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66.93The deeper lesson

At the beginning of harmony study, we hear:

root movement.

Then we learn:

chord quality.

Then:

extensions.

Eventually we start hearing:

voices moving through harmony.

That is a major threshold.

A progression stops sounding like a row of chord symbols.

It becomes counterpoint.