How To Use The Piano Pedal? Beginners Tutorial
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- How to use the piano pedal? Beginners Tutorial
Many students are confused about how to use the pedal, namely timing the changing of pedal accurately so that the music flows smoothly. When the pedal is changed too quickly, it resulting in awkward 'breaks' in the music. When the pedal is changed too late or not changed at all, it results in messy soundscapes due to the clash of non-harmonic notes.
In this video, I teach you exactly how to use the pedal and provide ample examples so you can watch how it's done and learn from it. I hope it helps you out!
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Was this helpful in teaching you how to learn to use the pedal? Let me know your feedback in the comments! :)
Yes dude this helped me a lottttt
Yes sir, it was very useful for me. ☺😊
Thanks dude!
Really wonderful...
Just stumbled on this. Very Helpful. Thanks!
I first started practicing my piano pieces with an electric keyboard with no pedals, at the end of december i'm getting my first ever wall piano! I'm actually so excited to see my new friend! And yes, this video was super helpful, thank you! 💫
You really understand how the beginners think and what they're going through... That's very rare gift.
I am getting my first keyboard and I am super excited and can't wait to learn!
My son's piano teacher was trying to explain this during covid distance piano. This visual helped. Thank you!
0:40 yep that's me 😂. Thanks, I will try your tips.
Which music is that?
@@k_b5137 it's 'river flows in you' by yiruma
@@pianoenthusiast6649 thank you 😋
Me in 4 years.
Many thx again from Korea!
I'm not a beginner actually but still whenever I find some barriers while I practice if I search for the answer, there u got one.
Even the ones u prepared for the beginners always work for me.
Ur vdos really helped me out a lot this year, and hopefully they will do the same next year :)
Keep up the good work for the sake of all the learners in the world and be proud of yourself my online teacher!
Thank you! I have a recital coming up and my pedaling wasn’t too great yet so this helped a lot in improving it!
Thanks for the tutorial Jazer 👍🏼 Awesome!
Please keep sharing your piano knowledge, you are so logical when talking about what you do, many thanks
Thanks Jazer! Simple, efficient!
Very helpful , great video . Thank you .
If only you were my neighbor.
Lmaoo 😅😁
You're not gonna believe this but...
he's not my neighbor
@@ligth3977 :0
Lol
Hello Frederic!! 😂😁👍
Very helpful! I've watched so many of your videos and it has helped me so much. I finally learned my first song in a week or 2 of playing the piano and I've never experienced playing a piano my entire life and I'm 18.
So helpful! Thank you!
A very good teacher ! You really know how to make things understandable. Thank you !
Glad you think so! 🤓
This video is very helpful. Thank you!
Your video is very helpful thank you so much ❤❤
Fantastic video,this is such a big help
Easly explained, thank you ❤
Helpful, thanks 😊
Thank u, I never figured that out. Great example to work with. Thank u.
This video is golden!!!! THANKS
Thanks so much Israel Matricardi for watching this! Hope your pedalling improves and you can always let me know if you encounter problems :)
Bro, I thank you. Your tutorials are trully helpful to me. You are extremely talented. Stay safe.
You do a fantastic job with these video piano lessons. They are truly much appreciated. Thank you very much.
Great Video J thank you.
yesss, thank you so much for using clair de lune as an example for this, considering that that’s the song that i’m here for 😭
yes song
Yes, it was helpful, thanks!
I got the most important information. When to press and let go of the pedal. I was thinking it's strange that in piano notes the pedal is never mentioned. But with the cord rule it makes sense.
Now it's practicing time!!!
Nice nice thx for the video definitely helped my music
I like your playing!!!
i like how you went straight to the point:)
You're amazing! Thank you so so much!
Very Helpfull!!!
Simple and sweet, thank you!
Glad you like it!
This has helped me understand, thank you
Thank you! I needed this. In a few days im going to play a song and I know tp play it perfectly by ny electric keyboard but never used piano pedals. I hope I remember this! 😁
Thank you so much ☺️ very helpful
It's a pleasure Ana Reigota!
Awesome thanks!!!
Very understandable and great
You are the best.Thank you so much
Thanks! i'm learning the piano and this was a very helpful video ^^
Thank you, very helpful video.
