Repertoire for Pedalling - The Curious Piano Teachers · 2018. 11. 22. · the rest to be a little...

Repertoire for Pedalling

Level | Beginners ...............................................................................................Page 3

Level | Elementary .............................................................................................Page 6

Level | Elementary/Early Intermediate ............................................................Page 7

Level | Intermediate ..........................................................................................Page 8

Level | Late Intermediate .................................................................................Page 9

Level | Advanced .............................................................................................Page 12

Contents

WITH THANKS TO OUR CONTRIBUTORSBen Brezinski | Brenda Hunting | Julie Cooper | Kris Worsley | Patricia Russell | Philippa Greenwood | Sandie Mady

Level | Beginner

- Pedalling Technique -

EXPLORING PEDAL EFFECTS





Outer Spaceby Julie Knerr

Swans on the Lake

by Julie Knerr

Shepherd Count Your Sheepby Nancy &

Randall Faber

Found in Piano Safari Level 1


Found in MFPA Lesson A

Comments:

Student holds down pedal and listens to change in sonority

Comments:

Hold pedal throughout

Comments:

It makes the student part sound more legato than it might sound otherwise

if they don’t join the notes with fingers.

Teacher otherwise can do finger pedalling if wishes to, to get smooth effect.

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REPERTOIRE FOR PEDALLING

Level | Beginner







The Grand Arpeggio in

C majorby Lucinda

Mackworth-Young

Building Blocks

by June Armstrong

Thunderstorm Over the Prairieby Knerr & Fisher

Found in Piano by Ear, page 16

Found in Toy Box


Comments:

Hold the pedal down throughout and listen to the wonderful effect.

Comments:

Student depresses sustaining pedal for whole piece.

Comments:

Student improvises weather sounds using pedal to enhance the overlapping sound efects.

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Level | Beginner


LEGATO PEDALLING


LISTENING TO PEDAL EFFECTS


SUSTAINING PEDAL

A Grand Arpeggio

Progressionby Lucinda

Mackworth-Young

Sunrise/Moonrise Create First

by Forrest Kinney

Lion Pawby Julie Knerr

Found in Piano by Ear, page 17

Found in Piano Safari Repertoire 1

Comments:

Change pedal for each grand arpeggio.

Comments:

Listening to effect of teacher using sustain pedal. Compare without.

Comments:

Student plays all D’s or all G’s etc, holding pedal will sustain & give pupil

confidence as sound continues.

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Level | Elementary

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Silverby

June Armstrong

Found in Paint Box


LEGATO PEDALLING

Aquamarineby

June Armstrong

Comments:

Student uses legato pedalling changing with arpeggios every 2 bars.

Found in Paint Box

Comments:

Pedal used with high clashing notes to create a magical effect.

Level | Elementary/Early Intermediate

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SYNCOPATED PEDALLING

Prelude Op.28 No.4 Eminor

by Chopin

Comments:

Requires very skilful syncopated pedalling.

Level | Intermediate


DIRECT


RHYTHMIC OR DIRECT


RHYTHMIC OR DIRECT

Waltz Op.18by Chopin

Found in Chopin Waltzes

Comments:

To give warmth & emphasis for chords for cadences.

Comments:

Some editions suggest lifting on 3rd beat of bar. This will help to lighten

it & portray Waltz character, but it is discretion of performer.

Comments:

Use on 2nd and 3rd beats of e.g. bar 1, so keeping 1st beat of bar (staccato) note de-

tached. In bar 4 pedal with staccato note to emphasize the sf chord. Also in bar 4,

pedal with the E natural to emphasize the phrasing (the slur to next bar).

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Waltz Op.64 No.2

by Chopin

Found in Chopin Waltzes

Sonata in C K545 Rondo

by Mozart

Found in Mozart Sonatas

Level | Late Intermediate


HALF PEDALLING


HALF PEDALLING


LEGATO PEDALLING

Romance sans Parole

by Faure

Found in Keyboard Anthology

1st series, Book V, Grade 7

Comments:

b13 Experiment with half pedalling to keep the top C sounding over

the RH chord changes below. Good piece for ‘pedalling with your ears’. Too

much and the quirky character is lost.

Comments:

Gives some sustain but also allows the rest to be a little audible.

Comments:bar42 to join the 9th interval so to

make it sound more melodic.

Bar 41, there are 3 voices. Two melodies in treble clef (RH) and an accompanying

arpeggio-like pattern in bass F clef.

Using sustaining pedal will help join the notes where fingers might not be able to.

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No.2 Braul (Roumanian Folk Dances)

by BartokFound in

Universal edition UE 5802

Coolby Stephen J Wood

Found in Sketches for Piano Book 2

/ABRSM G5 2017-18


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SUSTAINING PEDAL TO KEEP BASS LINE

Comments:

Gives some sustain but also allows the rest to be a little audible.

Gymnopedie No.1

by Satie

Found in UMP


SUSTAINING FOR ATMOSPHERE AND COLOUR

Comments:

To give effect of opening up harmonics.

The Sunken Cathedralby Debussy

Found in UMP


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UNA CORDA, SUSTAIN PEDAL

Comments:

Both pedals can be depressed before 1st note of piece is sounded. This helps

to create the atmosphere wanted, and opens up the harmonics.

La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin

by Satie

Found in UMP


SYNCOPATED HALF PEDALLING

Comments:

Beethoven indicated pedal throughout, but he had a different pedal to modern day.

Sonata in C# minor Op27 No.2 Adagio Sostenuto

(Moonlight)by Beethoven

Found in Henle, AB,

Level | Advanced


FLUTTER PEDALLING


LEGATO PEDALLING


LEGATO PEDALLING

Papillons (final section)

by Schumann

Found in ABRSM

Comments:

Watch Nakamatsu play on YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?

v=T376ywJa20o

Comments:

To help support melodic line to sing and sustain note lengths and

provide rich bass.

Comments:

For the bar where lots of semibreves, let them go from bottom up, one by one. I feel that you should only use the pedal

here to warm up the sound of the full chord and then gradually let it go as you

start to let go of the notes.

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Impromptu in G flat majorby Schubert

Found in Schubert Impromptus

Etude Op.7 No.4.

by Stravinsky

Found in IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library

Level | Advanced

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LEGATO PEDALLING

Comments:

To sustain melodic line over semi- quavers beneath and to give emphasis

for accent marks and sforzando

Revolutionary Study Op.10

No.12by Chopin

Found in Lilac Series


SOSTENUTO PEDAL/ HALF PEDALLING

Comments:

For final 4 bars (low Db) andfinal 2 bars on chord changes to keep Db and Ab

in the harmony.

Sonatineby Ravel

Found in UMP

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