I love your question! When playing the piano, the right foot always stays on the right pedal, the sustain or damper pedal. The left foot goes from the left pedal (soft pedal or una corda pedal) and the middle pedal, the sustenuto pedal.
This is glorious, I have been researching "what do the different piano pedals do" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Danilliam Illustrious Dominance - (just google it ) ? It is a good one off product for discovering how to learning piano fast without the headache. Ive heard some super things about it and my partner got amazing success with it.
Man, I never had any idea about what piano pedals do. I'm a big Barry Manilow fan and I've watched him thousands of times playing his piano and wondering why he was pressing down on the pedals. Thanks for this great tutorial. I'm enlightened!
Thank you Robert for the thorough explanations. I am now looking for second hands piano and yes very much concerning of pedals as most of people are selling 2 pedals piano here in Finland. You have solved my worried. Have a nice day! Cheers, Esther
Thanks for the informative video, I got a bit worried when I found out the piano I wanted to get only had 2 pedals but guess it's not that big of a deal. You kinda look like Mark Hamill, but maybe that's just me haha.
This is THE BEST!!! I was trying to google this information and fell flat so much. I wanted to know about all the pedals and you taught me! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!
I've only ever had upright pianos with 2 pedals.. took lessons for a decade when I was a kid and honestly never knew what the middle pedal did until now, LOL. On the uprights I've had, I always just think of the pedals as "soften" (left) and "sustain" (right). The keys don't shift when the left pedal is used, but there's something going on inside that approximates that effect. And BTW - for piano new jacks, YES you can use the left and right pedals at the same time!!
Thanks for the kind and clear presentation. I don't know why 'une corde' (Fr.) is an issue for some folks. While the Italian 'una corda' is more common, use of the French equivalent is quite legitimate. You explained succinctly that originally this pedal applied to one string. The term is still valid, even though it may apply to three strings. We still refer to "Xerox copies" and "Scotch tape" even if using some other product. Such is the phenomena of nomenclature.
The left pedal gives a piece more subtle effects besides a drop in volume. However, takes a while to get used to the middle paddle. Besides later composers, you might even use it on some repertoire by Bach with long held-down base notes while playing others on top. Gives a piece the sort of effect you'd do on an organ holding long base notes but with a piano.
Very useful! In an upright is a little different... until today I've imagined that they are the same even in the upright or the grand... thanks a lot!! Hugs!
I have an upright piano and it has only two pedals, one of course is the sustaining pedal and the other moves some felt in between the hammers and the strings to give a softer sound
The comment about upright pianos is essentially correct. Almost every upright I've ever played has had a working una corda pedal. Rarely, however, have the uprights I've experienced had a working sostenuto pedal, or even a pedal at all.
Well,Ragtime,Especially Modern Ragtime Has A Bunch Of Tenths In The Left Hand That Requires To Desparetly Use The Tenor Voice In The Middle Register And If An Upright Piano's Middle Has That Function,You Can Use That Pedal Not Only For Ragtime,But Only For Like Rolling Stretches With The Left Hand In Particular,I Haven't Found Out If My Rudolph Wurtillzer Has This Function,But Now I See That You Can Use For Classical Too,I Will Try It Out,Aslo,Why Is There Not A Tenth Scale?
I hope some of the gadgets from older pianos make a comeback. Beethoven’s Broadwood piano, for example, had separate sustaining pedals for the notes above and below middle c. It would also nice to see the moderator (found on the old Viennese-style pianos).
SAUTER M Line pianino (130 ) has also a Sostenuto Pedal. Today modern (jazz) pianists sometimes use a micro combinded with a guitar amplifire for creating new and unheard sounds on the hammer piano. That´s a cheap method playing on stage
Najma Green lol you know whats funny about this i work for DHL also a delivery service and the first thing i notice on a random youtube video is our nemesis of delivery lol very cute.
Najma Green lol well you know what i mean i'm not english so i might say some things wrong like this it happens i can't figure out " rival " arrgh i found my word :D oh happy day!.
forgive me if i'm wrong but i believe it's "una corda" wich means literally "one string" in italian. "une corde" doesn't mean anything with a sense. cheers o/
I loved this lesson, simple and funtiona for those like me who don'e play piano bt othe rinstruments! :)..please, just accept my correction, the left pedal is the so called "unA cordA" pedal..not "unE CordE"..note the letter is an A not an E...I know because I am italian i know my language!:) LOL thanks anyway.
