Sustain Pedal - How to use it - Piano Lesson

[@ruz01_7]

“It sound quite messy” Me: wtf that was sick!

[@von6413]

Lmao I used to think the same when I first started using the sustain pedal. But yeah it sounds like too many things are playing at the same time if you hold it down too long

[@AureliaKai]

Cool, yes, but not clear. A painting can look cool, while still being messy. And using the sustain pedal constantly will cause the sounds to mush together, and sound cluttered.

[@randoman750]

It's way worse on an acoustic piano

[@13Moondancer]

The phrase ‘infinite fingers’ made this elusive part of the piano so obvious. Many thanks.

[@sentientbeinggg]

Your voice is amazing

[@mobileasmr6448]

Very ASMR-y

[@_dev.i.nky_]

I've been doing piano for 6 years I'm so mad at myself for never really learning how to use this. I am going to learn this asap because my songs already sound so much better.

[@von6413]

So how’d it turn out?

[@_dev.i.nky_]

@@von6413 sounds great, thanks for asking

[@von6413]

iLinnex awesome! I’ve recently started to get back into piano and I’m still a beginner so hearing that gives me some kind of hope lol

[@staticklingon2182]

@@von6413 I've started playing piano (keyboard) 25-30 years ago and just really got back into it seriously and I can say it's one of the most rewarding things I've ever done. Sitting alone and nailing a tune and playing it over and over 100x is so relaxing and fulfilling.

[@von6413]

@@staticklingon2182 that’s great! I personally... have been struggling to find motivation to play it. I’m still so new and don’t have a piano teacher like I used to in school. Any tips?

[@Old.Man.Of.The.Mountain]

Very succinct, eloquent explanation. I would use this video as a general rule of toe on how to use the sustain pedal.

[@lilpaercyjnr17]

Cheers for this, I've been looking for "horizontal squiggly line in music" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Danilliam Illustrious Dominance - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? It is a smashing exclusive guide for discovering how to learning piano fast minus the headache. Ive heard some super things about it and my partner got great results with it.

[@grumpytrump01]

Can't believe I play piano and didn't know about the sustainable pedal. I just pressed it down everytime I play.

[@abdouxdabico615]

Oof poor piano

[@XXX-r1s]

Haha the same thing, I’ve just bought it recently but then I noticed that sometimes it gets too messy so I searched for this video :)

[@nongotonukoso7904]

Same😔

[@escarletruiz474]

This is glorious, I have been researching "can an expression pedal be used as a volume pedal?" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Danilliam Illustrious Dominance - (just google it ) ? It is a good exclusive guide for discovering how to learning piano fast without the hard work. Ive heard some interesting things about it and my partner got cool success with it.

[@zorell7625]

This is glorious, I've been looking for "when was the sustain pedal invented?" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Danilliam Illustrious Dominance - (do a search on google ) ? It is a good exclusive guide for discovering how to learning piano fast minus the headache. Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my m8 got amazing success with it.

[@robertoruggeri1412]

Many thanks for a no-nonsense, very practical explanation. It's amazing how many KZbin videos cannot explain this properly to a newbie. This video solved the issue in just a short time. I will subscribe to the channel as this seems a very useful one.

[@dsomlit]

I watched many videos on this, you’re the only one that know how to explain and make me understand. Thank you very much. One more subscriber.

[@rakshitrao3357]

The depth in your voice and the little cracks at the beginning or the end of a sentence sounds really cool

[@SongsbyCharleneApril]

Thank you! Got a piano keyboard in September and it came with a sustain pedal. Well I have been practicing without using it. Even recorded some songs without using the pedal. Got some constructive feedback that I need to be using the sustain pedal. Hey- at least it didn’t take me too long to start (trying) to use it. Excited to use it going forward, hope it makes my cutesy songs shine!

[@perlinfall]

Thank you so much for making this video. I've been playing piano self taught for years, and would just hold the sustain pedal down the whole song. This one trick has made me sound way better when I play now.

[@alexvielmann8826]

Thanks so much!! Ive been playing for about 10 years and have never properly learned. Again, Thank you so much, and nice song to play as an example!

