Tangerinepaw
FWIW, in 14’, after a few months of beginner’s lessons, with an instructor ( in her 20’s, with a music degree from a small but well-known local college) teaching me mainly from James Bastien’s Piano For Adult Beginner ( 2 book course) , i availed myself to the complimentary audio CDs that came with the books. There was an immediate improvement in my ability to accurately play - timing/rhythm and dynamics- practices pieces! IMO, this is the kind of help you just got from CG.
Upon telling my instructor, i could sense her immediate reaction - disappointment - since she preferred my learning to advance mostly be sight skills, but she eventually softened her position and said to the effect “ you may be one of those more aurally oriented / less visually oriented “ .