How do I hold/use a pick

1. What is the proper way to hold a pick?
2. Where do you hold your pick when fingerpicking?

What is the proper way to hold a pick?

Slide your pick between your thumb and the middle of your index finger. Keep a relaxed grip on your pick with the pointed end sticking out away from your hand. Your pick should be held under the center of your thumb. You typically want to leave about a half inch of your pick sticking out from beneath your thumb.

Where do you hold your pick when fingerpicking?

Just push the pick into the position between the joints on the middle finger as shown with the thumb, thus leaving your thumb, index, and ring finger available for finger-picking.