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== Homework ==
* Practice the C Major scale in open position, ascending and descending, for both one octave and the entire open position. Practice with only downstrokes at first, then try alternate picking. * Practice upstrokes - make sure you aren't hooking under the string or otherwise doing things that make the upstroke more difficult than the downstroke. * Practice transitioning from down to upstrokes. Make sure you aren't changing your grip or making other noticeable adjustments that will slow you down and hurt your confidence. * Play all the exercises on [[Alternate Picking|this page]]. Yes, all the exercises. Play with a metronome. For the alternate picking exercises above, everytime ** Everytime you change exercises, change the pair of strings you use. Remember to start slow and gradually build speed. You want full control, not to feel like you're tensing up and bouncing or vibrating.** Take care to make sure you are exercising strict alternate picking between strings, rather than economy picking or a hybrid of the two.
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