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45.12Level 3 — do not play every clave attack

This is important.

Clave is a reference structure.

The piano part does not have to duplicate the clave continuously.

Once you internalize it, your accompaniment can weave around it.

So now play RH only on:

two of the five clave attacks.

Keep silently hearing all five.