How To Use The Sustain Pedal With Chords | Full Beginner’s Guide

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  • The sustain pedal can totally transform your sound but be warned because there's some easy mistakes you can make! We'll go through everything you need to know to get started and how to practice in this video!
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    0:00 Intro
    0:35 How The Sustain Pedal Works
    1:14 Which Sustain Pedal Do You Need?
    1:53 How We Can Use The Sustain Pedal With Chords
    3:12 How To Really Use The Sustain Pedal With Piano Chords & Mistakes To Avoid
    5:35 How To Practice Using The Sustain Pedal With Chords
    8:55 Fun Things You Can Do With The Sustain Pedal & Chords
    11:24 What To do When Using Other Notes/When Not To Use The Pedal
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  • @PianoFromScratch
    @PianoFromScratch  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Hey everyone, back with 2nd video after that loooong gap. Hope this one is helpful!!
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    • @shaunreich
      @shaunreich 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What kinda keyboard is that and how do you like it comparatively? I see you're using it in favor of the Nord in the background?

    • @PianoFromScratch
      @PianoFromScratch  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@shaunreich It's a Kawai ES920 which I prefer for making videos now. The Nord you see is great for gigs, lightweight and quality sounds etc but that's only a 73 key version and the keys make a tonne of clicky sounds which is really a pain when filming.

    • @BestTrader-hp2sd
      @BestTrader-hp2sd 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PianoFromScratch hi
      Are you an ear player?
      What is the genre you are trained in?
      Where did you do your training?
      Do you play another instrument?
      Do you only play by ear?
      Because I need help building a full curriculum for serious playing, I've noticed that a lot of people are casual players who only know 5 songs.
      How can I put it....I don't wanna read sheet music.
      Please let's have an in depth chat about it before e.g you make a video about it, that will help me a lot and people who really want to learn and know their instrument and become an actual musician.

    • @BestTrader-hp2sd
      @BestTrader-hp2sd 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PianoFromScratch another thing is.... There's a lot of videos and tips on the channels/internet so people get confused and end up not have learnt a thing.
      What is the use of all these Yt channels making all these videos but people gain nothing from them.
      I want aggressive progress and to learn from real musicians like yourself, I know that's how it was done in the old days amongst jazz artists and I like that way of learning,
      NO school, just people teaching each other, school has taken the fun out of learning.
      An artist can learn from ten other artists not caring what grade they possess, this is one of the reasons why I watch your channel.
      So please let's have a Real Slow conversation on how to start, learn, push ourselves to the limit. etc
      music is no longer what it was, if we don't do it for ourselves let's do it for music.
      There's a gentleman by the name of Frank Tedesco, please check him play on omegle and see a glimpse of what I say is a true artist and I say this with no disrespect to no one.
      Digital piano keys need to come in different sizes or people end up playing a different instrument or stop playing.
      Can't be a bigginer and buy one for $5000
      I might take a number of days before I reply.

    • @alexholley578
      @alexholley578 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How you keep the pedal from sliding

  • @scottmccrossin2418
    @scottmccrossin2418 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I watched many videos on this subject and this one is most helpful. Thank you!

    • @PianoFromScratch
      @PianoFromScratch  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ah great, glad it was useful for you!

  • @shemaradams561
    @shemaradams561 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The chord progression at 2:41 is actually used for Break Every chain by Tasha cobbs

  • @ZSpark62
    @ZSpark62 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Best pedal tutorial I have seen

  • @danielp9747
    @danielp9747 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thanks for that video. Just realised i was doing it wrong all the time thinking it's super cool to play with glued foot to the pedal. Started practising in correct way, cheers

  • @djba
    @djba 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for creating yet another clear and helpful video.

  • @davidrakoto7488
    @davidrakoto7488 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is super helpful, well explain and complete, thanks !

  • @123SLM123
    @123SLM123 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What a great way to teach. Thank you.

  • @ladyp5511
    @ladyp5511 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Great to see you back! Best explanation ever! I have such a difficult time doing the opposite of what is natural. Love this video! ❤🎹

    • @PianoFromScratch
      @PianoFromScratch  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yea can take a little getting used to but once it clicks it clicks, good luck!

    • @ladyp5511
      @ladyp5511 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I will be practicing plenty until I get it right and natural. Thanks for sharing!@@PianoFromScratch

  • @Jay-pe4gx
    @Jay-pe4gx 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm so happy you're back! I was really sad because I finally found a great teacher but he wasn't posting anymore! You were well missed!

