Being able to combine left hand broken chords with effective use of the sustain pedal is an essential piano skill. So in this tutorial we look at a four-chord exercise that helps you to practise both skills. It uses four separate broken chord shapes that each takes up a fair amount of space in the bass octaves of the piano, and relies on some skills including pedalling, repedalling and half pedalling to create different effects.
I also talk about how the sustain pedal’s effect can vary between pianos, and especially how the way sustain is modelled on digital pianos can affect the need to half pedal or repedal during a single chord.
PIANO TUTORIALS MENTIONED IN THIS ONE
Previous sustain pedal tutorial: https://youtu.be/PArr39f4CL0
Chord voicing tutorial: https://youtu.be/m3wxaPkh0L8
BILL’S BOOKS
How To Really Play The Piano: https://www.billspianopages.com/how-to-really
An Introduction to Cocktail Piano: https://www.billspianopages.com/cocktail
Seven Studies in Pop Piano: https://www.billspianopages.com/seven-studies
…OR BUY ALL THREE AS A BUNDLE FOR JUST £18.95 (30 PERCENT SAVING!): https://www.billspianopages.com/bundle
BILL’S PIANO PACKS
https://www.billspianopages.com/pianopacks
BILL’S SOCIAL MEDIA
Patron: https://www.patreon.com/billhilton
Facebook: https://fb.me/billhiltonpiano​
Twitter: https://twitter.com/billhilton​
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billhilton
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@billhiltonpiano
#piano #chords