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41.72Level 38 — hemiola-like perception

Because five cannot divide symmetrically into 2s or 3s, repeated 2- or 3-beat patterns continually shift against the measure.

Use this shifting deliberately.

Odd meter becomes much more interesting once you stop trying to make every phrase “five-shaped.”