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77.57Level 33 — reduce a standard mentally

When learning any tune:

first identify:

tonic.

Then:

major cadences.

Then:

temporary tonicizations/modulations.

Then:

connectors.

Do not memorize 35 isolated chord symbols.

Build a map.