Take Your Foot Off That Pedal!!!
You know the driver that "puts the pedal to the metal" all the time? Never slows down, does not know what a brake is? Eventually that driver is going to run over something. Likewise, the pianist who keeps their foot on the pedal all the time or way too much is running over the rest of their musical expressiveness! Why do we use the damper pedal on the piano? It can make Romantic period pieces and Popular pieces sound fuller and more resonant. It can provide color in Impr
