Well, if you like to play for others (or just in your own space) and need to see the music and/or set list, then you need to use something, be it an I pad or binder. Look at it this way, if it gets you to play or keeps you playing music, then use it. Playing is not about reaching a certain “level” of professionalism that others may not approve of, it is about YOU playing music. There is no standard, really, for looking a certain way, or dressing in a certain manner. The standard is, and always has been (for most of us) is how the music sounds.
I have heard some amazing music in all kinds of circumstances. If it sounds good to me then I listen. I may have some preferences about how a person may appear, but if the music is good then all these issues go away. I cannot see with my ears.....
If you need an IPad then most certainly you should be using one. But keep playing. That is what really matters....
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