What do the pedals on a piano do? | Cunningham Piano Company, Philadelphia, King of Prussia, PA
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Pianos, keyboards and digital pianos can have one to three foot pedals that perform various musical functions. The most important pedal is the Damper or Sustain pedal, usually found on the furthest right on acoustic instruments, and the only one for single pedal keyboards. The Damper/Sustain pedal controls how long the notes can be heard after playing them. The second most important pedal is the Soft pedal, otherwise known as the Una Corda. This controls how soft the piano sounds, and is usually the pedal furthest to the left on acoustic pianos. The third pedal - usually the middle one - varies in function, depending on the type of piano. On grand pianos, the middle pedal is known as a Sostenuto pedal. This pedal only holds notes that have been "locked" with the fingers, keeping the other notes free to be controlled by the other pedals or with the fingers alone. On upright pianos, the middle pedal is usually the practice pedal, moving a piece of felt between the hammers and strings to produce a muted sound, perfect for keeping the piano quiet and not disturbing others. For more information on pianos, visit Cunningham Piano Company's website at cunninghampiano.com
If you press all three at once, it opens the task manager.
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But we have only 2 foots. So we can get a big cement brick and can be placed on the 3 pedals in parallel. Hare Krishna.
Takes a screenshot
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Left is clutch, center is brake, and right is gas.
Bruh😂
Varoooom! 🚗 🚙
The only correct answer.
Haha
Unironically accurate lol.
Every piano teacher I ever had would just tell me “we don’t really use those” in regard to the two pedals to the left lol
Even the soft pedal? What the? How did you play music with the ppp dynamic? Or even for pianissimo I utilise the soft pedal. I did receive that very same response with regard to the middle pedal however. I actually think it’s the coolest of all😂
Whoever invented the piano was an absolute genius.
really? I always imagined it invented by an imbecile 🤨
If you step at the sustain and soft pedal at the same time, your piano takes a screenshot.
Very funny...😂👍. Unfortunately not. But good idea.
Hilarious!
I did it. It just closes the application:( (MY PIANO IS GONE!)
That was very, very funny. I have had beginner students who ask me what happens when they do that. Thank you, now I have the answer! :)
😂😂
It's 3.52AM, I've never played piano, i've never had any interest in playing the piano, I have no intention of learning to play the piano. Yet, here we are.
Oh, my, I'm 75 years old and a season-ticket holder at my local symphony, but I've never had an explanation of this marvelous concept. Thanks very much, Mr. Sung, for answering the question so clearly and beautifully.
Sauce to noodle pedal
Some say Hugh sung, but really he just played piano
This made me want to die
Send help, i"m about to die laughing..
Such an underrated comment
No no no, you misunderstood. Hugh's HUNG.
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This is about 350% more than my piano teacher ever taught me!
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My piano instructor taught me this.waaaay back in the day. I fell in love with playing the piano at 5 age and now at 58 I can safely say....it's a love that's never left me and has only gotten stronger over the years.
I've played piano for 25 years and no one could ever clearly explain the function of the middle pedal to me like you did. Thank you!
That's because
1) it is rarely used, so many people never learn what it is for
2) as you could see, they do different things depending on the piano type.
You played for 25 years and didn't use a sustain pedal??? 🤣🤣
From left to right:
Clutch, Brakes, Gas
TheLexX piano racing
Still need the handbrakes though.
How do I rev match a piano?
no gas in tesla
@@hsxenon your hands have to play the same speed then you can downshift
I don't play piano, but I have been curious about these pedals for decades! Thanks for the explanations!
Exactly same here
Me too.
Decades??!!! Heck, how old are you
me too!
@@secondoverthree Decades old. Bye now!
Basically:
Left: Soft Pedal
Middle: Sostenudo Pedal (When only the notes you play are sustained)(on Grand Piano)
Middle: Super soft/ “muted”/ practice pedal sound (mostly on upright pianos)
Right: Sustain Pedal
He's a doctor, he's an actor, now he's also a pianist.
He's also an assassin.
What am I doing here?, I don't even have a piano.
Vapor Wave - sama wanna borrow mine?
