bluenoise Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 I'm learning piano on my korg. I bought it with no pedals willing to concentrate on hands in the beginning. Now I'm kinda confident and want to try sustain pedal. Will the sustain pedal be enough or do I need soft and sostenuto? Link to comment
yamamoto2002 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 It is better to ask your teacher. My opinion is, sustain pedal is must have and soft and sostenuto are not necessary. Several different types of electrical specification of pedals exists (but mechanical connector shape is the same 1/4 inch phone jack😱). So it is safe to read your piano manual to find matching pedal model number. bluenoise 1 Sunday programmer since 1985 Developer of PlayPcmWin Link to comment
Popular Post astrotoy Posted September 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2020 Depends on what you want to play and whether you want to follow the composer's instructions in the piece. In addition to the sustain pedal markings on a piece, a composer will specify when the soft pedal is indicated (designated typically as "una corda"). In an acoustic grand, the soft or una corda pedal, shifts the action of the piano slightly to the right, so that the hammers don't hit all three strings, but only two (in the old days it hit only one string or una corda.) This not only makes the sound quieter, but also changes the tonality of the notes - with only two strings playing, rather than three. I don't know how an electronic piano does this and it may depend on the exact make and model of the electronic piano. I play the Brahms g minor rhapsody which uses the una corda marking frequently during the piece, in addition to the sustain pedal. I am playing it on our acoustic grand piano. Larry bluenoise and PeterSt 1 1 Analog-VPIClas3,3DArm,LyraSkala+MiyajimaZeromono,Herron VTPH2APhono,2AmpexATR-102+MerrillTridentMaster TapePreamp Dig Rip-Pyramix,IzotopeRX3Adv,MykerinosCard,PacificMicrosonicsModel2; Dig Play-Lampi Horizon, mch NADAC, Roon-HQPlayer,Oppo105 Electronics-DoshiPre,CJ MET1mchPre,Cary2A3monoamps; Speakers-AvantgardeDuosLR,3SolosC,LR,RR Other-2x512EngineerMarutaniSymmetrical Power+Cables Music-1.8KR2Rtapes,1.5KCD's,500SACDs,50+TBripped files Link to comment
Musicophile Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 In my 9 years of piano lessons, I've barely ever used the left pedal (but I also was a very lazy student spending more time improvising than practicing). However, the right is an absolute must have. bluenoise 1 Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
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