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35.5Level 1 — expected versus actual destination
At the piano, play:
Expected
A7 → Dm.
Then:
Diverted
A7 → B♭maj7.
Then:
A7 → Fmaj7.
Listen.
For each, ask:
What did A7 make me expect?
Do not analyze the new chord yet.
Just feel the broken expectation.