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How do you teach palm muting?
The key to palm muting is to dampen the strings such that they still have a little bit of sustain, but are not completely deadened. 1. Rest the outside of your strumming hand (the area at the edge of the palm, on the same side as your little finger) across the strings to be played, just next to the bridge.
Is palm muting important?
One of the most valuable techniques for playing an aggressive style of guitar is known as palm muting. It can be used on both electric and acoustic guitars to dampen the strings and minimize sustain for a unique effect.
What does palm muting do?
Palm muting is a standard technique used in classical guitar performance (under the name of pizzicato, as it creates a sound similar to that of a bowed string instrument when finger picked, despite a very different construction from that of a guitar) and by electric guitarists who play with a pick.
