Last week I told you the score is lying to you about pedal.

This week, I want to show you just how big that lie is.

The Henle edition of Beethoven has no pedal markings at all. Schnabel adds some, but barely. That's not an oversight, it's information.

Beethoven's rests carry the intensity. Pedaling through them blurs what he wrote.
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Chopin treated pedal like a second voice.
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Brahms used it to thicken the texture in ways the notation barely captured.
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Three composers. Three completely different problems to solve. And your score gives you the same two instructions for all of them.

Down. Up.

That's not pedaling. That's compliance.

What actually exists is a spectrum.... half, quarter, slow, fast, flutter pedal.
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Each one changes what the listener hears, what the room sounds like, what your piano actually does.

My new video, The Piano Pedal Mistake Even Advanced Pianists Make, shows you what that looks and sounds like in practice — across three composers who couldn't be more different.

​Watch it here. ⬇️

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But you can't make pedal choices by watching someone else do it. In my workshop next week, you'll be at your piano the whole time, learning how to make pedal decisions with your ear.

👉 SAVE YOUR SEAT FOR $10 ​
before it increases to $37 on May 14.

📅 Thursday, May 14 | Noon PT | 3 ET | 9 CET

By the end of 60 minutes, you won't just understand pedaling differently, you'll immediately start hearing deeper and pedaling with your ear. 💡

Registration includes 50 Shades of Pedaling Reference Guide, a composer-specific resource you'll keep at your piano.

👉 RESERVE YOUR SEAT HERE​
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​Play On,
Lisa Spector
Piano Practice Strategist
Founder, Piano Ninja Tricksters Club​