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You don't need to learn how to "rev match" or "heel toe". This is your first manual transmission, and it's a bit far-fetched/absurd to already be trying to rev match and heel-toe.
I've been teaching my 15yr old daughter (just turned 16), in her manual bug. She drives everywhere now, without any issues. We have hills every where we live, so it's a bit daunting at first. She has no idea what rev-matching or heel-toe is. So, don't worry about that quite yet.
For her, she learned to take a corner by slowing way down first (without downshifting). Just before the turn, you should be going plenty slow enough to downshift into 2nd. 2nd gear, around the majority of 90deg corners, is the gear you'll want to be in. I downshift occasionally, while other times...I just slow down enough until I can downshift to 2nd and make the corner. The key is to slow down enough, and downshift to 2nd before turning.
As for riding the clutch-
Depending on how slow you want to go...how much hill you have to climb...etc...you will be using your clutch a lot. If you ride dirt bikes, it should be very familiar with you. The clutch helps you control that power. It's the same when you're at a stop light with multiple vehicles in front of you. Slowly let the clutch out to help you inch forward a bit, push the clutch back in and brake to slow down.
For speedbumps, take these very very slow. Just like you do coming to a stop, slow way down. Use your clutch if you have to control the power again. You'll be very surprised how slow you can actually go and still let the clutch out in 2nd gear.
I'm sure I'll get flamed for some of this, but this is your first MT car. Just focus on using the clutch properly, making smooth shifts, etc... With my daughter, we went out driving every night while she had her permit for a good month. She picked up on it pretty quickly.
Best of luck.
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