[@pianohippiemusic3932]

Very well done Lesson. Not that i would need it, but i always had a hard time explaining others when to use the pedal. I just use it when it feels right. But you're right about the chords, i just do it without thinking. I think i worked that out while learning ragtimes (where you really need it, or your baseline ceases to exist...)

[@bullseyeguys8123]

I’m gonna be honest, Ive known how to read sheet music for a long time and I’ve played piano for a good amount of time too and I’ve always thought the “Ped.” notation said “Led.” I always knew what it meant but lmao wow

[@VulsikDoSurilim]

Glad I'm not alone there. 😂

[@fiegenfiegen]

VERY helpful indeed! I always wondered what it was for. I am taking my first piano lesson three days from now... at 55 years of age!

[@quartz9369]

Ive been playing keyboard for 2 years now but ive never use the pedal until now. Playing with it just turn me to a total beginner lmao. Does anybody have the same situation as me?

[@bryan_yt4559]

Abit late lol but yes, it happened to me lol especially since it’s new to you and you have to get not only your two hands to play simultaneously but your foot also

[@chernobyl_employee8872]

Same, I would just hold down the pedal. I’ve only been playing for a month though

[@imunderyourbed358]

I’ve been playing my entire life on and off for almost a decade and only learned to use it now. I’ve used one partially at the beginning of this year but all I did was hold it down LOL

[@elkeloos6018]

I am 12 and started playing keyboard when I was 8. I'm just now starting to learn how to use a pedal😅

[@seflmar]

I'm playing piano for a week and I already think I can't get around without this thing

[@Adrianerosemusic]

I had a crappy keyboard and always just held the sustain down non-stop 😅 now I have a nice piano and keyboard and it sounds terrible. Time to learn good and proper method 🎹 thanks KZbin piano guy!

[@Nezka26]

2 years later it’s still helpful!!

[@staticklingon2182]

Haha. 100 years from now it will be helpful. The piano isn't going anywhere.

[@Mono._.Kuma.]

@@staticklingon2182 fr

[@frankfeng4728]

This is one of the best youtube videos on playing piano. Thanks.

[@rabia7138]

I thought it said Leo....

[@Tomie6969]

Same

[@Dianoskilicious]

Sameee 🦁

[@raredoodah6649]

LOL me too

[@lxvelyorchid]

Thank you so much! I’ve been playing piano for a while, and I had to play a song with the sustainable pedal and I didn’t know how to use it properly. So thank you!

[@itsjustavibe6823]

This helped me soooo much I’ve been playing piano for abt 4 years and I’ve never learned this, probably bc I quit taking lessons at abt the time I would’ve started learning it, thank youuuu

[@Bobby-wo4ub]

Thank you! you saved me so much time. You are a great teacher.

[@fernandoherranz4095]

This is brilliant thank you so much for sharing! It's a huge help in understanding when to use the sustain pedal effectively, esp. for a novice like me 🙂

[@carlospereiravazquez1032]

nice shoes

[@sarahbennett2175]

Thank you thank you thank you!!! I’ve played piano since elementary school off and on for years (I’m 18) and was never taught how to use the pedal. I had an idea of what it was used for but didn’t know how to use it. This has cleared up years of not knowing!

[@lifewithchusimplecovers8515]

Ohmygod same I learned the piano when I was 13-ish and now I'm 21🤣 I used it the way I think it should be but boy I was wrong after I watched this 😅

[@wojtek9804]

Could you sing „Killing me softly”? :)

[@crow2398]

Protect your ankles guys

[@sama4259]

__Always Sleepy__ LMFOAOAOOA

[@maddyj28]

🧎🏻🏌🏼

[@riverchaney5488]

@@crow2398 sangwoo

[@KNSSSSSS]

Thanks I was very irritated playing Sweden because there is that one moment where it takes me a sec to get my fingers on the right notes and it sounded... off, so this could help👌

[@SteelRonin313]

thank you for straight forward lesson

[@mafiaa0312]

You are the best piano tutorial maker

[@askdoctorgeorge5730]

Very clear, concise explanation. What is that sweet song near the end you're playing?

