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37.22Level 6 — two-bar rhythmic cells
Do not think every bar independently.
Create a two-bar accompaniment pattern.
For example:
Bar 1
RH on 2& and 4.
Bar 2
RH on 1&, then 3&.
Repeat.
Now accompaniment has a recognizable rhythmic phrase.