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• Learn With Every Experience
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• Divide Your Practice Time
• Palm Muting When Practicing Scales
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• Metronome
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Palm Muting When Practicing Scales

If you want to increase your right hand control and accuracy, practice scales, arpeggios and chord rhythms with palm muting. By palm muting, you are “training” your right hand to be where you want it to be at all times. Make sure each note comes out equal. Don’t go so fast that you can’t hear each note clearly, you may be over-muting or not muting enough. It may be tricky at first, but stick to it. Work palm muting into your daily practice schedule for at least 14 practice days. When done properly, you will start to notice a great improvement in your overall dexterity.