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48.1Begin with an absolutely boring 4/4

Count:

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Tap quarter notes with your foot:

1, 2, 3, 4.

Do this until it feels almost impossible to lose.

Everything in this workshop depends on that reference pulse.