plug lasts, but I haven’t had to recharge it yet.

The travel bag it all came in is quite convenient and all the pieces fit without a problem. I can’t speak to how durable it will be in the long run if you have to keep breaking it all down and setting it back up, but that’s not what I need it for.

If you need a music stand to sit in one place and do its job, this one is a Swiss army knife and is functionally everything I hoped it would be. I highly recommend this product.