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Do you play the piano?

Ты играешь на пианино?

The piano is out of tune.

My kid sister plays piano.

Моя маленькая сестрёнка играет на фортепьяно.

My piano needs to be tuned.

Моё пианино нужно настроить.

He takes piano lessons on Wednesdays.

По средам он берёт уроки игры на фортепиано .

He sang and she accompanied him on the piano.

Он пел, а она аккомпанировала ему на фортепьяно.

He’s learning to play the piano.

Он учится играть на пианино.

I play the piano for relaxation.

Я играю на фортепиано, чтобы отдохнуть.

She was studying vocal and piano.

Она брала уроки вокала и игры на фортепиано.

She took piano lessons for years.

В течение многих лет она брала уроки игры на фортепиано.

Jean accompanied her on the piano.

Жан аккомпанировал ей на рояле.

Piano players are called pianists.

Игроки на фортепьяно называются пианистами.

I hope you won’t give up playing the piano.

Я надеюсь, что Вы не прекратите играть на пианино.

The piano had a very stiff action.

У пианино был очень тугой ход клавиш.

Can you find a home for the piano?

Можешь найти, куда поставить фортепьяно?

He played a short piece on the piano.

Он сыграл на фортепиано небольшую пьесу.

A piano was in one corner of the room.

В одном из углов комнаты стояло пианино.

A piano was tinkling in the background.

В глубине комнаты /на заднем плане/ бренчало пианино.

Her virtuosity on the piano is amazing.

Виртуозность её игры на фортепиано поразительна.

She’s practicing for her piano recital.

Она репетирует фортепьянный концерт. / Она готовится к своему концерту фортепианной музыки.

He will be her accompanist on the piano.

Он будет аккомпанировать ей на фортепиано.

He will be accompanying her on the piano.

Он будет аккомпанировать ей на пианино.

He plays the piano with consummate skill.

Он играет на фортепиано с непревзойдённым мастерством.

This piano piece is difficult to carry off.

Эта фортепианная пьеса трудна для исполнения.

She played the piano accompaniment cleanly.

Аккомпанемент на фортепьяно она исполнила чисто, без ошибок.

It’s a long time since I’ve touched a piano.

Давно я уже не прикасался к фортепиано.

Someone’s coming tomorrow to tune the piano.

Завтра придёт человек настраивать пианино.

How well your daughter performs on the piano!

Как хорошо ваша дочь играет на пианино!

The piano was his favorite musical instrument.

Рояль был его любимым музыкальным инструментом.

The piano won’t go through this narrow entrance.

Фортепиано не пройдёт сквозь этот узкий вход.

Примеры, ожидающие перевода

The piano needs to be tuned.

The piano was untouched for years.

He plays the piano with speed and fluency.

Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰ , напротив примера.

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Chapter 9 — Piano Pedals

The sounds available to you when you play are not limited to what you do with your hands. Piano pedals (the levers at your feet) enrich the sound in various ways, opening out possibilities further than the keyboard, from subtle nuances in dynamic to bold changes in the tone.

Types of pedals on a piano

Modern acoustic or digital pianos usually come with three pedals. Older acoustic pianos have two. Here we explain the effect that each has on the sound, the proper technique for using them and where you can find them in musical notation. Bear in mind that if you are starting as a beginner, you don’t need to worry much about the pedals yet. Their use is a (relatively) advanced technique and you won’t come across it much for a little while.

Sustain pedal (right)

Consider an acoustic piano. When a finger is taken away from a key, a “damper” pad stops the note from ringing out. The sustain pedal removes the dampers from the strings, allowing notes to ring out for longer, even when the keys are not held down anymore. That’s why it is also called the “damper” pedal.

It is rare to find any piece of music or song that doesn’t use the sustain pedal. Legendary pianist Artur Rubinstein even called it the “soul of the piano”. So If you are learning on a keyboard that doesn’t have built in pedals, then this is one that you really need. See Chapter 1 — Choosing a Piano or Keyboard for more on choosing a sustain pedal.

Soft pedal aka “una corda pedal” (left)

Most strings in an acoustic piano are grouped in threes, with each group tuned to the same note. When played normally, the hammer strikes all three at the same time giving a full, bright sound. On a grand piano, the una corda pedal shifts the entire mechanism to the right, so the hammer only hits two of the three strings.

The resulting note is softer. Also, since the strings are hit by a different part of the hammer, the sound is muted and less bright. On older pianos the hammer would only hit one of the three strings, hence “Una corda” meaning “one string”. On upright pianos, pushing the pedal moves the hammer mechanism closer to the string, making it softer but without altering the tone.

Sostenuto pedal (middle)

This is similar to a sustain pedal. The key difference is that it only holds notes that are already being played at the moment when the pedal is pressed down. Any notes that begin after the pedal is down are not affected, allowing for selective sustain without blurring the sound.

Since the sostenuto pedal is a relatively recent addition to the piano, it is rarely required for pieces before the late 20th century. Even so, many pianists use it when playing the work of earlier, more progressive composers like Debussy and Ravel.

