If We Talked About Music the Way We Talk About Math
Learn the bass line, then the piano; the whole song is an optional challenge.
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"Yesterday, we learned the bass line. Today, we'll hear the piano." "When will we hear the whole song together?" "Oh, that's much too difficult! I might assign listening to the whole song as an optional challenge."