You're welcome!
Thank u so much
Let's support him.
Well done sir. Ty
Nice video! Could you also make a video to show how to use the other 2 pedals?
Great. Didn't know what the other 2 pedals were for. Thank you so much for these videos. Do you do any theory videos?
thanks and it is very useful
It was verry helpful. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thnx,ur vedio s help me a lot.
This has been the only video that helped me with this. Thank you.
So glad to hear this Rhoda! The pedal completely changes your music for the better! It's so much more grand and luxurious with it. Good luck!
@@jazerleepiano what if there is no pedal in next measure, and it starts melody . will you still lift the pedal after hitting the first note on next measure ?
You really helped me very much
excellent video, applied rightaway, i owe you a beer 🍺 my friend 🤓.
ps the Amelie piece is excatly where I needed your tips, awesome 👏
Wow, thanks❤
Thank you that was very helpful
You're welcome Shiela !
excellent, could never get Stevie Wonders ribbon in the sky to sound right using the pedals like you said smoothed it out. Thanks so much!!
Rock on!
i love that you use the song that i learn right now as an example xD
So helpful. My pedaling is so bad haha. Digestable tip!
Wow nice video thank you so much ☺
You got it!
Hello , yes this teaching is very helpful. Greeting from Netherland.
❤ Excellent ❤
OMG!! Thanks for sharing!! Really helps a lot :D
Glad it helped Yu Yin!
@@jazerleepiano Hi, can u explain,
how to play when there is no pedal in next measure?
If the next measure starts with melody then the first note seems to be muffled by the pedal. Thank you
@@jazerleepiano Hi, you explained when there is pedal in the next measure, but what if there is no pedal . Is it the sane technical? Thank you
This was beyond help
You're the great teacher ever I love you....
I love you too!
To me using the piano pedal is a little like using the vibrato with the violin--it sort of sustains the music until their is a change. Not sure this is totally correct but it is a little like feeling the music and using the pedal. This video help me to understand more about how to use the piano pedal.
bro is really good
Thank you
oh my gosh thank you! my teacher wasn't able to teach me about pedals, no wonder my playing had awkward pauses like u described
Thank you.
help 💀
I came here to learn how to pedal with River Flows in you and my man's just giving me a literal example (thank you so much 😂😂)
I was wondering why it sounded so staccato when I was playing river flows in you. Sorry I’ve been taking lessons for a few months and I tried learning river flows in you from TH-cam. This was so helpful and this was explained so easily, thank you so much! Also I had a question. For river flows in you, are you meant to push down on the pedal all the way down? I still feel like the sound is still a little bit too stretched out. Or maybe I am just playing to slowly or something?
Great lesson thanks. I have a question. If I am playing chords on the right hand and the left hand is playing in a different timing and different chords when I use the sustain pedal? Thank you
Fonally someone ACTUALLY explaining 😂 you know how many videos I watched until I found this 😂😂😂
Thanks for your useful video!
You change the pedal (go up and down) at VERY same time as u play 1st note of next chord.
Actually in slow motion, you lift feet + down hands with 1st note of next chord, then down feet, right?
Im getting my piano next month and i think i need this
@Learn Piano with Jazer Lee Thanks so much for this - I am singer and an amateur guitarist and have started learning piano exclusively from TH-cam, so people like you who upload such well made videos are my only source of guidance - Thanks a ton for that.
After watching this video, I think I am doing better with the pedal. Although I am still struggling with different volumes (playing softly on one hand and loudly on the other) and adding those dynamics to whatever piece I am playing. Any chance you could help with that? Would really appreciate it. Thanks a ton again for everything that you do :)
YOU COULD TRY DOING LEGATO ON ONE HAND AND STACCATO ON THE OTHER.
Thanks for your tips. Can you please make a video to show the use of sustain pedal for Marriage D'amour of George Davidson?
This really helped me, thank you so much
It is my great pleasure!! Hope your pedalling goes well, let me know if you encounter any problems!
Thank you for this video. I have completely avoided the pedal so far (been practicing about a year and a half). I think it is time for me to give it a try. So when you practice hands separately, you would practice left hand + pedal, or left hand only, then hands together and then pedal ?
