[MusicTlk] Braille display versus paper braille for music

[Ruben Rincon, Jr.]

Hey everyone. I may have asked this question before on social media but I don't think I've asked on this list, and if so it's been quite a while and ideas may have changed. For those who read braille music, do you prefer a braille display or reading on paper braille? I'm in a transition period with my vision, going from primarily low vision techniques to mostly braille music now. 

I am an organist and choir director and I very much prefer paper because it is much faster to read one line to the next and to go between sections, probably because of spatial memory. What I mean by that is that for me, it is easy to remember that a certain section starts at the top of a page, or in the middle, or something similar. This is probably common for many of you, too. I don't get this with a braille display but the convenience of not having to haul loads of paper around is quite nice.  

Secondary question about paper. I much prefer letter size paper (I'm in the United States, so that is quite close to A4 paper) over the standard large paper size just for the sake of portability. I do practice both at work and home and haven't figured out how to easily transport large braille paper easily. The smaller size fits in a backpack and also is easily stored in files without special sizes of folders or shelf space being needed. Just wondering your thoughts. 

Thank you,
Ruben