Other functions of the third pedal

The middle pedal is not included on older pianos. But even if your piano does have three pedals, the middle pedal may not be a sostenuto pedal. Some pianos replace it with a bass sustain pedal that sustains only the lower (“bass”) notes. Other pianos have a practice pedal (aka “celeste pedal”) that softens the notes even quieter than a soft pedal. They often have a locking mechanism so you can practice without bothering people quite so much.

How to use the pedals

If you are sitting correctly, your feet should be flat on the floor. Line them up so the big toes of both feet are in line with the left and right pedals. When you want to use a pedal, raise the front of your foot and move it forward. Place the ball of your foot on the rounded end of the pedal, in line with the big toe. Pivot down in a smooth motion, keeping the heel on the floor. Try to minimize unwanted noise from hitting the bottom endpoint too fast or releasing the pedal uncontrolled.

Use your right foot for the sustain pedal, and left foot for both the soft and sostenuto pedals. Experiment with each of them to get used to how they alter the sound. Here are a few common techniques for the sustain pedal:

• Delayed/legato pedalling means pressing down the pedal after you play a note, releasing it, then pressing it down again after the next note is played. It is the most common, as it allows the notes to flow into the next, without giving a muddy sound.
• Half pedalling means partially pressing down the sustain pedal so the dampers only lightly touch the strings. Use this if you want a slightly richer tone, without blurring the sound. Some pianists use it for Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, or to make Mozart sound less “dry” (pedals are never included in his notation).
• Preliminary pedalling means pressing down the sustain pedal before you play a note. This takes the damper off the string before the hammer strikes, creating a deeper, richer tone and making it ring out even more. You won’t use this very often.
• Simultaneous pedalling (aka direct/rhythmic pedalling) means pressing and releasing the pedal at the same time as playing a note or chord. This accentuates it, helping create emphasis in a more rhythmic manner. This is also rarely used.

Introducing the above techniques into your playing can drastically change the way a piece will sound. Just be careful not to overuse the pedals and make sure it suits the music. A fast song can be ruined by holding down the sustain pedal too much, while something slow might gain a lot from the same technique.

Common mistake: overusing the sustain pedal

“….abusing the pedal is only a means of covering up a lack of technique, making a lot of noise to drown the music you’re slaughtering!” — Claude Debussy

Debussy was harsh, but he had a point. The sustain pedal is often heavily overused, creating a muddy, noisy sound. To avoid this, don’t hold it down, instead use delayed/legato pedalling technique described above: release and press down the pedal after you play the next note(s). Why after? Because it takes time for the dampers to mute the strings.

A good rule of thumb is to be particularly careful with the sustain pedal if the melody is made up of neighboring notes or whenever chords are changing. Always let your ears guide you and compare your playing to a recording of a professional pianist.

How to read pedal notation

Some composers are clear where they intend you to use the pedals, with freedom to add when necessary. On written music, pedal markings show where you place your foot down, and when to raise it again. Each pedal is marked slightly differently, but the principle is the same:

• Sustain (damper) pedal: Down = “Ped.” Up = “✱”
• Sostenuto pedal: Down = “Sost. Ped.” Up = “✱”
• Una corda (soft) pedal: Down = “una corda” Up = “tre corda”

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What Do the 3 Pedals on a Piano Do?

One of the first questions people ask when they’re new to the piano is, “What do the pedals do?” It’s a great question!

If you’re experimenting with the pedals, it’s pretty obvious that the pedal on the right changes the sound of the piano, but it might not seem like the other two pedals do much. Let’s dig in and find out all about the pedals, starting with the pedal on the right, the sustain pedal, also called the damper pedal.

Sustain Pedal

The sustain pedal is the most frequently used pedal on the piano. Once you learn how to use it, you’ll incorporate it into most of your piano playing.

A lot of people initially believe that holding the sustain pedal down makes the piano sound louder. This is sort of the case, but there is a little more to it!

Normally, when you play a piano key without holding the sustain pedal down, the sound stops as soon as you release the key. With the sustain pedal down, the strings can continue to vibrate until the pedal is released or until the sound naturally dies away. This creates the illusion of loudness when really, the continuous vibration of the strings is creating a fuller or bigger sound.

One of the most significant advantages to using the sustain pedal is that it allows the pianist to create a very fluid and connected sound. This means you can move your hands all around the keyboard without the music sounding disconnected or choppy. Another exciting feature of using the sustain pedal is that it allows many harmonious overtones to sound. For example, when you play a low C with the sustain pedal depressed, all of the pitches pictured below will also be vibrating.

While the sound of these pitches is very subtle, you would definitely notice if they were lacking. This is what gives the piano it’s rich and unique sound.

Learning to play with the sustain pedal requires specific techniques that you will learn over time. At first, it will feel clumsy to use the pedal. It can be hard to split your attention between what your hands are doing and coordinating your foot to move simultaneously. But, just like coordinating your left and right hands at the piano, over time, it will become second-nature.

