I think the answer to most of the questions quoted here is to get an coach (tutor, teacher, instructor) to help. We are living in a golden age of access to great teaching, from anywhere in the world, at all levels, through the internet. It would almost be criminal not to take advantage of what musicians 50 years ago would have given a left leg to have.
I have mentioned in the past I have a classical "coach" who has been invaluable in moving me along. The most valuable thing for me is the prescription of exercises and etudes, that are designed with almost medical precision to strengthen specific skills needed for the piece. I can read, but I would be hitting constant and impenetrable walls if not for my coach.
So yea I always wanted to play a piece that is maybe the equivalent of the uneven parallel bars. My coach has given me the free weights, the exercises and a diet plan, all specifically tailored to the gap between what I want to do and what I can do.
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