  • @askawayaskaway
    @askawayaskaway 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’ve seen several tutorials here on YT on using the pedal and as usual, yours is the most informative and practical. You really have a way of explaining things that’s easy to grasp, at a good pace and intuitive flow, I’ve been playing the piano for years (hobby, self-taught) but I become too focused on what I’m playing that I forget to lift the sustain pedal for most of it. You showing how it could actually improve my piano playing by knowing when to lift it is such an eye opener for me. I thought, I’ll just press down the pedal and I’m done. 😂 So, thank you so very much for this.

    • @PianoFromScratch
      @PianoFromScratch  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for the feedback. I think it's a result of lots of careful planning and structuring for each video to try and figure out the best way to get my thoughts across, that's where most of the time is spent. Presenting a single topic in video format for a wider audience is very different compared with teaching an individual in a real life lesson. Glad the video heped!

  • @thomascordery7951
    @thomascordery7951 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks for this great instruction; clear, logically progressive explanations and from what I can tell as a newby covering all the bases. I'll definitely be coming back to this as I progress.

  • @seamanjive
    @seamanjive 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    GREAT lesson, thx. My pedalling has been a bit hit and miss but this really clarifies things, brilliant stuff!

    • @PianoFromScratch
      @PianoFromScratch  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No probs, good luck with it!

  • @mariaobrien9760
    @mariaobrien9760 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much for this comprehensive lesson on the pedal it’s exactly what I needed. Am an adult beginner and self teaching myself with lessons from utube thanks much🙏

  • @drhientran
    @drhientran 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    one of best explanations

  • @kimramirez3469
    @kimramirez3469 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You are a phenomenal teacher

  • @PointingtheWay
    @PointingtheWay 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's great to see you back in action! Looking forward to more great instruction!

  • @SrabastiAcharya
    @SrabastiAcharya 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I began my piano journey by learning my first rhythm pattern from your tutorials! Thank you for yet another practical, intuitive and easy to follow video. I keep coming back to your videos every now and then. You're my most favorite piano teacher on YT and I'm incredibly grateful to you for everything!

    • @PianoFromScratch
      @PianoFromScratch  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ah thanks, hope the videos help!

  • @fabiancosster2992
    @fabiancosster2992 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very good explanation

  • @timfilipi3788
    @timfilipi3788 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this video really hit the mark. very helpful. I definitely over-use the pedal - now I better understand how to correct and improve. Thank you!

    • @PianoFromScratch
      @PianoFromScratch  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No problem, glad it was useful!

  • @arthouston7361
    @arthouston7361 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I am just beginning my use of the pedal, and frankly that’s the foot that I use to tap along with music….so I’m used to going down on the beat, and I’m having a little trouble making the pedal “pull ups” intuitive. I may have to give that full-size petal a try because my old $200 Yamaha came with that little square thing that you showed in the video.

    • @PianoFromScratch
      @PianoFromScratch  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes it does take a bit of getting used to but slow, intentional practice will pay off eventually. And I definitely recommend getting a proper pedal, they're so much better to use and relative to the cost of the instrument, they're not very expensive.

  • @madhupuvvada1478
    @madhupuvvada1478 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Absolutely super. My piano practice has taken another dimension from learning from you. Thank you so much.

  • @gustavomrezende
    @gustavomrezende 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you!

  • @drc3po
    @drc3po 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Rather than analyzing pedal technique, I think the best way to learn is simple biofeedback. Here's how it works: bad pedaling gives you either choppy sound or muddy sound. Both of these mistakes punish the ears. The ears don't want to be punished, so they send subconscious signals to the foot, which continue until the ears are no longer being tormented. Takes a little while to smooth things out, but soon becomes natural and effortless.

    • @PianoFromScratch
      @PianoFromScratch  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes I agree on the importance of the feedback, I mentioned in the video I think about how it's important to listen to what you're doing. The thing about beginners though is that sometimes they're so focused on thinking and looking at their hands, they don't pay attention to the sound. Also, it's not really a case of 'rather than', it's both because beginners still have to understand how to actually achieve that sound from a practical standpoint. 👍

    • @drc3po
      @drc3po 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@PianoFromScratch good point. I do have a beginner student who is so focused on her hands she doesn't even know the pedal is there. When I tell her to use it she puts her foot on it and soon forgets it's there again. 😄 Maybe should do like pipe organ lessons: hands separately, then hands together, then when fully mastered, add feet.

