Excerpt: ... too frequent use of the soft pedal does tend to a neglect of the pianissimo touch, and it should, therefore, be discouraged. Once More the "Soft" Pedal My piano has a rather loud tone to which my people object, and urge me to play with the soft pedal. I use it most of the time, but am afraid now to play without it. What would you advise? If a soft touch and sound are liked, have the mechanism of your piano changed at the factory. I found myself in the bad condition at one time that I could not play certain ...
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Excerpt: ... too frequent use of the soft pedal does tend to a neglect of the pianissimo touch, and it should, therefore, be discouraged. Once More the "Soft" Pedal My piano has a rather loud tone to which my people object, and urge me to play with the soft pedal. I use it most of the time, but am afraid now to play without it. What would you advise? If a soft touch and sound are liked, have the mechanism of your piano changed at the factory. I found myself in the bad condition at one time that I could not play certain passages independently of the position of my foot on Pg 45 the soft pedal. Such is the strength of association that very soon a constant use of the soft pedal produces physical inability to play unless the foot is pressing the pedal. PRACTICE The Morning Practice On the Piano In resuming my studies in the morning what should I play first? Begin with your technical work. Scales in all tonalities, each at least twice well rendered. First slowly, one after another, then somewhat quicker, but never very quickly as long as you are not absolutely sure that both hands are perfectly even, and that neither false notes nor wrong fingerings occur. To play the scales wrong is just as much a matter of habit as to play them right
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