Not all music indicates when to use the sustain pedal, but there are two ways that it may be notated in your sheet music. The first way is with the “ped” and asterisk symbols. The “ped” marking indicates that you should press the pedal down, while the asterisk indicates that you should release the pedal.

Alternately, a line below the staff also indicates when to depress and release the pedal. You press the pedal down when the line starts and release the pedal when the line ends. You may also see you see a notch in the line, which indicates that you should quickly release the pedal but immediately depress it again. This is called overlapping pedaling, and it is how you create a continuous sound from the piano.

In some advanced piano sheet music, you may simply see the words “con pedale” at the beginning of the piece, meaning “play with the pedal.” Once you become comfortable with using the sustain pedal, this instruction won’t be nearly as intimidating!

Soft Pedal

The soft pedal is the pedal on the left side, and it’s also called the una corda pedal. This pedal changes the tone of the piano to a slightly softer sound.

Normally, when you play a piano key, the hammer strikes three strings for each given pitch. Depressing the soft pedal causes the keys and hammers to shift slightly, allowing the hammer to reach only one or two strings.

Two hammers hitting strings

The reason the soft pedal is sometimes called “una corda” is that una corda means “one string.” Formerly, piano strings had a little more space in between them, which allowed the hammer to truly only touch one string when the soft pedal was depressed. Modern-day piano strings are a little closer together, so often times the hammer makes contact with two strings instead of just one.

If a composer intended for music to be played with the soft pedal, you will see una corda written into the music when it is time to depress the pedal. Tre corda, literally meaning “three strings,” means to release the soft pedal, or resume allowing all three strings to sound.

The soft pedal can also be used at your discretion at times when you are trying to create a very noticeable distinction between soft dynamics. You may also choose to use it if you are playing your music in a quiet setting.

One note about the soft pedal is that it’s really only noticeable if you are already playing softly. You wouldn’t play with a loud dynamic and use the soft pedal to change that dynamic. Instead, use the pedal when you are already playing softly to soften the sound even more.

Sostenuto Pedal

The middle pedal on a piano may vary from piano to piano. Generally, there are three options about what to expect from a middle pedal.

1. The sostenuto pedal. This is the most authentic use for a middle pedal and will be explained further below.
2. A practice pedal. Occasionally the sostenuto pedal is replaced with a practice pedal. This pedal locks into place, so it does not have to be held down. When it is depressed, a piece of felt drops between the hammers and keys created a muted sound. As the name implies, this is primarily used for practice purposes when a pianist might prefer to keep the volume down. You wouldn’t see notation for when to use this pedal because it is not used in performance and is not a consistent feature of a piano.
3. Absence of a third pedal. Some pianos only have two pedals, and in this case, it is always the sostenuto pedal that is missing.

When the middle pedal is a true sostenuto pedal, it functions similarly to the sustain pedal with a couple of important differences. First, it only sustains notes from Middle C and lower. And second, it only sustains notes that you are already playing when the pedal is depressed. No other keys on the piano would sustain while the sostenuto pedal is down unless you are also using the sustain pedal.

An example of this is in measure 15 of “Claire de Lune” by Claude Debussy. There are two low E’s that last the whole measure played by the left hand, then half a beat later, both hands immediately play chords in the treble clef.

This is a case where playing the sostenuto pedal on the left hand E’s would help them sustain throughout the measure so that the left hand could quickly move on to the following chords. Meanwhile, the pianist would use the sustain pedal to help the chords to sustain and connect without disrupting the continuous sound of the bass E’s.

Using the sostenuto pedal can be a little complicated, but honestly, it’s pretty rare to have to use it. It’s a relatively recent addition to the piano, as it started to become a common feature in the second half of the 1800s. A lot of piano repertoire had already been written before it was available. However, i f it is notated in the music to use the sostenuto pedal, you’ll see an abbreviation such as “sos.” or “S.P.” You may even find occasions to use it when it is not marked. Any time your left hand needs to be sustaining a chord and simultaneously playing another voice would be an excellent time to try it out!

Final Pedal Tips!

When it comes to actually using these pedals, make sure you are sitting far enough back from the piano. You’ll want your legs to extend out to reach the pedal. If your legs form a 90-degree angle at your knee, you are too close, and you’ll have trouble moving the pedals.

While the sustain pedal can create beautiful, harmonious sounds on the piano, it’s common for pianists to overuse it. Never allow your foot to rest continuously on the sustain pedal unless called for in the music. Pianists often get in the bad habit of using the sustain pedal as a crutch to cover mistakes or play with sloppy technique. Be careful not to fall into this trap. It can make your music sound too heavy and messy.

We hope you now understand why the pedals on a piano are there and are excited to try a few of them out! Make sure to grab the sheet music for your favorite piano pieces at Musicnotes.com, whether you’re advanced, intermediate, or just starting out!

This post was written by Megan, piano teacher and author of Pianissimo: A Very Piano Blog. Visit her website for more piano related blogs for teachers, parents, students, and all things piano.

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