Hand pedal

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The hand pedal (also finger pedal ) is a technique used in piano playing , in which keys are silently pressed with the ball of the hand for the purpose of resonance , and as a finger pedal also in guitar play . The term comes from the fact that the pedal is normally used to influence the sound .

However, the term hand pedal can also mean something else. For example, there are bicycles that you drive using your hands with the corresponding hand pedal.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans Wilhelm Kaufmann: "Search for yourself and develop yourself ..." Interview with Hans Michael Koch. In: Guitar & Laute 6, 1984, Heft 3, pp. 8-12; here: p. 10 f.