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Topic: Help with the pedal - Elegy for the arctic (Einaudi)  (Read 40 times)

Offline sarets

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Help with the pedal - Elegy for the arctic (Einaudi)
on: May 27, 2026, 10:15:50 PM
Hello everyone,

I am an adult piano returner who is currently preparing the grade 5 performance exam.

I don't have a teacher and I am struggling to understand how to use the pedal in bars 31-38 (see attachment).

Can anybody help please? Sorry for the basic question but my use of pedal is entirely self-taught (I seemed to get it right in previous exams).


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Offline benbspiano

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Re: Help with the pedal - Elegy for the arctic (Einaudi)
Reply #1 on: May 28, 2026, 01:08:51 AM
I would just not pedal it or pedal on beats 1 and 2 for your purposes. It is a good opportunity to listen to which you prefer.
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Re: Help with the pedal - Elegy for the arctic (Einaudi)
Reply #2 on: May 29, 2026, 04:25:42 PM
Quote from: benbspiano on May 28, 2026, 01:08:51 AM
I would just not pedal it or pedal on beats 1 and 2 for your purposes. It is a good opportunity to listen to which you prefer.

Thank you for your reply. There are no instructions in the piece except at the beginning where it says "with pedal". I did not consider not using it at all in those bars! I will experiment a bit with it then and try your suggestion :)
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