That is "Chopin" composed by Robert Schumann in his monumental work, Carnaval. He explores his entire life in this piece! And Chopin was a central figure for him
Robert,can you please help me?I have an Schiller Upright piano I don't know what the model is but I have 3 pedals.The right one is the sustain pedal obviously and the middle one is the practice pedal,then the last one on the left does nothing!I have looked inside my piano and it has a connection to the keys but it doesn't work!Please help me
+LivingPianosVideos In terms of mechanics, what does the middle pedal do on an upright piano? Aurally, I know the result: a wolf-like, muddled, and muted attempt at a sostenuto. But I'm curious about how they work.
hi Robert, my piano pedal is different which also has 3 pedals . 1 one of them was movinf the pedals nearer to the strings and one is the muffler pedal . do you know what does it do?
I’m confuse. I have a many gram piano on the basement. When I press the middle pedal. While the left keys are hold. The right keys sound like a long reverb affect . Very long one . I don’t know if it’s the vibration of the strings but it sounds so cool. And there is no electronic on this piano. I promise you I wonder if that’s another effect that you didn’t get a chance to explain
OK It would be great if you and your family moved to Colorado Springs or Denver. Then you could be my teacher! It's tough finding teachers around here; there are plenty of "schools" but they cater to kids. LOL-Thanks for your videos, they are very helpful!
Out of all the years I've been (somewhat) familiar with pianos, I had no idea that the 'action shift' on an acoustic actually moves the keybed! I thought it was just the hammers that moved.
+W.D. Callahan The damper pedal (the one to the right) does the same thing as on a grand piano, i.e. lifts the dampers from the strings. The left pedal moves the hammers closer to the strings, and the middle pedal usually moves a muffler (a strip of felt) down between the hammers and the strings so the hammers do not hit the strings directly.
sir i play songs, some music sheets, hanons exercise i have cleared my piano 5th grade, i know major & natural , harmonic & melodic scales. can you guide me now whats next, i am confused what to do next...
You might have known this but I learned recently that Yamaha, that largest and oldest piano manufacture in Japan never adopted the sostenuto pedal until much later than Kawai and all others of their rivals have. One of the past presidents just seems to have oastinately claimed that it isn't really necessary.
This is just superb, I have been researching "what does the middle piano pedal do?" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Danilliam Illustrious Dominance - (do a search on google ) ? It is an awesome exclusive product for discovering how to learning piano fast minus the headache. Ive heard some great things about it and my cousin got cool success with it.
I love your question! When playing the piano, the right foot always stays on the right pedal, the sustain or damper pedal. The left foot goes from the left pedal (soft pedal or una corda pedal) and the middle pedal, the sustenuto pedal.
If anyone's wondering, the piece at 01:25 is Schumann: Carnaval, Op.9, no. 12 Chopin. How did I know? SHAZAM !!
Thank u so much
Just as I was scrolling down to see if anyone had posted the name of said piece. Thank you.
I know the feeling of NEEDING to know music that you hear but can't find. Do this for everyone else! =D
You know you're good when Shazam can tell what you're playing.
This is glorious, I have been researching "what do the different piano pedals do" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Danilliam Illustrious Dominance - (just google it ) ? It is a good one off product for discovering how to learning piano fast without the headache. Ive heard some super things about it and my partner got amazing success with it.
Man, I never had any idea about what piano pedals do.
I'm a big Barry Manilow fan and I've watched him thousands of times playing his piano and wondering why he was pressing down on the pedals.
Thanks for this great tutorial. I'm enlightened!
THANK YOU. Clear explanation and easy to understand...and you've answered a question I've wondered about since childhood.
Excellent Explanation !!! Thank you Robert !
Keep up the great work !
the right pedal is for gas, the middle is brake and the left is clutch
LOL
Where is the parking brake? Isn't that piano gonna roll off the stage?
Initial d:music stage
Thank you Robert for the thorough explanations. I am now looking for second hands piano and yes very much concerning of pedals as most of people are selling 2 pedals piano here in Finland. You have solved my worried. Have a nice day! Cheers, Esther
Thank you very much for your wonderful explanation. And the camera captures the very images for the results of pedaling. Wonderful!
I’ve been playing Piano since the last three months but I had no idea what to do with the pedals. This video teached me a very good lesson. Thank you
Thanks for the informative video, I got a bit worried when I found out the piano I wanted to get only had 2 pedals but guess it's not that big of a deal. You kinda look like Mark Hamill, but maybe that's just me haha.
This is THE BEST!!! I was trying to google this information and fell flat so much. I wanted to know about all the pedals and you taught me! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!
Glad I could help!
God bless you for the rest of your days! Greetings from Perú.
Super helpful, ya learn something new everyday, thanks!
I've only ever had upright pianos with 2 pedals.. took lessons for a decade when I was a kid and honestly never knew what the middle pedal did until now, LOL. On the uprights I've had, I always just think of the pedals as "soften" (left) and "sustain" (right). The keys don't shift when the left pedal is used, but there's something going on inside that approximates that effect. And BTW - for piano new jacks, YES you can use the left and right pedals at the same time!!
