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Small data point. My son is forced to take piano lessons (oh, the horror!). His teacher has him writing original music - and he has to write the charts (ok, that is horror). He has been writing by hand but his teacher suggested I get Sibelius running (a computer program) to make it cleaner/easier. You can play your keyboard and the computer will chart what you play. You also can point/click the notes on the screen. His teacher is in her 20's (and smokin' hot - but I digress). While I did eventually set that rig up, I pushed back a bit and said that I wanted him to chart things by hand as well. When I taught chemistry I stressed that you have to rewrite the problem and draw every step out by hand - that the act of drawing/writing helped your brain engage and problem solve. Same with charting music by hand - writing it makes a difference, even over computer charting where you type.
Many years ago I wrote about the digital transition (which I peg at 1995) and the fact that there are myriad deep consequences that we have yet to really understand. I think we're starting to see them crop up now...
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