Abstract: A stand for sheet music and the like comprises a first leg having a longitudinally extending non-circular bore open at one end, a shaft having a cross section corresponding to said bore and slidable therein through said open end, a pair of additional legs pivotally secured to the first leg at a substantially common location for movement between a collapsed position wherein the legs are aligned with the first leg and an open position wherein the additional legs extend outwardly from the first leg and the three legs collectively define a pyramidal base. The stand also includes a support for the sheet music and means for securing the support to the free end of the shaft for movement between a collapsed position wherein the support is aligned with the first leg and an open position wherein the support extends beyond the free end of the shaft and the weight of the support is distributed about the vertical axis of the base.