Great question jkristia2011! I would normally learn in this sequence: RH, LH, HT, HT with pedal!
Very helpful... What about other two pedals???
Love this explanation. Well done. What is the name of the first song you played? i love that. Always great to hear Clair De Lune as well.
river flows in you by yiruma
You play my favourite song
River flow to you
Great information. Are there any exercises for beginners to start to get the muscle memory for this? Thanks for sharing this.
Hi Robert, this is a great question! The easiest way to practice and do exercises on pedalling for beginner would be through doing it through a piece you are currently working on. What piece are you working on right now if I may ask?
@@jazerleepiano I am a complete beginner - In fact I avoid the pedal all together because I do exactly what you are describing. Of course this is something I am going to have to conquer, but just cannot seem to get the coordination down. Again, thanks for all your information.
@My Piano Lab Thanks for the information. I am starting to tackle this. Just like everything else it is going to take some practice! Thanks again for the suggestion.
Hi Jazer. Thanks for another great video. Would you say it’s advisable to get into a habit of generally releasing and pressing the pedal very quickly? I try to be smooth with it, but it seems I often find my foot to be too far behind my fingers, particularly when playing at a higher tempos. Thanks!
this is just what i needed because everytime i used too much sustain pedal like.. the vibration was like crazy i guess??
I never knew that some people lifted their hands when they lifted their foot on the pedal. How interesting! It shows that multitasking is not natural for our brain, lol..
I currently learning Debussy's Arabesque No. 1 and used this pedalling technique (as I used it on other pieces) but I still didnt get the musicality that I want especially at the polyrhytm part. I'm not sure why.
I'm open for any tips, please, anyone?
This was so me especially when I would go to change and I lift my hands up and it didn’t sound right LOL I guess practice makes perfect
Do you have any tips on how to execute pedal changes smoothly? Whenever I try to play faster pieces, I have this tendency to tense up and my foot becomes more rigid to the point where you can hear a thumping sound or noticeable click whenever I lift the pedal.
practice practice practice, repetition, repetition, repetition. mess it up 1,000,000,000 times so that you'll play it right on the 1,000,001st time. also, play it really really slowly to REALLY train your brain to do it the way you want it to sound.
What song is he playing ?Sounds so beautiful
I will love u to show me how to play all this last stuffs u played.
HELP ME I can't lift my foot like that
could u now ?
I'm wondering if it's like that everytime because I'm currently learning "La valse Sentimentale op 50 n6" from Tchaikovsky and It doesn't seem to work when I use it like you (and like I've always been doing).
It sounds as if there's too much sustain.
I'm thinking that It really depend on the piece.
ik this was 4 years ago but still this was really helpfull
i’m not the most acquainted with piano terms, but when playing bohemian rhapsody, when you cross your hands should you sustain each time or just hold it until the left hand octave changes from b flat to g? there is three b flats btw… i doubt this made any sense whatsoever
Bruh, before I know this, I just press down the damper pedal the whole time while playing a song. I tried every one of them and found that the damper makes the most difference, as it stretches the sound longer. I thought it sounded more emotional and enhances my playing so that’s what I did.💀 I didn’t really hear much of a difference when I tried the other 2 pedals and I just left them alone. (I’m not experienced) Btw, what are the other 2 pedals for?
This is great! You made things very clear to understand and very ADHD friendly!
When it 0:42 the song be like ~~~~~~____~~~~~~ :^
In another video, you said: pedal changed (up and down) quickly after the second chord is struck( after fingers press down). But in this video, you said the two actions ( fingers press down and change pedal) are at the same time. Which is more accurate?
i need a music teacher like u desperately, my teacher keep on mad at me for doing it wrong while she didn’t even show me an example 😭
If repeated Chord more than 1 bar, do we need to pedal again, what I mean we do need to use pedal every bar if the chord is repeated? Or we pedal as long as the chord is changed?
It is about frequencies, if you hold too long then frequncies gets mixed. So you have to press it on every bar. But of course, the length of bar changes. So it is up to you to understand if the bar has changed or if it is just the continuation of the previous bar.
@@eltacmansur thank you for your advice 😊