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Until counting of each rhythm remains secure throughout performance, the expression of music stays insecure. A micro rhythm, defined as any note length, stabilizes the phrase. When heard clearly, then macro rhythm, or the rhythm of the measure and eventually the phrase, becomes obvious. Without secure rhythm, the performer cannot hear the phrase, thus the performance sounds uneven, difficult to understand musically.
Put simply, learn the basic count, keep track of the rhythm, the measure and ultimately the phrase. Learn these in this order. One device to learn this technique involves practice of the beat, then double or triple the beat, then the measure, then the half phrase and then the complete phrase.
Even a movement has a rhythm to it, though this is much more difficult to feel and to become aware of.
Practice like this helps in the preparation of say an audition piece. In fact, one can use the same system to memorize a piece, assisting in the ultimate performance, whether or not you actually play the piece memorized.
It also helps the expression of the piece, just as study of a phrase, then sentence then paragraph then section or chapter helps to understand the meaning of writing.
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