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How important is half pedaling?
With half-pedaling you can create richness in key melody notes while minimizing lower notes avoiding a muddy sound. The pedal does not have to be completely on or off. ... You will hear that you can enhance the sound of particular notes by using different amounts of pedal.
What is half damper control?
A piano pedal technique in which the damper (sustain) pedal is only partially pressed down. Some classical piano pieces call for this technique, which raises the felts (dampers) only partially off the strings. ... This simple pedal approach may hamper pianists who are trained to use multi-pedaling techniques on a piano.
How do you mark a pedal?
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.
