How do I use the 'two other pedals' in piano?
Zanna Smith
The leftmost pedal (sometimes called the “soft pedal”) mutes the attack on the strings. It is important to learn how to control soft dynamics through your hands before you begin depending on this pedal. The rightmost pedal (sometimes called the “suspension pedal”) holds all notes you play, creating a legato or smooth transition from key to key.
The leftmost pedal (sometimes called the “soft pedal”) mutes the attack on the strings. It is important to learn how to control soft dynamics through your hands before you begin depending on this pedal.
The rightmost pedal (sometimes called the “suspension pedal”) holds all notes you play, creating a legato or smooth transition from key to key. It is important to learn how to use your hands to do this, before joining the many pianists who muddy their music by using this pedal too much.
The central pedal on grand pianos is used to suspend the notes you are playing at the moment you press the pedal. This is popular in a great deal of late Romantic and Impressionist music (e.g. Debussy). On a studio upright or spinet this pedal is used to mute all your playing for practice (without hurting others’ ears).