Time for Timing

How very important it is to give time to timing! Where a 12/8 might be played using a count of four beats to the bar, when drilling down to establish why some of us were not finishing together , we realised that counting in four sets of three had much better results! I should say here that having been poor at correct breathing, I realise now that taking good breaths at the right time would seem to be as important as getting the timing right, as one clearly affects the other.