Do answer your first question, i was taught to count them as: 1- la- li 2-la-li 3-la-li 4-la-li. And second of all, you should come back in on the correct hand after resting. for example: if the normal triple sticking for four beats is: RLR LRL RLR LRL, then u would leave out the parts during rest, like:
... .RL RLR LRL (the "." is a rest). does that help?
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