[@mickeyfrickinmouse5533]

Been playing piano for a year and a half and only just thought I should learn this😂

[@Ryan-bi1nr]

You earned a new subscriber!!

[@nottechytutorials]

I like your voice

[@mink2882]

Love the music you used as an exenple

[@NeonKue]

Man, I haven't learned to even play piano yet and you throw this curveball at me lol

[@Poo_78]

What was the piece at 2:09?

[@margaretdines1044]

Very clear & helpful - thank you Huw!

[@CamiloJamesGuitar]

Very clear and helpful, thank you man!

[@georgemikembugua6059]

This is very helpful

[@zinealbayar9139]

Thank you so much

[@jonathanroberts6110]

Really good thanks. I'm really a guitarist but for singer songwriter style chord accompaniment with a few connecting notes it's essential isn't it!

[@edhooper1421]

Thanks for the great advice sir

[@fabs21]

Very useful video. Thank you!

[@David-sx7lk]

What was the example song you played?

[@martinsullivan3363]

Great, thanks

[@LEYGSL]

What a great video, thanks so much for making it.

[@CreatorHouseVlogs]

Thank you

[@waruksproductions]

Could you teach that piano piece you are playing as a separate tutorial. Preferably in C? Thanks

[@Hb093]

nice and clear, thanks man :D

[@vitaliapopovic8230]

Nice Video! Could you also explain how to use the pedal in a piece without any chords just single notes? Tyvm

[@chansefyffe7162]

Super helpful Thank-you.

[@Tuan280475]

Thank you 🙏🙏

[@Mephora]

I've always only pressed the pedal during the transition of cords... My legs were so in pain after a while...

[@amyengels5783]

Thank you so much for thiss video 🙏

[@Hope-md3fb]

You should start doing podcasts😍

[@williamjr7865]

name of the song?

[@hoons6949]

Let ,e know if you found out pls

[@visualvandal3986]

I’ll be there Jackson 5

[@aaa-vq8nm]

William JR darude - sandstorm

[@13Moondancer]

Sounds like ‘Hill Street Blues’.

[@yannick_koppens]

Huw Rees I have the Yamaha NP-12 keyboard and i search for a pedal, which pedal would you recommend me for a reasonable price?

[@marcusmitchell2266]

Really helpful thanks

[@Donacohitah]

does anyone know the tune he played?

[@thefeelbetterframework1005]

What is that song you’re playing?

[@AlexArimaPiano]

I use it at the correct places but it just sounds so jumbled if you go to my recent vid you can see why I’m trying to improve my sound cuz it just sounds like I’m constantly holding the pedal and I want to get rid of this i thank you for your teachings m8

[@geyjune1551]

Thanks for this!

[@ToothBrush531]

So if you’re playing a complex song like The interstellar main theme then does this mean I’m basically rapidly pressing my foot up and down since the chords are played really fast?

[@avilovsky8369]

My teach taught me there is a sustain pedal only after I finished a long melody. I was so happy I finished the melody and now she is asking me to play it with sustain and I just can’t do that properly xD. Could I use sustain pedal at the same time with the chord by the way? Or I always have to do it after the first notes of chord?

[@eyualyilma9031]

if you reset the sustain right before the next chord it will cut off the previous chord and wont sound as smooth and connected. you do it the second you press on a chord so the previous chord can ring out fully :). hope that helps

[@avilovsky8369]

@@eyualyilma9031 oh, it makes sense now! Thank you for clarification so much

[@kayarax098]

Thank you sir . Good for an Armature♥

[@MrFrak0207]

Thank you!

[@prenumenumedefamilie3418]

So is like you first have to push chords and second after release and push again the sustain pedal right?have you played with 3 way MIDI Pedal?

