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31.100What success actually looks like
You are not aiming initially for:
“I can play Giant Steps at 280 BPM.”
You are aiming for:
“When I see F♯7, I hear B before I play anything.”
“When E♭ arrives, my ear instantly accepts E♭ as 1.”
“I can hear B–E♭–G as three related tonal stations rather than a pile of unrelated accidentals.”
That is the real breakthrough.
Speed can come afterward.