Again this is a very difficult time for teachers that are noticed. Being pink slipped can bring up a lot of feelings having to do with work and personal family concerns. I wanted to write this blog post to connect to teachers that are pink slipped and to let them know that they are not alone.
Pedal tone example. The repeated d in the first measure is the pedal point. Play. In tonal music, a pedal point (also pedal tone, pedal note, organ point, or pedal) is a sustained tone, typically in the bass, during which at least one foreign, i.e., dissonant harmony is sounded in the other parts.
Piano is a dynamic marking to play quietly but with good tone. The soft pedal smooths out a note's attack, creating a very mellow texture. It is possible to play Forte with the soft pedal, just as possible as it is to play Pianissimo without the soft pedal. The marker is the words una corda (or una corde).