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Posture & Body Position for Piano Playing
How to Position Hands & Arms to Play the Piano
Piano Finger Technique
Practicing Piano Finger Technique
Increasing Finger Strength for Piano Playing
Stretching Muscles for Piano Playing
Proper Wrist Position for Playing the Piano
Proper Posture for Playing the Piano
How to Breathe While Playing the Piano
How to Focus while Playing the Piano
Improving Your Piano Technique by Focusing
How to Practice the Piano
How to Harmonize on the Piano
Additional Techniques for Harmonizing on the Piano
How to Walk Up the Scale on a Piano
How to Train Your Ear for Harmonizing on the Piano
How to Play the 7 Scale Notes on the Piano
Examples of 7 Scale Notes on the Piano
How to Play Chromatic Tones on the Piano
How to Use Chromatic Tones on the Piano to Add Color to Your Playing
How to Use the Sustain Pedal on a Piano
How to Use the Bass Pedal on a Piano
How to Use the Soft Pedal on a Piano
How to Play the Piano with Emotion
How Your Emotions Reflect in Your Piano Playing
How to Compose Music on the Piano
How to Find Rhythm & Tempo for Piano Songwriting
How to Put Chords & Rhythm Together for Piano Songwriting
How to Play Melody on the Piano
How to Harmonize Melodies on the Piano
Summary: How to use the soft pedal on the piano; learn this and more in this free online piano lesson series taught by expert pianist and professional musician Tony Newton.
A professional musician and bassist since the 1960s, Tony Newton has been hailed as a "super genius [who] will go down in history as one of the most vital path-forgers of our era” by...read more
"The third pedal all the way to the left is what we call the soft pedal. Now most of the pianos at less grands it move the T bar over when you hit the pedal you can see the actual keyboard moving from side to side. Now what is actual doing mechanically is playing 2 strings instead of 3 and that softens the sound. So let's say we are playing a soft piece like I will play it, now play it with the pedal. That is without the pedal and then using it with the pedal. That is using the uses of the pedal."
eHow Article: How to Use the Soft Pedal on a Piano
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