I'm having some serious anxiety right now after finding out I have been using incorrect right hand technique. I hold the pick between the meat of my thumb and the meat of my index finger (with my middle finger supporting). The palm of my hand is usually anchored above the bridge. I recently discovered that I am supposed to hold the pick against the side of my index finger and not anchor any part of my arm/hand at all.
I play fine as it is, my dynamics are good, I can play fast, I can play great tremolo. But I just started attending a major music college and I will soon have a private lesson teacher. I have been trying to learn the correct technique but I just don't have the precision when I play correctly. I end up messing up lines I used to be able to do easily, hitting strings accidentally, lacking rhythm. I don't want to embarrass myself in front of my private lesson teacher by playing so wrongly, but I don't want him to think I can't play with precision either.
Can anyone help me?
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