[@eigenfield]

Thanks. Is there a performance difference advantage using a Nektar NP-2 pedal versus a Roland DP-2 polarity switch pedal? In the pedal in your video, does it do some work when pressed halfway? I'm asking because the DP-2 is a switch type which is simply ON and OFF. And I wonder if the Nektar NP-2 pedal works differently than a switch polarity pedal.

[@grahammacleod2906]

Thanks. 👍

[@modernmozart813]

Nice👍🏻

[@rxsammy0100]

Wow nice

[@darkfiend1982]

Thanks this helps

[@aydenfisher5770]

For those wondering, the chord progression goes: Bb Eb7 Bb D7 Gmin C Eb Bb

[@barronhelmutschnitzelnazi2188]

Now i know why I don't sound as good as others when playing the same song. Hold down that pedal throughout the song...

[@dolphbmx10]

2.09 what Musicccc is that!?

[@VuNguyen-do1mk]

👏👏👏

[@AC-1Turdy]

My pedal does the opposite, whenever I leave it up it makes it sound like how you press down on a pedal. When I press down on my pedal it stops the continuous sound. Easier explanation My pedal: pressed down=not pressed down Not pressed down=pressed down

[@jamesmhebert]

Electronic keyboard? Some pedals have a two-position switch on the side or bottom to set that behavior. Some keyboards may have their own control menu setting to govern that. Check the settings. Finally, some keyboards auto-set their pedal behavior as you turn them on, meaning you’d have to depress the pedal while powering on for one setting; or leave it untouched as you power on the keyboard for the other setting.

[@darlene9807]

I plugged in my sustain pedal while my keyboard was on, so the roles were reversed. Whenever I pressed the pedal, the notes would stop ringing lol I was confused!

[@abokedehope5677]

💖💖💝

[@minidinogamer]

4:42

[@hoons6949]

4.30

[@elrockstar9476]

Like me:)

[@bloubear2557]

Oh what thats Ped not Leo

[@franciscliffordworld]

Music is not easy as you think.

[@jessicanoisette5015]

Your voice sounds like the guy in Yousician 🤔🤔 is that you?

[@mohammedsharon752]

Shoe is dirty......

[@Afritunez]

why are u wearing ur shoes inside 😭

[@deegee1317]

So so so complicated 😨

[@Harlem55]

This isn't always correct- it depends upon style- for example the old school Christian hymns have the pedal going down on beats 1 and 3 of common time, and on beat 1 only if in time of 2 or 3. When playing stride or rag the pedal will be down on the bass notes to allow the left hand time to move to grab the chord.

[@noahgettheboat5261]

After 7 years of piano I had no idea why it was called the damper

[@dmgGeronimo]

I think you need to clean your shoes 😅

[@JC-11111]

FYI practice doesn't make perfect. Practice makes permanent. If you're practicing wrong, then it can't be perfect no matter how much you practice.

[@gotellthem2099]

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life John 3:16😍😍😍😍

[@xiola]

This was SO helpful, thank you. I somehow went through 2 levels of piano as a kid with nobody teaching me to use the pedal (not sure why, but I'm guessing it was because I learned mainly baroque music, which wasn't written for an instrument with a sustain pedal in the first place) and then quit lessons around the time I might have learned it. As an adult I was always at a loss about how to attempt to use it. This was perfect, thank you so much!!

[@computethis7128]

Same. I passed grade 2 and then quit lessons since but I never once learnt the sustain. I ended up just playing around with it myself instead.

[@nirniro1]

Thank you so much

[@CallTheMidwifeLove]

thank you

[@n00bie96]

make more of these basic tutorials. The content + *YOUR VOICE* would sell

[@S24W2]

Thank you! You know for most slow pieces from say Mozart etc, arrangements say nothing about pedal??? Also could you please explain how to use pedal with appogiatura?? Thank you!

[@나미나소]

Here’s a tip! If you are playing high to low (vice versa) notes, its better to use the pedal. Sometimes we forget to use the finger technique for our scales, so we better cover our gaps with the sus. pedal.

[@sake6273]

Sus? Sussy? 😳 Sussy pedal 🤪

[@나미나소]

@@sake6273 LMAO-

[@waterfish3886]

sus pedal