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What is phrasing?

    In music, phrasing is the grouping of the notes of a musical line into distinct phrases.  This “Phrasing” video talks about how playing leads and melodies (or phrases) is similar to speech patterns.

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    Alternate Picking

      Fig. 1: Simple Alternate Picking Exercise

      Fig. 2: Alternate Picking Variation

      Alternate picking is a guitar playing technique, used only by pick users, that employs strictly alternating downward and upward picking strokes in a continuous run, and is the most common method of plectrum playing. If this technique is performed on a single note at a high speed, then it may also be referred to as tremolo picking.Read More »Alternate Picking