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Palm Muted Pizzicato

Technical Practice
Position the right hand so that the thumb is facing the nut and partially mute the strings with the palm. The thumb or fingers then pluck the strings while the palm reduces the vibration potential of the strings. The guitar style pizzicato technique can also be employed.

Notes
This is suitable for single notes, lines and chords. The velocity is player dependant. 
 
Dynamic Range: pp-mf
Difficulty: 2
Special Notes: Most effective when performed sul pont.
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