5955 / 18210 · Workshop 42 — “Take Five”: 5/4 Meter, Asymmetric Groove, 3+2 vs 2+3 Grouping, and Improvising Without Losing the Barline← prev⊞ allnext →
42.1Do not begin with five equal beats
You can count:
1 2 3 4 5
and technically be correct.
But that is usually not the easiest way to feel the groove.
Instead group five as:
3 + 2
or:
2 + 3.
For example:
ONE two three | FOUR five
Now you have two large rhythmic units.