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Picky Fingers

Fingerpicks Why fingerpicks? I guess why any picks. The first answer is of course, picks allow you to play louder. Also, picking long and hard without a pick can be rough on the flesh of your thumb or fingers. But for finger picks, there is a third reason. If you [...]

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Picky Flats

I don’t always use a pick when I play guitar. But I do keep an eye out for interesting new types of picks. Picks are great item to buy when you need something new but don’t have much money. You can always afford a few new picks. There are many [...]

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Scales and Arpeggios

Scales and Arpeggios

I took clarinet lessons when I was in elementary school. Scales were a prominent feature among the lesson subjects. Scales were boring. No one ever told me why they were important. I wanted to play tunes I recognized. But this is the way music was taught back then. “We’ve always [...]

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