I can only hear the sound of tapping while I type on my stupid keyboard. No scales, chords or notes. Even so, I treat the keyboard as a musical instrument.
To improve typing or playing one should avoid unnecessary motion. If your hands stand still while only your fingers move you save energy, time and visual distractions.
Emacs key bindings are a great deal to move around text or code. You don’t need the arrow keys. You don’t even need page down, page up, home, end, delete or backspace keys.
There is a learning curve though. You should memorize key combinations, I mean, chords. It is a small price to pay for what you get in return. After you master it you will feel pain to type in a word processor without key bindings.
The good news is that Emacs key bindings are available not only inside Emacs but also in your favorite applications. I use the same key bindings at the terminal, Firefox and even in Gnome. That is a lot of fun.
I agree… but as of yet I can’t find how to get firefox v.3.5.8 to use emacs key bindings (I use fluxbox on a gentoo system). If you happen to know how, please give a clue. Thanks.