Great review, very informative!!!!
Very good & useful lesson, clear, specific and smooth, love it & thank you!
Thanks for the kind and clear presentation. I don't know why 'une corde' (Fr.) is an issue for some folks. While the Italian 'una corda' is more common, use of the French equivalent is quite legitimate. You explained succinctly that originally this pedal applied to one string. The term is still valid, even though it may apply to three strings. We still refer to "Xerox copies" and "Scotch tape" even if using some other product. Such is the phenomena of nomenclature.
This is fascinating, glad I finally understand. Thanks for the info!
The left pedal gives a piece more subtle effects besides a drop in volume. However, takes a while to get used to the middle paddle. Besides later composers, you might even use it on some repertoire by Bach with long held-down base notes while playing others on top. Gives a piece the sort of effect you'd do on an organ holding long base notes but with a piano.
Very useful! In an upright is a little different... until today I've imagined that they are the same even in the upright or the grand... thanks a lot!! Hugs!
Another great video...love the Baldwin too.
NICE INFO MASTER..
Very useful shows from Robert !!!
Your playing touches my heart. Please tell me what was the piece that you played at 1:16?
Thanks for the great explanation.
I really love your videos... Just thank you very very much
Thanks Robert for explaining
Thank You I just started playing and couldnt find a video of the pedals anywhere
Learned something new today! Thanks
Great, i needed to know this :D
Anyways, BEST TUTORIAL AND EXPLANATION I'VE EVER SEEN ABOUT PEDALS, THANK YO!
I have an upright piano and it has only two pedals, one of course is the sustaining pedal and the other moves some felt in between the hammers and the strings to give a softer sound
The comment about upright pianos is essentially correct. Almost every upright I've ever played has had a working una corda pedal. Rarely, however, have the uprights I've experienced had a working sostenuto pedal, or even a pedal at all.
Super helpful, thank you!
Always wanted to know and now i do, Thnks!
I just start to learn piano today ... Thanks for the using advice ....
Thank you for clearing that up!
thank you god bless.
Thank you, I appreciate your enthusiasm!
thank you. I was very confused on these
Well,Ragtime,Especially Modern Ragtime Has A Bunch Of Tenths In The Left Hand That Requires To Desparetly Use The Tenor Voice In The Middle Register And If An Upright Piano's Middle Has That Function,You Can Use That Pedal Not Only For Ragtime,But Only For Like Rolling Stretches With The Left Hand In Particular,I Haven't Found Out If My Rudolph Wurtillzer Has This Function,But Now I See That You Can Use For Classical Too,I Will Try It Out,Aslo,Why Is There Not A Tenth Scale?
Thank you for the informative video
That was very useful thank you.
very helpful video!
The middle pedal is what i used when my piano teacher pissed me off.
All the while, I've used it as a mute when someone is using the telephone.
Omfg I can't 😂
I hope some of the gadgets from older pianos make a comeback. Beethoven’s Broadwood piano, for example, had separate sustaining pedals for the notes above and below middle c. It would also nice to see the moderator (found on the old Viennese-style pianos).
sweet, thanks always wondered this
Thank you, subscribed after watching this video!
that was a great explanation! thnx !
0:58 when you find pencil markings on your white keys
SAUTER M Line pianino (130 ) has also a Sostenuto Pedal.
Today modern (jazz) pianists sometimes use a micro combinded with a guitar amplifire for creating new and unheard sounds on the hammer piano. That´s a cheap method playing on stage
fantastic! Thank you
3:50 did anyone else noticed that fedex truck in the background :D
I thought i was the only one (/*o*)/
Najma Green lol you know whats funny about this i work for DHL also a delivery service and the first thing i notice on a random youtube video is our nemesis of delivery lol very cute.
Kim Moreels xD "nemesis"
Najma Green lol well you know what i mean i'm not english so i might say some things wrong like this it happens i can't figure out " rival " arrgh i found my word :D oh happy day!.
I read fedex fuck and returned the video for 5 minutes trying to find some boobs and nothing.
my god I've been wondering about these pedal's function for about 40 years..
finally got the answer, hooray! :-)
laus 99
Have you been playing piano for 40yrs without the pedal as well?
Thanks very much!
forgive me if i'm wrong but i believe it's "una corda" wich means literally "one string" in italian. "une corde" doesn't mean anything with a sense. cheers o/
I wanted to say so too ^^ "Une corde" is "One string" in french, "Una corda" the same in italian
Excellent
sir you are just awesome pl z help me improving my sight reading m not too good in sight reading
Good video
OMG,thank you ! I thought my middle pedal was broken.Somehow I thought it only sustained notes below middle C.
