How to Pedal

Learn how to use the pedal. This tutorial takes you through an easy, step-by-step process, and has a free PDF, ‘Legato Pedalling Exercise’ which summarises all the material covered in the video.

You can download the PDF from my Accelerando Piano website from either of these pages:
https://accelerandopiano.com/resources/
https://accelerandopiano.com/legato-p...

As an extra bonus, my ‘Pedal Cam’ allows you to see exactly what my foot is doing on the pedal. With the additional ‘picture in picture’ view, you can simultaneously see me, what my hands are doing, and how all of this is coordinates with my foot.

0:31 Introducing free PDF on how to pedal
1:17 ‘Legato Pedalling Exercise’ using C major scale, played only with 3rd finger
1:42 Series of co-ordinated ‘hand and foot’ actions using a 3 beat pattern
2:25 Co-ordinating when fingers go down and pedal comes up
3:24 For legato pedalling, pedal is up when play new note and goes down after you’ve played it
4:45 What not to do – lift pedal too early – results in gaps in sound
5:33 What not to do – lift pedal too late – results in smudgy sound
6:06 Pedal with your Ear!
6:32 Concluding Summary

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