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37.49Level 25 — don't lose beat 1
Syncopation only sounds like syncopation if there is a stable underlying pulse.
If you no longer know where beat 1 is:
you are not creating tension against the meter;
you are simply lost.
Keep the quarter-note pulse physically internalized.