From a different subject area but very much the same.
I do a lot of teaching, adults on computers and cameras etc..
The written stuff is mainly the rules! Once you know the rules you then also know how to break them.
As with all things, there are many ways of achieving your goals. With music, being able to read gives you the advantage in being able to read. Remembering/memorising the music and being able to recall it at need is in my opinion a better skill.
Remember I'm new at guitar but the same principle exists in whatever we learn. Sight reading is good but only really if you can read and play at the same speed! If your memory can recall the note/chord then it will be quicker than reading and therefore your brain only has to deal with knowing, rather than reading then knowing, if that makes any sense?
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