I want. Lend me a piano XD
me neither lol still always wondered about these pedals =)
XXX Brandon let me borrow it
Darren Publico I got you brother 😘
I can finally understand. Now I can go back to playing the recorder.
Maria Jose Araujo 😂😂
Maria Jose Araujo when you have roblox as your profile pic
Hot Cross Buns
What do the pedals on a recorder do?
Lol
Basically:
Left pedal: Soft sound
Middle pedal: Save fade key
Right pedal: Faded sound
I swear these 5-10 minute videos teach me more than half a month of school
.....now all I need is a piano.
We'd be more than happy to help you get one! cunninghampiano.com
.....now all i need is money
Getting a piano is the easy part 😂
Gutch220 Same here
would be quite a bit of firewood in that pianer
Now I know how to play piano properly, all I need is just a piano.
my god your a genius! all i knew is how the sustain pedal worked. you taught me the best examples on how the 3 piano pedals work.
Awww shucks! Thanks.
Don’t have a piano but “The more you know”
Easy one, from left to right: clutch, brake and gas
Hal Haha
But can you do heel and toe on a piano?
Thx lol
Instructions unclear. Drove piano into wall.
Doesn't help for someone who isn't a car guy. I don't know what the clutch does. :p
Never drive a car after practicing a piano. if you will, drive at your own risk. XD
What about just after playing drums?
Chad Urot 😂
I’m about to have driving lessons soon after I’ve been playing piano and practice if constantly for four years 😬
Thats racist. Most asians can drive
Spair 😂😂
Being a non-piano player, I've always wondered what the pedals were for. Thanks for increasing my knowledge today!
On a grand, the soft pedal does one other thing. The hammers usually have grooves where they hit the strings. When the soft pedal shifts them over, the softer part of the hammer - the part between the grooves- hits the strings, producing a much softer tone. This is qualitatively different from just hitting fewer strings, and a much more significant factor in the moderation of the tone.
Great explanation! Now I shall stick to perfecting the Kazoo
The master kazooist it Jacksucksatlife
To play Spear of Justice? e-e
Of course bandit, you got this 😂
haha me too
Haha
What level of engineering was used to make these functions on the piano possible, like jeez!
Plane:...
Car:...
Rocket:...
Pedals on piano: OHHH MYY GODDD HOW DID THEY DO THAT??!!!
I just learned more in this video about the pedals than I did in 20 years of piano lessons including an Ivy League college where I earned a music composition degree. Thank you.
I was trained on an organ years ago but later played a piano just for fun. I never knew what those pedals were for except the far right one. The wonder of UA-cam. Thank you!
I'm hungry and all I can hear is "Sauce to Noodle Peddle"
Now I'll never forget what the pedals do!
Wow! That Sauce-to-noodle pedal is pretty cool! That was the one I had the most questions on.
Hahaha love that spelling ;)
*Sauce-to-noodle Intensifies*
That's the entire reason I clicked on this video. My mom played piano growing up and she just said that she never used it, so I tried for years to figure out what it did, all to no avail. I'm calling her when she wakes up.
Lol never pronounce that the same way again
Lol your interpretation of the name will now help me remember it. Thanks
Thank you for teaching us the subtleties of piano. What a great and grand instrument it has been.
It truly is. Thank you!
Imagine if the piano had wheels and legitimately starts accelerating when you step on the right pedal
If you step on the Ctrl + W Pedal, it closes
lol thats how to close a tab: Ctrl + W lol
Woah nice trick xD
@@WilliamJMiller4Him no shit sherlock
*Ctrl+W*
Just remember to turn off your piano with ctrl+q
I am a professional pianist.. What am I doing here
I was hoping they'd look at some of those weird pianos with like 5 pedals and explain the extra ones. nope, just basic shit XD
SOMBONG AMAT!1!
Showing off
Hahahah same
Because there’s always an Asian better than you
Never mind the funny comments below. I am a beginning piano player, just finishing the first year of official music and instrument learning in Belgium, and I sincerely thank you, Mr. Sung, for the clear explanation and demonstration of what the 3 pedals are for. Compared to the brief indications I have hear or read before, this clip says it all.
