Next weekend my new musical project (a blues/classic rock band) gets under way. We’ve got a bass player, two guitarists, and a drummer. What we don’t have, though, is a singer. Unfortunately, unless we find one by then, I might have to tackle the vocal duties. I’m absolutely horrible about remembering lyrics (and chord changes, for that matter). But a fellow musician and I have figured out a way to use tablets to remember lyrics.

“But, wait, Crumpy,” you may say. “I’m not a musician, how will this help me?” These tools can help anyone who has to do any sort of public speaking. What I love about using a tablet as a teleprompter is it removes the barrier between you and an audience that a large binder or music stand creates. I’m not a fan of seeing singers hide behind a music stand. Even in a meeting, a tablet…