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47.2The simplest disguise: 3+3+2
There are eight eighth notes in 4/4.
Instead of hearing:
2+2+2+2
group them:
3+3+2
Count eighth-note positions:
1 2 3 | 4 5 6 | 7 8.
Accent:
1, 4, 7.
You've already encountered this grouping.
Now we make it a primary compositional tool.