Foundation
Tap the rhythm before the notes
Whena phrase keeps losing its rhythm
Listen to one short phrase. Tap its rhythm on your knee, including the gaps, then play or sing the phrase with that same pattern.
Start tiny
Tap the rhythm of its first few sounds.
When it slips
Too much to hold? Listen to a shorter fragment and echo it.
Evidence grade CPractitioner method or editorial idea
ABRSM, Practical Musicianship syllabus, pp. 90–96. Read the source ↗ Documents echo, pulse, reading, expressive playing and improvisation tasks; adapted here as practice, not an exam or tested intervention.
Foundation: The load-bearing practices you return to. Build the base and keep it in play.
