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47.1Establish boring 4/4 first
Count:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Foot:
1, 2, 3, 4.
Nothing unusual.
Now clap every beat.
The first requirement is absolute:
4/4 must remain internally secure before we start disguising it.
Otherwise displacement becomes losing your place.