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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.