Obviously in no way comparable, but you reminded me that many, many years ago, when I was taking typing in high school, I'd sit in class "typing" in mid-air (hands at my side) transcribing what the teacher was saying.
It was a little annoying to people around me, but ended up being very effective.
The pianist who learnt to play on a paper piano https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21823936 (December 18, 2019 — 1 points, 0 comments)
It is a video of a guy in 2019 who couldn't afford a piano, so he drew it out on paper and learned that way and became an award winning musician.