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How to Improvise on Piano : Piano Sustain Pedal Tips

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Uploaded by on Aug 21, 2008

The piano has many tools for improvising including the sustain pedal. Learn how to use it in this free video clip on piano lessons.

Expert: Athena Reich
Contact: www.athenareich.com
Bio: Athena Reich is a professional musician, actress, artist, singer, songwriter and coach for all of the above.
Filmmaker: Paul Muller

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  • Wrong! You do NOT necessarily put the pedal down AFTER the note! The purpose of the sustain pedal is not merely to prolong a given chord. Using the sustain pedal "opens up" the piano, by allowing all the strings to resonate, which results in a much different tone. If you play a chord and then pedal, the initial sound will lack that tone. This is not to say that there aren't any situations in which you could properly apply the pedal after hitting a note.

  • OMG SHE SAID POOP! HAHAHAHA

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  • ..Steve Buscemi?

  • FKING BITCH HOW CAN YOU SAY "PO*P" ON A VIDEO?!? I AM JUST 11 YEARS OLD!!!

  • Gorgeous girl!!!

  • poop right?

  • But what if your playing on a keyboard and the keys arent weighed? would the sustain pedal still work?

  • I thought my msg wasn't being posted so sent a lot of copies... Lol

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