[TPIN] PEDAL TONES ARE USELESS

[Orion Development Corp - D. Arndt]

Even the Hummel Concerto is sometimes played using a low Eb concert - 

...while admittedly not as tough as a pedal C, some would consider the low Eb 
to be a pedal, since it's below the "normal" range of the instrument.

But heck... if you seldom have to play a low F# or low G, why practice those 
either?   I don't know too many lead players that spend much time in that 
register on the gig.  So it's silly to practice them if you're a lead player 
right?  

I wonder of Wayne Bergeron practices pedals.  Naaaa... they're useless.  What 
would he know anyway?  

(man, am I in a saracastic mood today... clearly a Friday)

Cheers!

- da


On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 05:45:00 +1100, Andy Del wrote
> 
> Bizet: Prelude to Carmen. (opera or suite) Low Eb concert.
> 
> Folke Rabe: Shazam. This piece has pedal and double pedal Cs written 
> in the part. Cow of a piece, but as a student is preparing it, I'm 
> buy trying to learn it too. ;-)
>