I have few questions in regards to playing the sustain pedal.
There is two things that I am wondering:
- Is the sustain pedal based on the bass clef or treble clef? Or is it both?
- Does one take into account of rests when using the sustain pedal; if so how?
To give an example and some context, I will be using excerpts from a piece from the movie Tangled, "I See the Light" by Alan Menken.
Example 1:
For the image above:
- Do we based playing the sustain pedal for the treble clef or bass clef?
- If we're basing it off the bass clef, do we press the sustain pedal immediately after releasing the first note, "C"?
Example 2:
For the image above:
- If we're just basing the sustain pedal for the treble clef, do we need to take into account for all the rests when playing the sustain pedal (or how do we)
Sorry I hope I made my question clear enough.