Awesome!
It is "una corda" ,not "une corde"
Ewen Flint no it’s not
LuckyDurp en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_pedal
Una Corda is italian, une corde is french :)
Mads Klinge owned lol
I loved this lesson, simple and funtiona for those like me who don'e play piano bt othe rinstruments! :)..please, just accept my correction, the left pedal is the so called "unA cordA" pedal..not "unE CordE"..note the letter is an A not an E...I know because I am italian i know my language!:) LOL thanks anyway.
@01:16 it reminds me of "Heartbeat" by Steps..... anyone knows the name of the piece?
That is "Chopin" composed by Robert Schumann in his monumental work, Carnaval. He explores his entire life in this piece! And Chopin was a central figure for him
Robert,can you please help me?I have an Schiller Upright piano I don't know what the model is but I have 3 pedals.The right one is the sustain pedal obviously and the middle one is the practice pedal,then the last one on the left does nothing!I have looked inside my piano and it has a connection to the keys but it doesn't work!Please help me
Thank you for the info
+LivingPianosVideos In terms of mechanics, what does the middle pedal do on an upright piano? Aurally, I know the result: a wolf-like, muddled, and muted attempt at a sostenuto. But I'm curious about how they work.
hi Robert, my piano pedal is different which also has 3 pedals . 1 one of them was movinf the pedals nearer to the strings and one is the muffler pedal . do you know what does it do?
thank you
What is the piece you played while demonstrating the soft pedal, please?
I’m confuse. I have a many gram piano on the basement. When I press the middle pedal. While the left keys are hold. The right keys sound like a long reverb affect . Very long one . I don’t know if it’s the vibration of the strings but it sounds so cool. And there is no electronic on this piano. I promise you I wonder if that’s another effect that you didn’t get a chance to explain
I never knew about the middle pedal's job, that's gangsta!
OK It would be great if you and your family moved to Colorado Springs or Denver. Then you could be my teacher! It's tough finding teachers around here; there are plenty of "schools" but they cater to kids.
LOL-Thanks for your videos, they are very helpful!
What about the pedal with the notch you can kick to the side?
Is that just a different version of the left pedal?
Out of all the years I've been (somewhat) familiar with pianos, I had no idea that the 'action shift' on an acoustic actually moves the keybed! I thought it was just the hammers that moved.
@IPUK Ah! That explains it. Thanks
Piece used while demonstrating the Una Corde?
I played a four pedal piano awhile back. I have no idea what the fourth pedal did
Which piece did he play when using the Une Corde pedal?
Interesting 👍
So what do the pedals do on an upright?
+W.D. Callahan The damper pedal (the one to the right) does the same thing as on a grand piano, i.e. lifts the dampers from the strings. The left pedal moves the hammers closer to the strings, and the middle pedal usually moves a muffler (a strip of felt) down between the hammers and the strings so the hammers do not hit the strings directly.
+Magnus Johansson Thank you!
thanks I found one on the side of the road n it only has two pedals what is the piano called if it doesn't open its kind of shaped like a desk
sir i play songs, some music sheets, hanons exercise i have cleared my piano 5th grade, i know major & natural , harmonic & melodic scales. can you guide me now whats next, i am confused what to do next...
Ivory natural keys on a Cincinatti Baldwin. Well done.
what is the music at 1:25? Is it Chopin? Thanks!
I wish I had a grand piano, but they are so expensive.
There's a hint that you are already blessed, since your concern isn't having SPACE for a grand piano. ;)
I did know that about the middel peddel
"UNA CORDA" pedal, not une corde
My middle pedal sort of mutes the piano volume
What was the song he played?
You might have known this but I learned recently that Yamaha, that largest and oldest piano manufacture in Japan never adopted the sostenuto pedal until much later than Kawai and all others of their rivals have. One of the past presidents just seems to have oastinately claimed that it isn't really necessary.
nice
You mean they're not clutch, brake, and throttle?
I have a grand piano, but the middle and left pedals do not work.
Are they dummy pedals? There for show?
Une Corde is french for one string, Una Corda is Italian for one string ... i just had to fixe his mistake :P
My middle pedal doesn't even do that:/ I'm confused... Maybe my piano's broken?
It is definitely not a sostenuto because I've tried it.
I got absolutely nothing out of this.
This is just superb, I have been researching "what does the middle piano pedal do?" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Danilliam Illustrious Dominance - (do a search on google ) ? It is an awesome exclusive product for discovering how to learning piano fast minus the headache. Ive heard some great things about it and my cousin got cool success with it.
une corde is not italian its french :D
And that is why I bought the keyboard instead of a grand piano
Came with a grand piano? XD