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Hi Val, a pick has different purposes and benefits depending on the song. Much of what you learn on TAC is either fingerpicking or flatpicking, and there are many times the type of music is what determines fingers or picks. Not every song is strummed. It is often much faster to flatpicking using alternate pick direction than fingers, and there are songs that can’t physically be done correctly without a pick.

This is your journey, so you choose how you want to approach the lessons and learning. I personally prefer the pick for strumming, as well as hybrid playing (mix of picking and strumming). I also enjoy learning all the different ways of playing.