  • @igorsenayoutube
    @igorsenayoutube 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just found you channel and you're a great teacher!
    I have this question that might help other people because some teachers teach one method and other teach other, leaving you with some doubt on who's right(or if they are both right):
    In the very beggining of the first chord, does it make a difference if you press the sustain pedal at the same time as the first chord or if you hit it right after, like you do in the second chord for example?
    I see many people teaching you to start with the pedal down right away while others teach you to press it after. If it wasn't an editing timing mistake you've displayed both in this video: pressing at the same time as the first chord and pressing right after the first chord.
    Thank you!

  • @ITPoshLady1999
    @ITPoshLady1999 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    thanks for this video, I really needed it. I will keep practicing and hopefully things will get better. I have such a hard time with the pedal especially when its up and down and up and down during a piece of music. I always get confused and muddy it all up. 😞

    • @PianoFromScratch
      @PianoFromScratch  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I does take some getting used to, definitely worth practicing with something simpler at first and something you're already comfortable with the notes before adding pedal too. Good luck!

  • @lawrencetaylor4101
    @lawrencetaylor4101 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice seeing your videos again. I like your teaching style.
    I was having problems taking the next step from Nooby to Beginner, and had some issues with La Méthode Rose, which I was using as a bilingual piano method book. Reading a Alberti bass pattern was difficult since I have an inner ear problem and I'd have to stop. I went back to page 1 and have started playing through the whole method book. It's a great sightreading exercise, and I feel more confident playing easier pieces and can concentrate on musicality.
    I would like to see you do a video on the Rule of the Octave. It's the baroque way to harmonize a chord and it was the method used in Italian orphanages.

    • @PianoFromScratch
      @PianoFromScratch  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good to hear you feel like progress has been made with sight reading. It's nice to go back to easier things that once felt difficult as it really makes you realise the how far you have come. The ins and outs of Baroque music is not particularly within my wheelhouse tbh, but I would recommend this video th-cam.com/video/eY3vaIdxwq8/w-d-xo.html it's by the music matters channel. A great channel for that sort of thing.

    • @lawrencetaylor4101
      @lawrencetaylor4101 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PianoFromScratch That's the channel I watch all the time and I learned about it from Gareth.

  • @angieLoved
    @angieLoved 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you.
    It's very helpful.
    I have a question.😊.
    Do you also teach guitar?
    If yes, could you also do a tutorial on guitar from scratch?

    • @PianoFromScratch
      @PianoFromScratch  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My guitar playing sounds scratchy itself I'm afraid! I only know some very basic guitar skills and hardly ever play it tbh, sorry! There's loads of great guitar channels out there, I hear people mention Justin Guitar a lot, for example.

    • @angieLoved
      @angieLoved 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@PianoFromScratch😂😂😂.
      Okay.
      Thank you so much.
      I'll check Him out.

  • @pearlnicol2443
    @pearlnicol2443 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What I'd like to see is reading a piece of music where pedal is required, and exactly when to lift and put foot back down again between notes. Thanks.

    • @PianoFromScratch
      @PianoFromScratch  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That will depend from piece to piece. In general, as the chords change but there’s usually more to it than that depending on what the melody is doing and what sound you’re after for example. Always trust your ears to make sure the pedal is sounding good!

    • @pearlnicol2443
      @pearlnicol2443 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PianoFromScratch Thank you,, I like the way you teach.

  • @CALMMUSIC480
    @CALMMUSIC480 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

  • @davidordonez8964
    @davidordonez8964 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    1:21; I got that one what be the downside when playing afterwards with an actual sustain pedal? I just needed one asap and that was the one in my budget at the time, till I get to have a real one

    • @PianoFromScratch
      @PianoFromScratch  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I wouldn't worry, it will just feel much better and controlled when you get a proper one. Might take a little adjustment but using the one you have for now won't ruin your ability to use the other type. 👍

    • @davidordonez8964
      @davidordonez8964 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ⁠​⁠@@PianoFromScratchThanks!

  • @pearlnicol2443
    @pearlnicol2443 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    if the music begins with pedal , do we first put the foot down for that first pedal note?

    • @PianoFromScratch
      @PianoFromScratch  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You can do, the pedal can make a sound by itself though so I would usually just put the pedal down once I start playing 👍

    • @pearlnicol2443
      @pearlnicol2443 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you , for your reply.. much appreciated. @@PianoFromScratch

  • @r-3912
    @r-3912 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you but please tell as my pedal works opposite like when i unclick the pedal

    • @kurt1391
      @kurt1391 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The polarity is reversed. You might have a switch on the pedal, but if not, you need to get another pedal or have just a little electronics knowledge.

  • @studiosys
    @studiosys 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The problem is the right foot naturally wants to keep time ON the beat 😢 and on top of that your trying to play with hand independace and then FINGER independance ,,, 😅😅😅😅😅