This lesson covers how to use the right sustain pedal on piano. ———— Jazz piano lessons for beginners to jazzy chords and improvisation. Lessons are …
Joshua Aaron
With a keen ear for detail, Joshua Aaron delves deep into the rhythms of the music industry. His insightful reviews of songs and their corresponding sheet music unravel the magic behind every composition. Journey with him through the symphony of sound.
do you keep your foot on the pedal throughout the song? when are you
supposed to let go and come back on?
You can hold it as long as you want to, or lift off the pedal really fast
after you play to stop the sound (it will make your chord sound really
short). A general guideline you can use is to hold down the pedal when
you’re on the same chord, but make sure to ‘reset’ the pedal when you move
to another chord. You want each new chord you play to sound clean. Also,
while you’re holding it down for one chord, if it sounds like there are too
many notes being played, lift and reset the pedal again.
Do you tap your foot to the beat and still use the pedal, or tap with your
left foot?
I tend to not tap my foot if I’m playing, I’ll tap my right foot when I’m
listening though. Usually it’s more in my head movement, or I feel the
internal rhythm/beat in my whole body and I get ‘locked into’ the beat, and
from there the music ‘comes out’ through my fingers into the keyboard.
That’s just for me though, it’s more of that feeling inside my chest of
knowing exactly where the beat is, ‘feeling’ the beat.
I love how you call it suspend..lol
P.s. I am learning alot thanks Have a blessed day
I just learn what i wanna know in few minutes XD very thankfull!!
hey ,
if anyone else is find out about
learn how to play piano for kids try *Awsomic Piano Tutor* (search on
google)?
Ive heard some awesome things about it and my mate got amazing results
with it.
Thank you, sir, for this FANTASTIC series of lessons! I’m a sax guy newly
getting into piano, so I sort of “skimmed through the first couple of
lessons, but your lessons are great… and your descriptions of the “feel”
of the improvisational process is right on. Two thumbs up.
I’m an intermediate to advanced piano player, but more so in the classical
side. I’m trying to learn the jazz style so I guess I’ll sit through these
lessons lol