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What do the pedals on a piano do?

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Piano pedals from left to right: soft pedal, sostenuto pedal and sustain pedal An overview of the piano pedals, which are placed under the keyboard of the piano Piano pedals are foot-operated levers at the base of a piano that change the instrument's sound in various ways. read more

The sustain pedal allows all of the notes on the piano to resonate after the keys have been lifted, for as long as the pedal is depressed. It creates a legato effect, forcing all of the notes to echo and overlap. read more

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