A pick assembly for use in playing a stringed musical instrument includes a pick holder having an elongated body adapted to fit on an underside of a thumb of a user and a pick hingedly attached to the pick holder adjacent one end of the body. A band is provided at an intermediate portion of the body which engages the thumb of the user and the pick includes a slot for receiving a tab at one end of the body to form a hinge connection with the tab which permits up and down movement of the pick with respect to the tab.