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    Default Picking Hand Exercises

    Hey all

    Today I have a post up on Picking Hand exercises. Mostly these are just exercises designed to help increase accuracy, and speed with your picking hand. In addition, ideally you'll get better at counting notes / beats.

    You can see the full post here https://mattcbruno.com/2022/10/mando...-picking-hand/

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    I’m sure that I have something similar in my stack of gettin’-round-to-its but this is really flexible and I like it!
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    I always have to remember to use a metronome when practicing and keep it slow until I stop making mistakes with what I am practicing. Matt, I have to say I really appreciate your posts. They are very helpful.

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    Default Re: Picking Hand Exercises

    My speed on guitar and mandolin both peak at around 105 bpm for fiddle tunes I know well. Some easy ones I can play cleanly faster but for most, its 105 bpm.
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    See if you can find John Moore's string crossing exercises. They used to be in the Tabledit files but I couldn't find them. It's the string crossings on the melodies that slow you down more often than not. If your pick strokes get off the correct pattern when you cross strings (down on the 1 and up on the &), then you really won't be able to get the speed.
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    John Moore's exercises are still at Mandozine.com, under the 'Techniques' tab, top of the list for 'Exercises'.
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