Thank you...I've played for more than60 years and this is the 1st time anyone has explained the workings of the peddles. Thanks!!!
What did Hugh do before he played the piano?
Hugh Sung
Hahahaha!
DuckBear xD
So easy to understand thank you
😂😂😂😂😂
I see what *Hugh* did there
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I struggled to find an answer about this thematic in the last 6 years . . . .
So much thank you, Mr. Sung.
Magnificent video. Studying music, the question of what exactly the three piano pedals do and which one is which quickly becomes an "at this point I'm too afraid to ask" question I feel, and having it explained so clearly and technically is a pleasure. Thanks!
Best explanation!!
Aww, thanks, Guitar!
My piano is so old the pedals expect the right one is broken (the middle one is being blocked i think)
Edit: *except
Guitar Gabruz I have always wondered what these pedals were for. Thanks a lot .
Guitar Gabruz i
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0:15 - Most important part. I can't tell you guys how often I see pianists trying to operate those pedals by hand while also playing the piano.
I knew the sustain pedal, but not the other two. Thank you for such a clear demonstration and explanation. I appreciate it!
Great description. They work so beautifully on a Bösendorfer. (I have their model 170). The sostenuto pedal on older grands is often out of order because it is so rarely used and so many people don’t know how to use it. It can be very tricky to get it to engage because of the critical timing between striking the notes and depressing the sostenuto pedal.
Now I know why the sostenuto pedal didn't work on my friend's upright ! That has been bugging me !! Thanks !
The "practice" pedal is the most defecting part of upright piano, expecially when used improperly.
Never mind all the idiotic comments, this was actually an excellent explanation. Thank you!
Rick Wyk can’t take a joke?
@@ramen8130 I was going to ask which one is the choke pedal but I better not :p
*funny comments
You spelled funny wrong...
Chill bruv😂
Thank you. I have used the right most peddle (sustain) and known of it, but I never knew the function of the other two. I play on a baby grand at a church occasionally but am used to playing a Yamaha keyboard (with only a sustain peddle). I used the right most peddle on the baby grand in the same way but always wondered about the function of the other two peddles. I have to say "thank you" for finally answering this for me. It only took 70 years for me to learn that. LOL
After 34 years wandering, finally I know what it does
This was so clearly presented that I now think I can actually play.
Oh man I've been banging my head on those pedals. Using my feet sure has made it allot easier. Thanks saved me allot of money on aspirin and bandaids.
Very informative, as a guitarist I also love the piano sound! :)
On my piano I never knew what the difference of the left and right pedal, but now it’s really cool to see how they work and what they do
What a marvel of engineering.
George Hamilton agreed
Art at its finest
it freaked me out when the keys moved
IT'S ALLLLIIIIIIVVVVEEEEE!!!
it freaked me out when you said left instead of right
Vuvus210596 I played piano 12 years ago but I had no idea what is the use of the left pedal until now. 😂😂😂
CunninghamPiano LOL
Great explaination. Thank you sir ❣️
Wonderful job teaching how the pedals operate. Thanks for taking the time to be thorough.
But what if the piano tells you to 'press any key to continue' ?
"Three pedals down there and I only have two feet. One must be overdrive." - Victor Borge
Thank you so much for this! Adds a whole new dimension to my learning!
This was so well explained and so helpful! Thank you for the beautiful video!
Thank you for this informative and well-directed video!
"There are three pedals, I've only got two feet!" - Victor Borge
Or Americans when they see a manual car
@@trevn__ ~ Well it was an American who invented the automobile, so. . .
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@@keepingitreel...8037 yeah but exactly what percent of Cars on American roads are stick shift? Your argument is invalid once you see the statistics.
Feet can be moved.
Fact: you can drift with a piano
Just play some Eurobeat
*insert deja bu meme*
Monikaaa love the ddlc fandom
Fact : bears eat beats
Fact: I'm watching this because parts of 'your reality' is played with the sustain pedal pressed
That's...amazingly useful. I've always wondered about the pedals on the piano. Thank you for this.
