picking

Intermediate

Beginner

  • Develop a better sense of articulation.
  • Learn how to combine sweep picking, alternate picking, legato, and economy picking.
  • Create phrases that better align with the emotional expression of the music you’re playing.
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I remember seeing John Petrucci’s Rock Discipline DVD when I was a teenager and his advice on practicing really stuck with me. Now, I don’t remember any of the specific exercises from that video, but his method for splitting up your allotted practice time was really interesting. According to John, he would divide his time up equally between areas like alternate picking, sweep picking, legato, and tapping. It’s a straightforward idea, and it obviously worked for him, but I want to propose a different approach. I’d like to try to change the way you might think about technique and your technique practice.

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