Journal
Why we still print the chart
A platform can show five years in a second. That speed is useful at home. In the studio it hides the habit we are trying to build: choosing a window and staying with it. Each packet covers a declared span. You may not pinch-zoom to rescue a messy markup.
Printing also slows the right-edge temptation. When the next bar is under a cover sheet, you cannot peek without knowing you peeked. That small friction is the drill. We are not arguing that paper is morally better than glass. We are arguing that swing classification is a reading skill, and reading skills improve when the page cannot be infinitely adjusted mid-sentence.
Students who work remotely still print. Phone screens are for checking that you printed the correct instrument, not for the markup itself.