Very clear demonstration in very intuitive way. Great job!
You sir, explained in the clearest possible way a lifelong doubt I had. Thank you for the great video.
Others: Sustain Pedal
Me: Gas Pedal
Just for allegro.....
Momentous 58 7
Momentous 58 Others:"You should press the pedal like this"
Me: H E E L A N D T O E
*Now do classical gas.* ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Thank you for answering my question in an easy to understand fashion. The additional camera view of the piano also helped me fully understand the purpose of the three pedals.
Interesting, informative and very clearly explained. I've always wondered what those pedals did and now I know. Thank you.
Excellent explanation! I've sat down and played around with the pedals and sort of intuitively figured out most of it, but hearing such a clearly explained description of what exactly is happening is very much appreciated.
nice..now i know what all those pedals for 👍👍👍
Yay! Glad you found this video helpful!
So next time you drive a car, don't confuse them pedals with the ones in this video.
fareesyn A7X A7X !!! AS IN AVENGED SEVENFOLD!
Lovely explanation of all the 3 pedals. Thank you!
Thank you for such a great lesson!
I thought its clutch, brake and gas
Hahaha
Far right will increase tempo middle will decrease tempo and far left is a fermata haha lol
That would've explained how Vanessa Carlton rode the piano in A Thousand Miles music video.
Use a hill toe then.
Watch it again closely. Set your phone down and then hold it. The keys do not move...the camera tricks your eyes.
Great explanations. Although, I'm pretty disappointed that one of these isn't a wah-wah pedal!
Hahaha! Sorry to disappoint you :(
kirk from metallica has a piano with a wah wah pedal
BodaciousWickerman the Kirk hammet special. Crybaby piano
BodaciousWickerman lol its not a guitar
You can get that, but you hafta pay extra (NYUK!)
Thank you, I always need a refresher
Thank you so much for such a clear and interesting explanation!
the "sauce teh noodle" pedal is my favorite pedal
😂😂😂😂😂
I was thinking the same thing Omg 😂😂😂
ahah I just commented this thinking I was the only one who thought of it
I read your comment at the precise moment he said it. Made me laugh sir! 😂
r/boneappletea
Fun fact: “una corda” means “one string” in Italian, I didn’t get it from this video but I thought it was pretty cool
Very informative, thank you! I'm not a pianist but I've always wondered what those pedals did and this video explains it perfectly.
This is a very understandable and useful course. Thank you
I've never touched a piano in my life and don't plan too. But this still interests me.
If you stomp on them hard enough, they break.
Thanks
the middle one brakes, doesn't it?
But why😂😂😂 but i killed myself laughing
Barsabus lmao sounds like you’ve actually tried it lmao 😂
Erich Minnaar same
A man played the piano, this is how he became one of the best classical musicians ever
Great clip! Thank You!!!
that was pretty informative. i'm glad i watched
The pedals get in the way i recommend sawing them off and selling them for scrap metal . You could get about four bucks for all three and that's one third of a pack of smokes .
@@bubbles3161 lmao
I don't play the piano, but I found this interesting.
Thank you! I took piano for 6+ years and always wondered about the 2 pedals to the left of sustain. Now I finally know.
i've always wondered what were the uses of the two other pedals than the sustain pedal
THANK YOU! This was a great simply put yet clear explanation
Thanks! I dont play piano, but I have always been curious about those pedals. You explained it pretty well, Hugh Sung!
Aww, thank you!
CunninghamPiano Youre welcome ^^
that name though! isn't that Pharrell?
Clutch, brake and gas
Hahaha
Exactly! :-D
Dem logics
That was fascinating. Didn't know their function was so elaborate.
Thank you for this excellent explanation! This is what I wanted to know about the padels.
You are a excellent teacher, thank you for the lesson!
Right - The damper/sustain pedal.
Left - The soft pedal/una corda.
Middle - The sostenuto pedal.
Thanks, Mr Sung.
Wow, this came out 3 years and 4 months ago and I'm just now seeing this video. Cool video.
Liked the vid simply because this was short and quick to the point while even showing examples.